Re: Previous Happenings

["G. A. & K. Morphetts" <mmsgraham@ozemail.com.au>]

They ran them anyway.
You have to remember there were fettlers in those days strung out along the
main routes most of the time.
They kept an eye on things.
Graham
"Alex Pout" <alpout@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> Morning all,
> Richmond Vale, 3801 and (I presume) the Zig Zag, and other steam
operators,
> can't operate their steam locos during total fire bans.  So in the olden
> days, when steam locos were the only motive power around much of the
state,
> how did they operate the railways across summer, especially under TFBs?  I
> ask as a firefighter who's been to a few fires started by Richmond Vale's
> engines, nothing serious, and as someone with a bit of an interest in
> trains.
>
> Thanks
> Al
>
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