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Re: Overland 4 hours late into Adelaide

Subject: Re: Overland 4 hours late into Adelaide
From: mauried@tpg.com.au (Maurie Daly)
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 09:11:33 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Customer of Telstra Big Pond Direct
References: <3adaf34c$0$25523$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au> <9bg580$56o@nntpa.cb.lucent.com> <3adbedcb$0$25484$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>
Xref: news1.unite.net.au aus.rail:35212

On Tue, 17 Apr 2001 17:29:16 +1000, "James C."
<james_ccj@optusnet.com.au> wrote:

>A gunzel reported OL was 4 hours late into Adelaide this
>mornin....er....afternoon.
>Surely there would be many passengers not pleased.
>
>
>Do NR88 have trouble to pull 25 carriages over Adelaide Hill?
>
>Cheers
>JAmes
>
25 cars would be around the 1250 tonne mark , getting close to a full
load for an NR (1400 tonnes up 1:45) , but well within its ratings.
It would lose a bit of time in the Hills but nothing like 4 hours.
MD

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References:
- [Vic/SA] Long Overland monday 16/4
  - From: "James C." <james_ccj@optusnet.com.au>
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  - From: Peter Homann <"peter.homann"@@prr.org.au>
- Overland 4 hours late into Adelaide
  - From: "James C." <james_ccj@optusnet.com.au>

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