Re: Who maintains the ELs.

["Sean Kelly" <skelly@vtown.com.au>]

Hi Pete and group,

Yeah, I know.....very confusing.......

Last night EL 56....no amps due to a $2.00  toggle switch being defective on
the Manual Power Control reho.  As I had 42207 in deep sleep mode (shut
down) our own two gorgeous "L's" hauled just over 4K up into Pyrenees!!!!
Over 2000 tonne each at 35kmh at the summit!!!!!  Not bad for "old girls".

They (the "L's") may be the same age as me but when they're "very good"
they're exceptional..........but when they're "very bad", they're ugly!!!!!

It could be me going down to "Radio Parts" tomorrow morning to fix the
cantankerous thing!!!!!!!  In addition, we don't want "60" back 'coz the A/C
is RS...........

Catch you at "The Rock" Pete.........

The Portly Engine Driver.




"Pete Kilburn" <juneejct@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> Evening All
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> The EL 's are serviced by Austrac at Junee on a 90 day cycle, what should
happen is that an engine
> due for service is swapped for one out of the pool, the engine requiring
service is worked to Junee,
> is fully serviced, washed and the cabin area cleaned, if the loco has no
problems it is worked back
> to the lessor, for use for the next cycle, if an engine has a major
failure while in service it is
> forwarded to Goninon's ASAP and an available engine from the pool is
substituted, this does not
> always happen as easily as it sounds ,due mainly to the fact that the EL's
are rather popular loco's
> which makes it difficult at times to produce another loco on demand.
>
> Yours,    Pete Kilburn,
>          Junee,
>
>
> "Al Barrett" <ajbarrett@hunterlink.net.au> wrote in message
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> Maurie Daly <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
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> > Given the number of ELs on lease from CFCLA and the fact that they are
> > in the main running around on the east coast who provides the regular
> > routine maintenace..
> > Is this a responsibility of the lessor or lessee ?
>
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> Dunno. Austrac crews clean the graffiti off them though.
>
> Are they still gonna paint one in Austrac colours?????
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> thats my two cents
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> ~
> Al Barrett
> ajbarrett@hunterlink.net.au
> http://www.geocities.com/alsrailmotorpages
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> Any coments/opinions voiced are my own and do not represent the views of
> anyone I may or may not work for.
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