Re: (Vic, Melb) Maribyrnong Siding.

["Captain Warwick J. Somerville" <marivcru@labyrinth.net.au>]

G'day "Rod [comtrain]" wrote:
> 
> No Captain it was not on fire, its a bit like a haystack [but not the same]
> Briquettes when bulk loaded do retain a lot of heat, and it was a normal
> thing for Double headed L electrics to roar through Springvale at night,
> with heavy smoke pouring out of every trailing vehicle.
> I do remember the Fire Brigade called once to Caulfield, when flames were
> noticed.

But the smell remind me of a coal fired streamer, Drydales to Queenscliff.

Regards
Capt. W. J. Somerville

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