Re: Driver Only

[Bob <alco@acay.com.au>]

At this stage only a few selected 90 class units will be converted for DOO.
Cheers
Bob

Iwi Hadabob wrote:

> On Tue, 08 Dec 1998 05:32:00 GMT, mpp_editor@my-dejanews.com wrote:
>
> >No this sugestion has seemed to be burried.  My beleif is this DOO working
> >will operate between Maitland and Port Waratah/ Kooragang. If there is
> >difficulty with a train, the worst case scenario would see assitance from
> >Port Waratah arrive by car in approx 20 to 30 minutes. The logic behind this
> You're repeating an ancient rumour which was probably never anything
> but a rumour :-
>
> DOO will be trialled to most loading points in the lower Hunter
> Valley, probably as far as Dartbrook.
>
> >  In a related note, there is a hell of a lot of new high speed crossovers
> >being installed in the Hunter Valley. There is a set of high speed crossovers
> >right at the top of Minimah bank near Singleton for both directions, and also
> >at least 5 sets are going to be installed between Sandgate and Maitland, to
>
> Probably only three or four sets, not much point in having any more.
> Up trains running on the down coal are going to cause delays to
> departing trains heading north. The bi-di on the up branch on
> Kooragang Island already causes delays to departing trains.
>
> Iwi