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Re: Central West XPT

Subject: Re: Central West XPT
From: David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au>
Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 18:51:38 +1000
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William Ivery wrote:
> WT28 the Dubbo to Sydney went through Orange this afternoon at 1640 hrs. It
> only had one power car again.
> I suppose the reason that the Central Western XPT gets only one power car
> when there is a shortage is that the train can be turned on triangles at
> both Orange and Dubbo.

It's run as 1+4 in the low season when patronage is light. It allows an
XP and a trailer to be put through the workshops.

Cheers
David

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