Re: Pt Pirie question (was longest train)

[Mark Bau <markbau@altavista.com>]

> From: Michael Kurkowski <mk@netstra.com.au>
> Organization: Netstra Pty Ltd
> Newsgroups: aus.rail
> Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 05:19:09 GMT
> Subject: Re: Pt Pirie question (was longest train)
> 
> Hrm, I was unlucky enough to be born in 1979, and only taking a proper
> interest in trains by about 1996-1997. I never got to ride what is
> seemingly out of service today. To see the place now is rather depressing.
> Sitting in the open, all over the place are former NG Ghan cars painted
> white (for works trains?), derelict. Over behind the loco depot is a Budd
> RDC railcar awaiting scrapping.
> 
> An (albeit, poor quality scan) image of this Budd RDC railcar is at:

Poor old thing, looks pretty bad. It looks like it had one more change of
colour (or faded very badly) since I last photod the CB's. It was a Augusta
workshops and all 3 were there looking pretty ratty

Mark