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Re: VIC - Platform Trivia

Subject: Re: VIC - Platform Trivia
From: "James C." <james_ccj@my-deja.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 10:00:11 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Deja.com
References: <YDR76.57713$xW4.465796@news-server.bigpond.net.au> <6wT76.39$XO.5768@news0.optus.net.au> <e_Z76.58740$xW4.471545@news-server.bigpond.net.au> <93qk1q$5hq$1@nnrp1.deja.com>
Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:28554

In article <93qk1q$5hq$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
  Vaughan Williams <ender2000@my-deja.com> wrote:
>
> > Does 14 still exist?
>
> Yes.
>
> They use it during maintenance for Epping and Eltham trains. You have
> to walk about a thousand kilometres along it to get to platform 1 in
> order to get out of the place. Its a pain in the arse.
>
> Vaughan
>
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> http://www.deja.com/

hmmm...If and only if Spencer Street Station have such lengthy
platform.

These days Overland/Ghan carriages may get off platform during peak
period. Sometimes you need 2 locos to shunt such lengthy train.

--
Cheers

Railway Rasputin

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References:
- VIC - Platform Trivia
  - From: "Sam Eades" <seades@bigpond.net.au>
- Re: VIC - Platform Trivia
  - From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
- Re: VIC - Platform Trivia
  - From: "Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au>
- Re: VIC - Platform Trivia
  - From: Vaughan Williams <ender2000@my-deja.com>

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