Re: Vic, NthEast line

[Reece Isaac <throttle@alphalink.com.au>]

G'day Michael,

michael pascoe wrote:

> <snip>

> For example, on a Saturday your lucky to see 2 a day, but instead there was
> one every 3/4 hour or so.  It may have something to do with the trackwork
> being carried out.  Which brings me to another point, they are using what
> looks like a paddle steamer!, recycling the balast on the sides of the
> sleepers? anyone know what this is for? As well as many other crazy looking
> contraptions on wheels.
>
> Regards,
> Michael P

The thing that looks like a paddle steamer is a rumbler, it picks up the dog
spiles by those drums (by electro magnetism) and deposits them into a
tumbler/rumbler to clean the rust and dirt off them for re-use.
Reece