Re: FreightCorp Electrics

["tezza" <tezza@atinet.com.au>]

Bob wrote in message <34C9D61C.E8FAAA11@fastlink.com.au>...
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>tezza wrote:
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>> I have been informed that the reason so many diesels have been
running
>> on the Illawarra is that 25 86's were taken out of service and stored
in
>> Lithgow due to broken backs. The word also, is that the rest of the
86's
>> will be withdrawn next month.
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>> Anyone in Lithgow confirm? John?
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>  A story getting around late last year was that RSA wanted Freightcorp
to
>pay the difference in price between thin copper overhead for EMU stock
and
>the much thicker section in use on all lines that electric locos run
on. I
>understand that Freightcorps attitude was that they would not pay and
would
>run down the electric loco fleet.

They did that years ago when they took them out of Delec.

> I dont think that this has ever been
>resolved so it will be interesting to see if electric locos become
>restricted to certain lines.
>                                                Bob
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