Re: Fuelling the Patricks Train

[dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage)]

Maurie Daly (mauried@commslab.gov.au) wrote:
>The XPT at Spencer St is daily fueled by a Road Tanker which simply parks in 
>the inner Roadway in the morning and the evening.
>Has to be done like this as Countrylink which run the train dont own any 
>permanent fueling facilities at Spencer St.

Fuel facilities were installed for the XPT at Spencer St, but have not
been used since the daylight XPT started. The train has to be moved to the
standard gauge loop to access the fuel point, but this is no longer
practical as the set is not idle in Melbourne all day any more.

Cheers
David