: At one stage there were only 3-4 As allowed to run passenger trains. The
: rest were riding so roughly they were restricted to 80km/h freight
: workings.
: Cheers
: David
AFAIK, some of the As on passenger traffic also had speed restrictions
(80 as well??). However, these weren't always obeyed - I remember timing
one of these As with a restriction on the Geelong line doing around 125!
(This was back in '92)
John
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