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Re: Fate of 85/86 class

Subject: Re: Fate of 85/86 class
From: "Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 10:09:39 +1100
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References: <389BF936.DD755115@enet21.com.au> <389C0C69.92F9051@fastlink.com.au> <389c2437.0@news.topend.com.au> <389C4065.629@start.com.au> <mauried.407.389CBB27@commslab.gov.au> <389D12EE.E3CFAFC2@lisp.com.au> <mauried.408.389D2FFA@commslab.gov.au> <Eqdn4.19662$3b6.83473@ozemail.com.au> <389DF74D.9411BEE9@mail.usyd.edu.au> <389E16E5.BDE9ED02@fastlink.com.au> <389F5055.4CA642CD@mail.usyd.edu.au> <01bf73ae$5f0f3880$29e6868b@gpmj> <38A3DA99.A64C6BC@enet21.com.au> <Py_o4.23789$3b6.100209@ozemail.com.au> <88216j$oti$1@news1.mpx.com.au>

Clarence Colliery did close but was bought by another company and reopened.
A reduced workforce was employed and haulage by rail recommenced at least a
year ago (from memory).

The coalies are quad 81s on 42 hoppers or triple 81s on 33 hoppers. The
occasional 82 gets a run for good measure.

Chris

Dave Proctor <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
88216j$oti$1@news1.mpx.com.au">news:88216j$oti$1@news1.mpx.com.au...
> Chris Downs wrote in message ...
> >If FreightCorp doesn't like changing locos at Lithgow then I would at
least
> >hope that the Clarence Colliery coalies would be electrically hauled.
>
> Didn't Clarence close a few years ago?
>
> Dave
>
>

References:
- Fate of 85/86 class
  - From: "chris@enet21.com.au" <chris@enet21.com.au>
- Re: Fate of 85/86 class
  - From: "The Railway Rasputin II." <bob@fastlink.com.au>
- Re: Fate of 85/86 class
  - From: "John McCandless" <johnmc@topend.com.au>
- Re: Fate of 85/86 class
  - From: Dion Williams <onamission@start.com.au>
- Re: Fate of 85/86 class
  - From: mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)
- Re: Fate of 85/86 class
  - From: John MacCallum <johnmac@lisp.com.au>
- Re: Fate of 85/86 class
  - From: mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)
- Re: Fate of 85/86 class
  - From: "Barry Campbell" <campblbm@ozemail.com.au>
- Re: Fate of 85/86 class
  - From: Greg Rudd <grudd@mail.usyd.edu.au>
- Re: Fate of 85/86 class
  - From: "The Railway Rasputin II." <bob@fastlink.com.au>
- Re: Fate of 85/86 class
  - From: Greg Rudd <grudd@mail.usyd.edu.au>
- Re: Fate of 85/86 class
  - From: "Greg Hunter" <huntergpmj@bigpond.com>
- Re: Fate of 85/86 class
  - From: "chris@enet21.com.au" <chris@enet21.com.au>
- Re: Fate of 85/86 class
  - From: "Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au>
- Re: Fate of 85/86 class
  - From: "Dave Proctor" <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au>

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