Re: Ford Train?

["Arthur Marsh" <mars0177@flinders.edu.au>]

I saw a freight train heading through Glenalta crossing towards Adelaide
around 10:20 this morning with 3 NR's, several articulated wagons and some
double deckers with brand new Fords. NRC added the fine wire mesh on the
sides of the double deckers some years back.

"Rod" <freight_man@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Spotted at Sth. Dynon night of 26-07 about 1800, being shunted by C508
[?],
> 5 double deck car carriers loaded with Ford Motor Vehicles.
> I doubt if we will ever see 25 of these wagons heading for Sydney each day
> as most were scrapped with indecent haste when the contract was lost to
road
> some 10 years ago.
> Three of the wagons had closed in bottom decks RMBY 28, 7 and 3. The top
> decks had 3" square mesh added to the handrails as a protection from
stones
> etc.[Ex. V/Line] The other two vehicles were coded RMNY and numbered 34592
> and 34524. They were ex NSW vehicles and open sided.
> This same mesh was applied to both sides and top hand rails.
> The RMBY's were also marked with large National Rail Signs towards the
> middle of the wagons.
> Also noted was Nr paint AN8 at the provisioning centre with Green NR6 both
> shut down and nose to nose.
>
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