Re: Grain/Tank wagons..no sugar wagons!

[Rod Young <berlina@bigpond.com>]

Chris Stratton wrote:
> 
> Yesterday I saw an NR freight at Cringila and it had a couple of what
> looked like grain wagons fitted with tank wagon hatches on top. I couldn't
> see the code on them as I was on the other side of the road and the stupid
> jersey median gets in the way. Does anyone know what theyv are?
> Regards
> --
> Chris Stratton
> Wollongong, NSW, Australia
> stratton.chris.cp@bhp.com.au
Yep! been around for about 15 years and we see them at Dynon over near
South Kensington Station [Manildra?]. They were specially modified to
move bulk sugar to Victoria. I would like to know if it is in crystal
form as they appear to overflow sometimes, which suggests liquid, but
surely not in a wheat hopper??? They were arriving at the rate of about
15 units a train in the early days, but they almost stopped running,
untill the NRC managed to rescue part of the contract recently, Good job
fellas
                               Rod
-- 
Please change my E mail address to berlina@bigpond.com