So did the CL's. They had what was called a "multiple unit
selector switch".
>also someone said why not use a BL the reason for that is that all the
>BL's have had the ASW equipment removed as such will never lead in
>victoria again "Thak goodness for that"!!!
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Fair enough you are a Victorian.
>What you may well see is as tha National rail has been allocated the
>AN's and EL's that the well may be pressed into passenger services.
>regards Paul Johnston NR Driver Melbourne.
You miss the point, this political creation of a former
Federal Labor Government was supposed to haul FREIGHT.
They were given carte blanche over the national network,
they picked the eye teeth out of the freight business, they
signed a 15 year one billion dollar contract for 120 freight
loco's with maintenance and the Spotswood facility which
employs a hand full of people. They have used all of the
facilities and infrastructure built up by the CR/ANR/AN and
then have the bloody hide to tell us their making a profit.
Australian National bled to death after losing its business
to National Rail, and then the party hacks with union
support went around and said, "Oh well, AN were losing big
money so we had to do something, and that's why we created
National Rail Corp." AN were going OK until 1991.!
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Alice Springs NT