R class to Bendigo on Again!?

Yuri J Sos, Melbourne/AUS (steam4me@enternet.com.au)
Mon, 12 May 1997 05:32:04 GMT

It would appear that the R class training runs to Bendigo are on
again, at least for today.

The 1550 down Bendigo pass passed through Sunshine a few minutes
ago with a triumphant long blast on the steam whistle through the
Anderson Road crossing.

I was consulting at the time, so couldn't see which one it was
although one of my rail-oriented clients thought it had a higher
pitched whistle than most R's (is that the case with R766?).

I suppose we had all better watch the up Deniliquin goods for the
return journey.

Yuri Sos
1625h 12 May 1997