Re: R class to Bendigo on Again!?

Yuri J Sos (steam4me@enternet.com.au)
Sun, 18 May 1997 12:41:03 GMT

The R's ran Mon-Thu this week, SteamRail and 707 Ops alternating days
so the schedule ran Mo - Thu 766,707,761,707....

I hear that part of 761's firebox dropped into the ashpan on Wed
night, but repairs are supposed to be effected this weekend (care to
confirm or elaborate, Stuart?).

Friday apparently a crew shortage caused cancellation of the run at
short notice (not even on the 1719 down Bacchus Marsh as a consolation
prize).

Now who'll run Monday's train...........

Also noted that K183 replaced schizophrenic D3 on the Autism special
to Bacchus Marsh today ( SRV call the D3, 658, but V/Line seems to
still call it 639, at least on the S circulars).

Regards

Yuri Sos
2340 18 May 1997