Re: Quad header ATN Heads North

["Peter Kilburn" <juneejct@optusnet.com.au>]

The 830's currently in Junee loco belong to ATN, they are to be used on the
branch line working,

Yours,
         Pete Kilburn,
              Junee,

One of life's mysteries is how  a 1 kilo box of chocolates,
                         can make a women gain 4 kilo's,
Maurie Daly <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
news:mauried.481.0076466B@tpg.com.au...
> In article <395C8632.DCB5103D@netlink.com.au> Ron Howship
<howshr@netlink.com.au> writes:
> >From: Ron Howship <howshr@netlink.com.au>
> >Subject: Re: Quad header ATN Heads North
> >Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 21:36:19 +1000
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> >> Any idea where the 830s are headed for.(no sign of them anywhere today
,Wed
> >> 28th).?
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> >They are in the Roundhouse at Junee.
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> >>
> >> I noticed L254 and a green  EL , cant remember the number, shunting
wheat
> >> hoppers at Narrandera today.(Wed 28th)
> >> The wheat was destined for Pt Kembla.
>
> >The train discharged at Pt Kembla and is now in the Junee yard.
> >Regards
> >Ron.
>
>
> Are the 830s ATNs or on loan to Austrac?
> It would make some sense for ATN to get hold of a couple of branch line
locos
> like 830s simply to save some time. (buy or even lease off GNR)
> Running the L out to Narrandera and back at 25 km/h would take at least 4
> hours each way.
> The 830s could run at main line speed (100 km/h) and thus save around 6
hours.
> A lot of the grain silos in NSW are on lines that the L will have trouble
> getting to at any reasonable speed.
>
> MD
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