Re: The ghost of Tasmania Limited

["John Wayman" <trecker@bigpond.com>]

athan wrote in message <74ojo3$ko7$1@jazz-1.trumpet.com.au>...
>*sigh*
>
>Everyday, as I drive past the stationary "Margate" Train/market, with the
>obsolete MA3 at it's head, I glance along the collection of carriages down
>to ASC1 (Articulated Saloon Car) and remember fondly many hours spent on
the
>Tasman Limited.  Is it really 20 years ago since I saw the last one pull
out
>of Penguin Station? I guess it is...
>


Hey, I was on that train!

A number of passengers including myself staged a sit in at Wynyard on
arrival, until the Federal Police threw us off.

Yes, it was a sad day for Tasmania, and I haven't been back since,


Cheers
John Wayman