Re: 3801 Limited 49's arrive

[Roy Marshall <marsh@zip.com.au>]

The plan at this stage is to triple head the Long Lunch Train next
Wednesday (22/3) with the two 49's leading 4401 dead attached (there for insurance!)

Cheers Roy

Bevan Wall wrote:
> 
> I understand that 3801 Ltd  has a bit of a motive power shortage
> problem at the moment, thus there is a good possibility that the 49s
> will work next Wednesday's Long Lunch Train prior to painting if their
> mechanical conditon proves to be OK after a  few days use on shunting
> duties.
> Bevan Wall.
> 
> On Wed, 15 Mar 2000 21:04:40 +1100, The Railway Rasputin II
> <bob@fastlink.com.au> wrote:
> 
> >No apparantly about it!
> >I saw them at Meeks Rd and again at ACDEP.
> >4908 was "shunting" a flat top ith a cherry picker on board.
> >I think it went into the new 4GT roads/shed being built.
> >There will be much work needed on the paint work with some large rust
> >spots.
> >
> >Does anyone know what colours they will be painted?
> >
> >rgds
> >
> >Roy Marshall wrote:
> >>
> >>         4908 and 4918 arrived at Eveleigh from Delec this morning. Both locos
> >> are in 'candy colours' but are apparently in dire need of a spruce up.
> >>
> >> Cheers Roy