Re: Melbourne-Adelaide Steam Rail Tour, why not?

Chester (chester@chariot.net.au)
Mon, 02 Feb 1998 14:17:29 GMT

On Mon, 2 Feb 1998 09:03:52 GMT, mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)
wrote:

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>If we accept that it could be viable to run a diesel hauled pass, with vintage
>diesels,then how about using diesels that have never run between Melb and
>Adelaide ,either on BG or SG.
>Can anyone comment on whether a B class has ever gotten to Adelaide.
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>cheers
>MD
>
The V/LINE B class has made it to Adelaide at least 11 times, from '82
to '84 11 came to Clyde Engineering (Rosewater) and went back as the A
class. Also I remember seeing a B class in a lash up of a Melbourne
bound goods at Mt Lofty (S.A.) a number of years a go (before S.G.).