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Re: 422's to Broken Hill

Subject: Re: 422's to Broken Hill
From: "Dave Proctor" <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 22:56:23 +1100
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Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Optus Internet
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Michael Kurkowski wrote in message
<8ED6CFD19telstraNews@vic.news.telstra.net>...
>Dave Proctor <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au> said:
>
>>The article is quite specific:
>>
>>"Two locos are used because a single 422 class does not have the fuel
>>range to reach Broken Hill so by shutting the units down in turn whilst
>>en route, the train is able to reach its destination without the need to
>>refuel." (Railway Digest, February 2000, p43)
>
>Is it just me, or do I sense another cynical attempt at Railway Digest
>bashing?

NFW - this is something I am interested in - RD did not explain everything
fully, but there was nothing wrong with the article as written.

Dave

References:
- 422's to Broken Hill
  - From: "Dave Proctor" <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au>
- Re: 422's to Broken Hill
  - From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
- Re: 422's to Broken Hill
  - From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
- Re: 422's to Broken Hill
  - From: "Dave Proctor" <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au>

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