Re: 422 class

Bob (gioia@fastlink.com.au)
Fri, 17 Apr 1998 22:45:28 +1000

david virgo wrote:

> I can confirm that 42207 was spotted "stored" at Orange on Thursday 16/4
> and Friday (today) 17/4. It was joined this morning by 42219, having arrived
> sometime overnight.
>
> Q. Where was 42219 before Friday?
>
> DV
>
> Chris Stratton wrote in message <6h6llc$huk6@atbhp.corpmel.bhp.com.au>...
> >42210 is still the NRC shunter at Port Kembla. It works at Port Kembla
> North
> >and Cringila yards, and does transfer trips between the two.
> >Regards,
> >--
> >Chris Stratton
> >Wollongong, NSW, Australia
> >stratton.chris.cp@bhp.com.au
> >
> >David Bromage wrote in message <6h6jeu$jr0$1@gruvel.une.edu.au>...
> >>Thanks to John Armstrong of FreightCorp, I now have the location of the
> >>entire class of 422s.
> >>
> >>Werris Creek: 42201, 42204, 42206, 42208, 42209, 42211-42217
> >>Countrylink: 42203 and 42220
> >>Orange: 42207, 42218, 42219
> >>NRC: 42210
> >>
> >>In case of a sale some time in the future, 42216 is the best of the stored
> >>units. Diesel preservation fans take note. :)
> >>
> >>Cheers
> >>David
> >
> >

The three units shown as being at orange 42207, 42218 and 42219 are only
suppose to be used for testing of train order working on the West. 42219 was
probably used for testing that week.
Bob