Re: Overland cars for West Coast Rail

[David Langley <del@ancc.com.au>]

Yes the SA did stop at Junee for a crew change only and used the centre road
most days. The Spirit stopped for passengers and used the platform.

David Langley.

David Proctor 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).
>
> I am reasonably sure that the the train DID stop at Junee for operational
> purposes only - just like the Brisbane Limited, which was timetabled from
> either Broadmeadow or Maitland to Grafton non-stop stopped at Taree for
> operational purposes.
>
> David Proctor
> daproc.spambait@umpires.com