Re: Train driving with the SGR.

[David_Arblaster@nospam.dse.vic.gov.au (David A.)]

On Sun, 21 Sep 1997 23:15:52 GMT, mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie
Daly) wrote:

>I had a go last weekend of driving a flat top T hauled passenger train from 
>Korumburra to Nyora and back.
>Really great fun, without a doubt.
>The scenery is good and the twisty curves and 1:40 grades make the whole thing 
>a real challenge. (especially going down the hill, a dynamic brake sure would 
>have helped. Who owns T413??).
>The best part of the day was coming back from 
>Nyora to Korumburra up the Bena bank with the poor old T flat out in 8th notch 
>making about 40 km/h
>I would heartily recommend this sort of activity to anyone who wants a go at 
>the controls.
>Expect to get a sore neck when you have to drive the T with the 
>No 2 end leading as all the controls are behind you.
>Hood units with only single driving controls are the pits,(is it only the PTC 
>who have these??)

Sounds like great fun !  Is this an activity that the SGR is offering
to the public or just for qualified train drivers ?  How much does it
cost ?  I've not seen it advertised before, but then its a while since
I've been down there. 

David A.

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