Re: NR radio testing

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

"Roderick Smith" <rodsmith@werple.net.au> wrote:
>The sightings are only now being jigsawed together.  After being used in a
>bg special to Albury on 23.11.97, Seymour Railway Heritage Centre's blue
>BS1 (actually a BRS) was placed on sg.  Some seats were removed;
>radio-testing equipment was fitted.   It was taken to Perth and to Brisbane
>(also Whyalla and Alice Springs?).  There were no contemporary sightings in
>aus.rail, despite the prevalence of posters who are NR drivers.
>I had "Gheringhap Loop"'s sighting of it travelling eastbound there on
>Mon.9.2.  AFAIK, the Brisbane tour was after this.
>A recent Railway Digest has a report of a sighting at Parkes (NSW).
>The carriage was used for a Sat.30.5 RTA tour to Vite Vite, then was to be
>back on bg for a Mildura tour over Queen's Birthday long weekend
>(Fri.5-Mon.8.6).
>Can anyone post sightings of this vehicle far from home?


For the rest of us non mudgropers, exactly what are we
referring to here.!

----Tell
Alice Springs NT