Re: R class to Bendigo on Again!?

Stuart Thyer (sthyer@anatomy.unimelb.edu.au)
Mon, 19 May 1997 08:37:47 +1000

In article <5ln0va$n3j$1@perki.connect.com.au>, steam4me@enternet.com.au
(Yuri J Sos) wrote:

> 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?).

Yep, it suffered from a couple of collapsed grates upon arrival at SRV
depot, which tend to make it somewhat difficuly to clean the fire!! It
was repaired by Friday & is awaiting its next trip.

>
> 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).
>
Ah well that was because it was 639 last weekend. So I guess Vline got it
right. Just when you thought you had worked out what numbner it is
too....

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Stuart Thyer  Gs1000s
Photographer  University of Melbourne
DoD No-1724
777- Relation of the beast

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