Re: Private grain trains in NSW

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

Bob wrote in message <34CC7324.732F0BC7@fastlink.com.au>...
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>David Bromage wrote:

>Why would Freightcorp want to sell their waggons to anyone else. There
is a
>shortage of grain hoppers at present and they are converting coal
hopper to
>help. Also the black hoppers are old and too slow and will soon need
>replacing.

Maybe they conned Graincorp into buying them instead of sending them to
Sim's.

>Austrac only have 2 operable locos. These run on the infrequent
container
>train to Sydney. Are you saying that the containers will have to wait
while
>the grain traffic is on. There is only so much 2 clapped out and
repainted old
>48s can do.                                    Bob
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Anyone seen the cabs yet? I've only sen the 48's from a distance, looked
OK with a coat of paint, but that's probably as far as it went.
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