Re: Overland cutbacks - date?

[telljb@ozemail.com.au (Tell)]

"Roderick Smith" <rodsmith@werple.net.au> wrote:
>Terry Burton asked about RTS:
>RTS is either Rail Technical Services or Rail Technical Support Group.  It
>is a privatised maintenance operation, based in the former sg carriage shed
>at South Dynon.  It has a former WAGR/Westrail/GNRS J-class loco painted
>blue, and lettered 'RTS' prominently.  This was used to shunt the Overland
>into and out of the dead-end platform 2 at Spencer St.  Platform 1, which
>has an sg loop, was occupied by an XPT (not requiring the loop) at these
>times.  This was because of the refuelling facility, which was built to
>serve platform 1.
>Krel's reference to Radial Tuned Suspension was a pun on the name, and
>nothing to do with the mechanics of the loco.


Ah, all is revealed he said, and here was I thinking of
something devious like a loco that had trouble staying
on the track or something similar.  :)

Cheers
----Terry Burton
Alice Springs NT