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Re: SA's biggest passenger train
- Subject: Re: SA's biggest passenger train
- From: John Dennis <jdennisNOjdSPAM@acslink.net.au.invalid>
- Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 15:54:55 -0700
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- Newsgroups: aus.rail
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- References: <VX2Z4.825$r37.689943@news0.optus.net.au><3934d0b8$0$8478$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au> <B55A9D21.10059%markbau@altavista.com>
- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:10955
In article <B55A9D21.10059%markbau@altavista.com>, Mark Bau
<markbau@altavista.com> wrote:
>
>Strange news story.
I thought so too.
>It doesn't mention how many cars were on the train, did it beat
>the Opera in the outback trains?
It does say "13 carriages from the former Warnambool (sic) Train
Service have been brought out of storage from Tailem Bend"
whatever that means.
Did it beat any of the regular double consist IPs?
>It says the Port Pirie to Adelaide line was recommisioned,
>what, did they relay the old Broad Gauge? What are they talking
>about? I assume they mean a train actually used the platform at
>Pirie.
I assume so.
Obviously a news story from the news media, rather than a
railfan item.
JD
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