Re: When does GSR start running the Overland?
David Bromage (dbromage@metz.une.edu.au)
14 Oct 1997 01:10:14 GMT
Krel (krel4203@netconnect.com.au) wrote:
>Glen Morrow <glen@werple.net.au> wrote in article
><61u7q8$50n$1@eplet.mira.net.au>...
>> Maurie Daly (mauried@commslab.gov.au) wrote:
>> : Anyone have any details on the details of the handover from AN to GSR.
>> : Are the fares the same , and what will be the motive power.
>> : Would be good to travel on the first privately run Overland.
>>
>> Hope it still runs nightly at both ends.
>>
>AFAIK November 1st is the date for the GSR takeover. Fares and timetable
>stay for two years. Motive power and crewing is still under negotiation but
>I believe it boils down to V/Line Freight or NRC (with NR class locos).
Either way they'll need a power van. A G would make more sense than an NR.
However the usual consist could easily be handled by a third series X
which could also work many sections at a higher speed than any of the
3000hp locos.
Cheers
David