Re: Don River Railway investigating dining car

[athan <hatsoff@bigstix.com>]

David Bromage wrote:

> Chris Stratton wrote:
> > > [Can anybody with a knowledge of Tasmanian carriages make an educated
> > > guess as to which car and who owns it?]
> >
> > Possibly SP6, the former Sentinel steam railcar. It is listed as being
> > privately owned, located at the Derwent Valley Railway, and being converted
> > to a dining car. See http://www.tased.edu.au/tasonline/railtas/info/dv.htm
>
> I have spent many journeys in SP5 between Queenscliff and Drysdale (as
> Guard). They aren't all that stable, and I wouldn't think it would be
> ideal for a dining car. That's why BPR converted one of the Clyde steel
> cars to a dining car.
>
> Cheers
> David

It's a pity they can't obtain ACS 1 from the Margate market.  I feel shame every
time I see all the ex Hobart cars and ACS 1 sitting there in a static display.
ACS 1 is supposed to be a coffee shop...never struck it open yet, and I've lived
within a kilometre of it for over 3 years...

would prefer to see it on the rails being utilized as a buffet car, as it was
originally designed to be