Re: Freight is booming

[Bob <gioia@fastlink.com.au>]

tezza wrote:

> Except he got beaten to the punch by loco.
>
> Bob wrote in message <351BB95D.5E9BDE51@fastlink.com.au>...
>
> >David Johnson wrote:
>
> >> Geoff Lambert wrote:
>
> >> > "tezza" <tezza@atinet.com.au> wrote:
>
> >> > >Bob wrote in message <351A6A48.B8819122@fastlink.com.au>...
> >> > >>First the Pelton line looks certain to close at the end of this
> year.
> >> > >Second the GA
> >> > >>shows that 422 class are permitted to operate on this line
>
> >> > >The GA?
>
> >> > Good question.  Don't you mean the LA?
>
> >> GA is the General Appendix, which is an incorrect term in this case.
> LA is the
> >> Local Appendix.  The Northern Instruction Pages (Coal Train Working)
> section
> >> states that 48 class and 422 class locomotives may both go to Pelton
> at 30 km/h.
>
> >> David Johnson
> >> CityRail Guard
> >> trainman@ozemail.com.au
> >> http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
> >
> >  Ten points to David. Its good to see an officer of the traffic branch
> so alert.
> >Yes it was the LA that I was refering to. A  422 to Pelton has never
> happened but I
> >would love to see it.
> >Bob
> >

  Sorry Tezza,
                     I hadn't seen your posting however the judge says that
points must be awarded to loco. No doubt a protest from traffic is expected.
The appeal to be heard by the Commisioner.
Bob