Re: Ballarat East and Ballarat North workshop[Vic]

[Craig Haber <albatross@harnessnet.com.au>]

Hi,

Railway Rasputin3 wrote:

> In article <u4mbtsc8hfkujgro9j2bcfalu06amh0rbk@4ax.com>,
>   Yuri <steam4me@dingoblue.net.au> wrote:
> > On Sat, 30 Sep 2000 11:46:56 GMT, Railway Rasputin3
> > <james_ccj@my-deja.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Clyde(now EDI-rail)
> > >refurbish/maintain those S and B class locos for WCR
> >
> > Are you sure?
> >
> > What do all those WCR people do at Ballarat East then?  Apart from
> > refurbish steam locos such as R700, R766, that is.
>
> I know I read that from WCR's newsletter last year unfortunately I
> didn't get to copy the newsletter. But I just visited their homepage
> and it says
>
> < maintenance facilities are located at Warrnambool, and Ballarat East
> (120 km WNW of Melbourne, linked by rail from Melbourne and Geelong).
> All locomotives and carriages are owned and maintained by the company>
>
> Maybe things have changed since then.....

No nothing's changed, you've misread/misinterpreted something.  Our loco's
are maintained by our own staff at Ballarat East (formerly VR/Vline
locomotive depot).  Clyde Engineering (or whatever their current trading
name is) are one of many suppliers of parts (not surprising given that
they built the locos).

Regards,
Craig.
--
Craig Haber
albatross@harnessnet.com.au
Rail Operations Officer, West Coast Railway
Web Page Developer, Railway Enthusiast, Essendon Football Club Fanatic
http://www.harnessnet.com.au/ch/
I haven't really lost my mind - it's backed up on disk somewhere......