Re: Ghan to Melbourne

[Eben Levy <tkid@ozemail.com.au>]

Krel wrote:

> 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.

The unit just wasn't CUTTING it? :-}

>
>
> 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.



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Bye for now,

Eben

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