#1 South Albury

[petan@ion.com.au (petan@ion.com.au)]

Hi Krel,

Since you seem to know a bit more than me, can I ask a question,
please?

What happened with the motorail wagon at Albury?  Was it swapped from
the front to rear of train? If so was a local shunter used or did the
train loco do it? These were the days before the locos ran into the
opposite state.

Thanks
Peter Cokley



On Mon, 21 Dec 1998 12:55:15 GMT, krel4203@netconnect.com.au (Krel )
wrote:

>On Mon, 21 Dec 1998 21:59:05 +1100, "David Proctor"
><daproc.spambait@umpires.com> wrote:
>
>>petan@ion.com.au wrote in message <367e264d.5722929@news.ion.com.au>...
>>
>>>Sounds like the Southern Aurora of past times. It even skipped Junee
>>>and the Goulburn loco crew went to Albury.
>>
>>Did they? Although Junee was never a timetabled stop for the Aurora (who
>>wants to get on or off a train operating to that timetable at 2ish in the
>>morning) I distinctly remember sometime in 1982 being on the platfrom at
>>Junee and waiting for the SoP, and the Aurora came in and the crew changed -
>>I bludged a ride in the locos (422-class, if I recall).
>>
>Until about 1977 Goulburn crews worked the 'roarer' non stop to/from
>Albury. They also worked the "Spirit" with Albury crews running the
>Daylight to/from Goulburn. 
>
>After this date Albury crews worked the Spirit to Junee returning to
>Albury on the Aurora and a second Albury crew ran the Aurora to Junee
>returning on the Spirit. Four Albury loco men in Junee in the wee
>small hours usually meant a great euchre game - ah! those were the
>days.
>
>Albury crews also ran the Daylight to/from Junee.
>
>The Aurora stayed on the through road at Junee and did not use either
>platform - the stop was for crew change only.
>
>cheers
>
>Krel
>
>Just another eccentric crank.