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Re: Beecroft Bank

Rod Gayford wrote:

> At about 6pm today I observed a down NR Steel hauled by 2 NR Class slowly
> moving through Cheltenham station.  The steel train backed onto another NR
> freight just past the signal at the end of Cheltenham station.  The NR
> container freight extended all the way to signal just before Beecroft
> station. It was also hauled by 2 NR Class (one being one of the indigenous
> painted units).  Even with assistance from the rear the extended train had
> a great deal of difficulty in lifting its load. It eventually cleared the
> section at approx. 5.25 pm. It was travelling at a fair old rate of knots
> by the time the last freight car cleared the section.

So.. It took 23 hours 25 minutes to clear the section?

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David Johnson
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