Re: 8001
tezza (tezza@atinet.com.au)
Thu, 2 Apr 1998 17:03:08 +1000
Bob wrote in message <35224C23.C4312C92@fastlink.com.au>...
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>tezza wrote:
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>> Bob wrote in message <35210E3A.1D9D39B1@fastlink.com.au>...
>> >8001 was one of the two 80s that were damaged at Acacia Ridge by
NRC.
>> >The other is 8002 and is still up there. They now say that it will
be
>> >scrapped on site as it is not possible to return it to Sydney by
rail.
>> >In fact the return of 8001 was a bit of a dodgey affair as it was
towed
>> >on the end of an NRC train. The SRA breakdown gang tell me that this
is
>> >not an acceptable practice for the SRA
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>> Not without someone manning the 26L.
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>> > however they had no say over NRC
>> >and they way they went about recovering it. I also hear that the
>> >souvenir hunters are having fun on 8002.
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>I forgot to mention that the trailing end had no auto coupler on it so
had
>the train failed in the section they would not have been able to couple
to
>the rear to assist. Like I said, a dodgey affair.
>Bob
Like most things NRC. I still can't get through to their brake examiners
that they have to comply with NSW laws despite what their procedures
might say.