Re: Prospector cars and an upgrade

David Bromage (dbromage@metz.une.edu.au)
28 Apr 1998 03:59:41 GMT

Nic Doncaster (nldoncas@cobweb.com.au) wrote:
>dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage) writes:
>> Chris Stratton (stratton.chris.cp@bhp.com.au) wrote:
>> >
>> >What is 3' 6 1/2" gauge? It doesn't sound standard to me.
>>
>> My guess is the new railcars are to be narrow gauge so they can pull into
>> Perth as mentioned. Common sense suggests identical vehicles to the
>> Australind, but when have railways ever followed common sense?
>
>Maybe there will be some inteligence shown and the SG run into the city centre?
>
>My undertstanding was they were/are to be SG to run to Kal/Esperance.

I didn't think of that. With narrow gauge railcars to run the Avonlink,
possibly 2 cars would be freed up to run, say, 3 services per week through
to Eseperance. One car could work Esperance to Kalgoorlie on M/W/F around
noon, working through to Perth on services 004 and 010 which depart
Kalgoorlie at 16.40. Tu/Th/Sa it could work back attached to service 001.

Cheers
David