Re: NRs on Indian Pacific

["Sharon Fung" <prize5@s054.aone.net.au>]

Peter Pilbeam wrote in message <34aaa28a.26706002@news.syd.att.net.au>...
>On Sat, 27 Dec 1997 00:01:43 +1100, "Sharon Fung"
><prize5@s054.aone.net.au> wrote:
>>Last weekend, the RSA finally moved the signal troughing in no. 1 tunnel
at
>>Lithgow to where it should be. As a result of this, the Indian Pacific
>>should be regularly hauled by NR's both into and out of Sydney from now
on.
>
>They wan't a problem until NR tried to run out of gauge engines!

The NR's aren't the problem. The specifications for the NR's were signed off
by all relevant Rail Authorities before tenders were called. The SRA / RSA
(whoever??) has discovered that, in this case, that the signal troughing was
placed in the wrong position being foul of their own loading guage.
If the NR's were at fault, then why did RSA pay the substantial cost of
moving the aforementioned signal troughing ???

H.B.