Re: Today's Parallel Run

[Gareth Davidson <gaidheal@pipeline.com.au>]

Christopher_Martin GORDON wrote:
> 
> : Nobody has mentioned yet the run of the diesels from Albury to Melbourne,
> : conveying two FS sitting carriages.  Originally to be 9.30 ex Albury, the move
> : must have followed the steam.
> 
> 4201 and 44211 (dead) + 2 water tankers + 2 carrages arrived at Dynon at 16:10
> this afternoon (I was taking photos of the 38's on the SG turntable
> in steam) and it crept passed on the main line onto the bridge and back into
> a siding next to RTS and shunted carrages/water tankers around, re-fueled
> 4201 and power car from yesterday's consist.  4201 shut down next to RTS about
> 17:30 (44211 was already dead)
> 
> When I left 3830 had new bearing (or re-machined bearing) fitted and
> all the other bits and peices being put back together.
> 
> : Since I posted about the late departure of the bg Mildura train, I was phoned
> : to be told that the train was so late that it was diverted via Ballarat to
> : avoid blocking the 12.10 down Bendigo.
> 
> That is correct, anyone know where R761 was removed from the train?
I saw them removing R761 and then backing of the train at ballarat
station on saturday.