Re: [MELB] Yellow spark thing on Frankston Line

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Mathew Klock <klocm@stbedes.melb.catholic.edu.au> wrote in message
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> Just something i saw today and Chris Gordon might be able to help fill in
> the gaps,

Nah, I'll beat him to it |-)

> That Yellow Train was running on Frankston down at 8:30am this morning
> through MEN (MENTONE)
> Not sure that you call it but it was a spark, that was 2 boxes and signs
on
> the doors saying "Not taking passengers"
> and the words 'special' on both ends, front - well what was the front -
had
> special covered in black paint.

This is the Greaser, it trundels around greasing the rails, hopefully
reducing flange wear.  They are a pair of converted Harris Motor cars.  Up
until a while ago it used to have a tait car sandwiched between them, the
tait car greased the overhead, but after they got new carbon insert??
pantographs, the overhead greaser was retired.

> sorry, not sure of much more, but just incase someone wanted to know

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