Re: A tray for cars

Bob (gioia@fastlink.com.au)
Sat, 07 Feb 1998 22:03:53 +1100

David Proctor wrote:

> David Bromage <dbromage@metz.une.edu.au> wrote in article
> <6bh26l$tta$4@gruvel.une.edu.au>...
> >
> >
> > Is TRAY just a temporary code, or has the Austrealian standard coding
> been
> > expanded?
> >
> > What has happened to the A and N codings now that the original operators
> > using that code have been split up? N now covers RSA and FreightCorp.
> > A is no longer AN. Did Tasrail adopt the standard 4 letter coding using A
>
> > as the first letter? Are we going to see B for BHP, S for SCT, etc?
>
> Probably the permanent code.
>
> NR have adopted the R which was set aside for Railways Of Australia rolling
> stock.
> Manildra's grain wagons all start with an M - I would assume that all
> wagons owned by TNT will start with a T.
>
> --
> Regards
>
> David Proctor
> daproc@bigfoot.com

New private coal hoppers in the Hunter are PHCH and I am told that P stands
for Private owner.
Bob