Re: U-Boat trailers to Weston/RVRM

[Robert Harris <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

nswsrca@ozemail.com.au wrote:

> On Fri, 09 Oct 1998 20:32:41 +0000, John Clifton
> <jclifton@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >I am one of those "not so oldies" that well remember the loco hauled
> >train in the Up platform at Lithgow with the 4 (?) U-boat trailers at
> >the official opening of the electrification to Lithgow. I was 10 at the
> >time and my parents and I actually ventured aboard one of the U-boats
> >(didn't note the number !) to take a look before the guard came through
> >and of course we had to get off. The pristine new U-boats were really
> >impressive then. And they have been all through their working life !
> >
> >Cheers
> >John
>
> G'day!
>
> According to my fading notes, the composition of the "Official Train"
> on 22/6/1957 was:   CHO2007 (containing batteries for train lighting),
> TF6009, TF6008, TF6007, TF6006, hauled by loco 4625.   I remember
> thinking that with the inter-urban trailers coded TF, there would
> still be steam memories on the Blue Mountains.   (For those youngsters
> out there, the TF ("Terrible Failures") became the 53 class standard
> goods locos).
>
> Hunselt.

I always new them (TF) as Total Failures!
Long live the U Boats they are a credit to their makers and will out last
all this modern rubbish!
Thank goodness Clyde got the 4Gt contract.

rgds