Re: Vic - Diesel/electric ??

["John Elliott" <jae3806@usa.net>]

Where did the name "Great Northern" spring from ?. Sounds like something
that would come from Queensland.


"Bryan Cullis" <spanky81@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
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> I believe you mean "Great Northern", and Connex's reconditioned Comeng
sets
> are refurbished at the Alstom plant in Ballarat.  Hence the diesel pulling
> the set into Melbourne.
>
> Could it be that because the network on the Ballarat side of the city is
> M>Train's, the diesels are hauling the sets right into the city, into
> "Connex territory"?
>
> Bryan Cullis
>
>
> "John Elliott" <jae3806@usa.net> wrote in message
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> > Saw a "Great Southern" diesel pulling a Connex 3 set through Flinders
> > station
> > today about 10:15hrs. Sure haven't seen that before.
> >
> >
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