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Re: Ghan to Melbourne



On 18 Nov 1998 14:12:16 GMT, "Roderick Smith" <rodsmith@werple.net.au>
wrote:

>AFAIK Ghan left Adelaide 80 min late on Wed.18.11 morning.  I was at
>Melbourne Spencer St to see it arrive: NR52 (aboriginal livery) hauled a
>15-car passenger set plus AMRZ motorail wagon, and arrived at pfm 1 at
>22.19.  There had been two NRs ex Adelaide.  The train had passed Newport
>at 21.35, then had detached the leading NR (92)  [at the Goninan depot?].
>
NR92 was detached at GNRS sidings (the former Contrans siding) so that
the indigenous loco would lead into Spencer street. NR92 was added to
the consist at the last minute due to a problem with the portable SAW
unit. 

Cheers

Krel

>The departure was at 23.18:
>NR77-AQMZ-AMPZ-HM-BG-CDF-AFC-2xBRJ-AR-ARJ-ARM-DF-AFC-2xARL-ER-HGM (17
>vehicles).
>-- 
>Regards
>Roderick Smith
>Rail News Victoria Editor
>
>

All's well that ends.