Re: Ghan to Melbourne

[CL Burton <"clburton@camtech.com.au"@camtech.net.au>]

Krel wrote:
> 
> On 19 Nov 98 05:44:16 GMT, "Lachlan Smith" <lsmith@senet.com.au>
> wrote:
> 
> >When it arrived in Adelaide on Wednesday, it was being pulled by both
> >aboriginal-liveried locomotives, NR30 NR52. NR30 was uncoupled after
> >refuelling, and left behind. Just before departure, NR92, which I think had
> >just arrived on the Overland, was coupled to the front of the consist.
> >
> NR52 had a digitair problem. The loco was not reading the SBU (aka
> ETM). As there was not enough time to effect a repair and GSR wanted
> 52 to lead into Melbourne NR92 was added from Adelaide to Contrans
> siding Melbourne. NR 52 then hauled the train from there into Spencer
> Street (about 3 km).
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Krel
> 
> >Lachlan
> >
> >Roderick Smith <rodsmith@werple.net.au> wrote in article
> ><01be12fd$3ab1a8a0$2d2e11cb@rodsmith>...
> >| 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?].
> >|
> >| 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.
NR77 + 17 coaches arrived at Keswick approx 5 minutes early at 11.35 cst
so timetable from Melbourne looks easy for just 1 NR, after leaving
late.
Bill Burton