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Re: Pass Locos

To: ausrail@railpage.org.au
Subject: Re: Pass Locos
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 01:38:05 +1100
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Reply-To: trainman@ozemail.com.au

Bob wrote:

> Wrong!Another urban myth.
> What you are refering to is the incident where the train that left
> Central on its way to the official opening of Readypower (May 94) broke
> away as it left Central.

It is not an urban myth.  Whenever a top uncoupling mechanism locomotive is to
be used with passenger cars with a diaphragm plate, the uncoupling hook must be
removed from the loco to avoid uncoupling when the train bunches up.

--
David Johnson
CityRail Guard
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/

References:
- Pass Locos
  - From: "J Richmond" <richmond@melbpc.org.au>
- Re: Pass Locos
  - From: "Chris Stratton" <stratton.chris.cp@bhp.com.au>
- Re: Pass Locos
  - From: Bob <gioia@fastlink.com.au>
- Re: Pass Locos
  - From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
- Re: Pass Locos
  - From: mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)
- Re: Pass Locos
  - From: Graham D Baker <bakerss@ozdocs.net.au>
- Re: Pass Locos
  - From: Bob <gioia@fastlink.com.au>

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