Re: Great South Pacific Express

Terry Burton (telljb@ozemail.com.au)
Sun, 19 Oct 1997 08:11:05 GMT

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gwatkins@globec.com.au (Graham Watkins) wrote:
>4 carriages (power car, state coach, dining coach and observation
>coach) are due in Brisbane Saturday 18/10 attached to "Spirit of the
>ropics". They will go to Acacia Ridge for transhipment to standard
>gauge bogies.
>On Monday 20/10, they are due to do test runs with a National Rail
>loco between Acacia Ridge and Glenapp.
>On Friday 24/10, they will be reconverted to narow gauge and two more
>cars (galley car and lounge car) will leave Townsville and arrive in
>Brisbane on Saturday 25/10.
>All 6 cars will be on display at the QR Ball at platform 10 at Roma
>Street on Sat. 25/10.
>On Sun. 26/10, the 6 cars will go to Acacia Ridge for bogie exchange.
>On Tues 28/10, more tests runs to Glenapp.
>On Thurs 30/10, the special will leave Roma Street at 13.00 for Sydney
>and Melbourne for the Ausrail exhibition assuming all tests prove
>satisfactory.

Interesting .....so what happens after AusRail.?

----Tell
Alice Springs NT

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