Re: National Train identifiers

[mauried@tpg.com.au (Maurie Daly)]

On Sun, 26 Nov 2000 18:44:19 +1100, "Tony Gatt" <baulko@tig.com.au>
wrote:

>
>"Maurie Daly" <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
>3a20b201.34626103@can-news.tpg.com.au">news:3a20b201.34626103@can-news.tpg.com.au...
>> 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.
>
>

Thanks guys , I guess there is some rationale of R for Narromine.
Wonder what happens when we get more than 26 originating stations.

MD