> David Bromage <dbromage@metz.une.edu.au> wrote in article
> <6b33ht$11f$1@gruvel.une.edu.au>...
> > Bob (gioia@fastlink.com.au) wrote:
> > >I can only think that the silver car was the PHA power van that normally
> runs on this consist. This is not
> > >to say however, that another car may have been added. I think that the
> addition of and other cars would be
> > >most unlikley as with a previous enquiry I made to Countrylink about the
> possibility of a private car on the
> > >train was not well recieved and I was told that they would not consider
> this.
> >
> > Strange they would say this, as extra cars have been added to WL31. On
> one
> > occasion there were 3 extra cars attached between Sydney and Bathurst.
> >
>
> I think you will find that these cars were going to Bathurst Workshops
> (although I am open to correction here!) MissingLink had to get the cars
> there. Putting private carriages on? This would involve MissingLink being
> customer responsive, friendly and interested in making money! NEVER!!!
>
> > Cheers
> > David
> >
> >
>
> --
> Regards
>
> David Proctor
> daproc@bigfoot.com
My comment about Countrylink not being interested in attaching an additional
car was from an approach I made last year. They came up with all sorts of
excuses including that the extra weight would slow down their train and even
that the train would need an extra loco. Unfortunatly it is obvious that
countrylink have no interest in loco hauled trains and would not like to
promote the fact that they exist. After all, they were politically forced to
start running them.
Bob