Re: Heard in the Railfan Shop

[nldoncas@cobweb.com.au (Nic Doncaster)]

steam4me@enternet.com.au (Yuri J Sos) writes:
> dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage) wrote, and I selectively
> quote:
> 
> >gunzel@rocketmail.com wrote:
> >> I was in the Railfan Shop the other day and heard that the new Ghan service 
to
> >> Melbourne was going to be steam hauled. I thought it was a bit far fetched 
and
> >> I now understand that it will be diesel hauled. Is this correct?
> >
> >I don't know where these stories come from. Even if there was such a plan,
> >you'd need BOTH 38s to haul a train like that.
> >
> I'm sure the story's wrong:  isn't the real  story that WCR is buying
> up sleepers so that it can run a weekly excursion train in competition
> to the Overland and Ghan after converting R711 and J536 to SG?

The Ghan Steam hauled, with what G1.

sounds like the toss that got on here a few weeks ago has been widely 
circulated.

Nic