Re: Fuel efficiencies of 422s

["Dave Proctor" <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au>]

Maurie Daly wrote in message ...

>The obvious question is why not.
>BH has a full loco depot with refuelling facilities.
>Even if Freightcorp wont let them use it , you could still refuel from a
>roadside tanker as Countrylink did for many years with the Melb XPT at
spencer
>St.

And still do at Murwillumbah.

>Carrying a 2nd 422 all the way simply as an extra fuel tank is economic
lunacy.
>The fares alone for this route woudnt even pay the fuel bill.

But it was an election promise, and maybe this is Countrylinks way of
bumping up the costs to break down the governments resolve to keep the
service on.

Or am I being too cynical here?

Dave