Re: National Train identifiers

["Tony Gatt" <baulko@tig.com.au>]

"Maurie Daly" <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
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> Came across an up NRC train today near Gunning on the Main South with
> the number RW2 heading for Pt Kembla.
> Anyone know where the originating station with prefix R is ?
> The only one I can think of is The Rock but what on earth would an NRC
> train be carrying from the rock.
> This train had all containers and they were all the same style and
> color.
> It was also unusual for NRC trains in that it had a single NR as the
> loco.

The last time I came across that train it was at Exeter, its Identifier was
XRW2.

x (special), R (Narromine), W (Wollongong)

The train apparatly picks up shunted loadings from Narromine for Wollongong,
on days that are required.

When I saw it, It was a single NR on a short train.

Tony.