Re: V/Line Pass Lack of Loco's

[Gareth Davidson <gaidheal@pipeline.com.au>]

There was no other loco's around and the conductors also noted a lack of
loco's to be the cause of delays.

David Langley wrote:
> 
> Do you know if the trains that arrive to supply the loco are running
> late? Locos dropping on a departure off an arrival is reasonably common
> at SSS. If the train arriving was late then there could be a perceived
> problem of loco shortage. The modern railway would almost certainly
> programme their loco rosters fairly tightly. Hiring costs money and it
> may be cheaper to run late that to hire.
> 
> David.