Re: "New" NRC Car Carrying wagons

[Simon <simon@hitech.net.au>]

On 6 May 1998 04:56:23 GMT, robbie@alphalink.com.au (Robbie O'Regan)
wrote:

>Gday all.
>Noted in NRC Melbourne Freight Centre Tuesday 5/5/1998 were two
>car carrying wagons - RMTY 36 and RMTY 38. These were formerly
>RMBY, VMBY, VMBX, ALX, MLX wagons. They have been coccooned in a
>thick plastic sheathing, complete with roof and butterfly doors
>at each end. Colour scheme is a bluish green/grey with "TDG
>Distribution" titles. No idea where the conversions were done
>but was informed they may have been done at Goninan Bendigo.
>Anyone know more??

They were done at Goninans Bendigo.  RMTY 36 and 38 emerged on
16/04/1998 and RMTY 25 and 42 emerged on 5/05/1998.  On both ocassions
the went to Melbourne the same night that they emerged from the
workshops.

Simon Dillon
Bendigo