Re: Fuelling the Patricks Train

["Richard Cranium" <Richard@littlepond.com.au>]

David Bromage <dbromage@metz.une.edu.au> wrote in article
<5vkruv$b6d$6@gruvel.une.edu.au>...
: 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
Thats not correct David. Their are major problems with this installation.

Both power cars sit over special pits in Plat 1 and are fueled via. long
hoses, from
pumps mounted along the inner roadway. The tank is mounted under this
roadway
and over recent months, many technicians have been digging around the
installation
trying to rectify the problem. The  TRITON>>Shell<< roadtanker meets every
arrival and fuels the XPT over the special pits, bypassing the permanent
installation.
                                                        Rod Young