Re: Sth Coast Deisel

[facetious@my-deja.com]

In article <8ieo9l$m9m$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
  eikkert@my-deja.com wrote:
>
> > I have observed empty goos trains going north past wollongong
> > with a deisel at either end of the goods wagons at fast speeds.Is
this
> > normal and why do they do this?
>
> It was when I was living in Wollongong (end of last year) but not
> previously (1992). Generally I noticed it would be an empty coal train
> with two 81s or 82s (maybe one) in front and an 81 on the back. I have
> no idea why this is. I'm not sure but I think remember seeing one
> descend from the Summit Tank line while waiting at Unanderra one day.
> Maybe its a banking engine returning. But that begs the question
where's
> the coal going in the first place and why do 81/82s need helpers up
the
> hills since 422s and 442 handled it. The trains with engines in the
back
> generally weren't that long either so I seriously don't know the
reason.

Tahmoor and Metropolitan coalies did it.  Both were so that the train
could stop at the junction and go directly in/out of the mine without
running the locos around.


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