Re: NSW grain goes South!

[timarnot@fastlink.com.au (Tim Arnot)]

Rod <@bigpond.com> wrote:

>Hey fellas! cop this one.........
>Day off today....but passing Wodonga A box, noted G53? [3?] awaiting its
>next turn.
>Asks the Signalman, who says..
>"waiting wheat from Goulburn, due to depart 0300 Tuesday, with Dynon
>Crew [cant be DO as banned 12.00 midnight to 0400] who travelled up
>today, rested 10 hours in the motel. Will run it to Tottenham Loop,run
>round it, and hand it over to another crew, who will take it to
>Maryborough. Hand over to another crew who will take it along the dual
>gauge to Dunnolly where it will be transferred into BG hoppers and then
>returned all the way to Sunshine GEB where it will be unloaded.
>Do you believe that?  the SG line passes the Sunshine GEB within 500 ft.
>Brooklyn Loop has dual gauge points that go no where...and this train
>runs twice a month, and has for sometime.... My bosses are mental giants
>.....I wish
>                                Rod

This would have been train 5362 which was seen at Werai at 1225
Saturday 24/1 as 8147 48153 and 20 V/Line hoppers. It originated
somewhere in the north west (Werris Creek area).

 
Timothy Arnot

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