Re: To :Great Southern Rail Management.

[Neil Waller <nwaller@denr.sa.gov.au>]

Maurie Daly wrote:
> 
> Incidentaly , when I travelled thru Tailem Bend it was pretty obvious that
> nothing had run on the Loxton / Pinnaroo lines for a long time.
> So long in fact that the home arrival signals , which are color light
> searchlights had fabric covering over the lenses,not a good sign.


These signals do not in fact control anything.   The Loxton and 
Pinnaroo Lines go straight into the goods yard through a complex
guage separator.

There is a short stub of track at the end of the Tailem Bend loop just
short of the station platform and it is this track that the signals
protect.
                          BG Yard
                 /------------------\  |  |
      Silos (DG)/  /      SG Yard    \Level    (DG)     / Loxton (SG)
    -------------/------------------\-\----------------/--------- 
  /----------------------------------------\--- x         Pinnaroo (BG)
-----------------------------------------------------------------
               Tailem Bend Loop     Crossing    [-----] Melbourne (SG)
                                       |   |   Platform

                              x = The signal in question

> Also noticed DL39 on as ASR wheat train with a heap of GMs & CLP.
> The AN signs on the DL had been painted out.
> Has ASR bought some of the DLs.
> 
> cheers
> MD

A number of DL class have been moved to the Islington Workshops where
they join the AN EL class.   Whether they are there to be painted by
Clyde in NR colours or are in storage I don't know.

-- 
Neil Waller	(nwaller@denr.sa.gov.au)
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