Re: Special from Sydney to Canberra to get AB91on Nov 25

[awiddow@atrax.net.au (Anthony)]

Btw about the Garratt, that was just me having fun.

I am a member of the ARHS Act Div Inc. and know it will move.
It's just not moved in a while, that I know of. L0L ;-)


On Fri, 6 Oct 2000 15:07:15 +1000, "keith malcolm"
<kmalcolm@tpg.com.au> wrote:

>
>David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
>39DD29CE.A7970CCF@ozemail.com.au">news:39DD29CE.A7970CCF@ozemail.com.au...
>> Anthony wrote:
>>
>> > L0L...You mean there *Actually* going to come and get that dam thing
>> > at last, after all the years, its been sitting in the museum up here.
>> >
>> > Oh well, out with the pick-axes again (to dig out the flangeways, so
>> > it can be moved out of the No.1 road).
>> > Wonder if the Garrat still moves, (it's parked in front of AB91).
>> >
>> > Sounds Like a great trip though.
>> >
>> >  Just 1 though, how they going to move it past 'Joppa Junction', since
>> > it *is* a wooden body carriage, as far as I know they can't be run on
>> > the main south???
>>
>> It can run if it is not a trailing vehicle.
>> If it is a trailing vehicle, it cannot convey passengers.  It may have to
>run as
>> a block train.
>>
>Exactly. I would have thaught the fact the car is un-registered and would
>therefore require a ROVA MECH to allow the vehicle to travel would have been
>a more serious problem, especially since the car hasn't yet been inspected
>by any one. The garratt will still move BTW.
>
>Dave Malcolm
>
>> David Johnson
>> trainman@ozemail.com.au
>> http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
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