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Re: SA's biggest passenger train

Subject: Re: SA's biggest passenger train
From: Craig Haber <albatross@harnessnet.com.au>
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 15:45:30 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Harness-Net
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Hi,

John Duncan McCallum wrote:

> Was GM44 offline only on the EC movements?

Offline at all times.

> If so, why was it attached?

Insurance against failure.

> I would have thought that an EL would have been able to handle the
> consist alone since
> the line is relatively flat.

It was.  But if it fails, it takes a lot of busses to shift 1000 children!
The GM was there just for back up if required.  From all accounts, the EL
did a top job.

Cheers,
CH.
--
Craig Haber
albatross@harnessnet.com.au
Rail Operations Officer, West Coast Railway
Web Page Developer, Railway Enthusiast, Essendon Football Club Fanatic
http://www.harnessnet.com.au/ch/
I haven't really lost my mind - it's backed up on disk somewhere......

References:
- Re: SA's biggest passenger train
  - From: John Dennis <jdennisNOjdSPAM@acslink.net.au.invalid>
- Re: SA's biggest passenger train
  - From: matthew@mail.usyd.edu.au (Matthew Geier)
- Re: SA's biggest passenger train
  - From: Roderick Smith <rodsmith@werple.net.au>
- Re: SA's biggest passenger train
  - From: Craig Haber <albatross@harnessnet.com.au>
- Re: SA's biggest passenger train
  - From: John Duncan McCallum <mccallum@melbpc.org.au>

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