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Re: 422s to Broken Hill

Subject: Re: 422s to Broken Hill
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 21:52:40 +1100
Newsgroups: aus.rail
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Reply-To: trainman@ozemail.com.au

Maurie Daly wrote:

> Where are 422s able to be refueled.

Sydney and Lithgow.

> As I understand it , the 422 works the train from Orange to BH .
> Orange to BH is easily within the fuel range of a single 422 with the sort of
> load that the BH pass is .
> Sydney to BH would not be possible with a single 422.
> Its more likely that 2 X 422s are used in case of breakdown.

They use two so that one can pull the train out, and the other pull it back.

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David Johnson
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References:
- 422's to Broken Hill
  - From: "Dave Proctor" <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au>
- Re: 422s to Broken Hill
  - From: "Derek Rogers" <DekRogers@nospambigpond.com>
- Re: 422s to Broken Hill
  - From: "Dave Proctor" <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au>
- Re: 422s to Broken Hill
  - From: mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)

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