Re: Dubbo XPT again
David Bromage (dbromage@metz.une.edu.au)
26 Feb 1998 05:46:16 GMT
Rex (bd107@tsn.cc) wrote:
>Jonathan Lau wrote in message <34F09A9C.78FE0D3F@ozemail.com.au>...
>>Greetings,
>>
>>The Dubbo XPT left Sydney with one power car and 4 pass cars this morning
>>(Monday 23/2) as well. Is this a regular thing now?
>
>Countrylink have taken the decision that whislt loading is fairly quiet
>between holiday periods, that now is the time to catch up with maintainance
>in the locos. How long it will take is anybody's guess, but the set will be
>back to normal by the next holidays.
Had SRA placed the original (Feb 1979) planned order of 26 locos, 66
trailers and 8 driving trailers this probably would have happened.
Cheers
David