Re: Hamersly Iron info

["ALLAN JOSEPH SPURLING" <SPURLO@bigpond.com>]

In reply to message from David Rowe about Hamersley Iron, the loco's do have
cd players and mirowave's,though these were provided for comfort, and there
is no vehicle behind the locomotives eg crew van for change over of driver
enroute.The driver on the train is usually relieved at destination or
enroute by 4wheel drive if running late. The driver of each train is usually
away from home about 36hrs if it is a book off job.
Allan Spurling - former Hamersley driver
David Rowe wrote in message <36672905.0@tpg.com.au>...
>Gang,
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>I just found this thread on a US Railroad message board.Is this info true?
I
>know about the CD player and the microwave,but I find the rest hard to
>believe.
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>David
>QLD
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>>the C44-9W's that were built for Hamersly Iron in Australia DO have CD
>players in them. In addition, they have microwave ovens. The reason behind
>this is that the crews (1 man, at that), are on the road for a couple of
>days at a time. They switch off crews on the road, with the other crew
>staying in an RV-type vehicle behind the locomotive.
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