Re: NSW Main West question

[John MacCallum <johnmac@lisp.com.au>]

"< Tell >" wrote:
> 
> David & Julie Donald <dsjmd@hermes.net.au> wrote:
> >
> > In the last few days, I have heard reference to some unusual train numbers
> > running in this area.  Specifically, there has been 8116, and then on Tuesday
> > afternoon there was 8114.  I discovered that 8114 was locomotive 8160 with a
> > load of containers (perhaps fifteen wagons, if that), which passed through here
> > at about 1540.
> > Does anyone know what these trains might be, point of origin etc ??  Unless some
> > other trains (such as the Blayney) have been renumbered, these are new services
> > that have appeared in the last week or so.
> >
> > Anyone with information ??

Yes 1815 and 1816 are the forward and return Cotton trains to
Warren. 1813 and 1814 are the forward and return Manildra trains.
 
> On train and locomotive numbers, notice how easy it
> would be to confuse the two.!
> Apart from historical reasons, CR/ANR used alpha
> numeric for locos and 4 digit numbers for the trains
> possibly to prevent confusion on train orders.
> Train numbering did eventually go alphanumeric,
> although they began and ended with a letter. 

Not confusing to us here in NSW. We are the ones running the trains
not the Gunzels! 

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Pope

Alias	John MacCallum