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Re: NR in Penrith Yard

Subject: Re: NR in Penrith Yard
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2000 07:42:23 +1100
Newsgroups: aus.rail
References: <38730AF9.4C6C4606@hermes.net.au> <387312D5.ECFD5193@zeta.org.au> <3873eb34@pink.one.net.au> <8532bp$8sc$1@news1.mpx.com.au>
Reply-To: trainman@ozemail.com.au

Andrew wrote:

> yes this train was in gosford yard some days ago it is going from newcastle
> to south aus to the bhp plant in wyhallia (sorryif spelling wrong) this
> train is only allowed to go no faster than 30km/h here in nsw and yes it
> does has a guards van to the back which adds as a crew car

That is not a Guard's van.  It is the Special and Out Of Guage Loads car, which
carries personnel to check the progress of the train.

BTW, NR have hired a plane to fly drivers in to Ivanhoe tonight to relieve the
train at 21:00.

--
David Johnson
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/

References:
- NR in Penrith Yard
  - From: David & Julie Donald <dsjmd@hermes.net.au>
- Re: NR in Penrith Yard
  - From: Don Allitt <nahgfa@zeta.org.au>
- Re: NR in Penrith Yard
  - From: "nobody" <dweebken@NOSPAM.yahoo.com>
- Re: NR in Penrith Yard
  - From: "Andrew" <atailby@mpx.com.au>

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