Re: Austrac to operate in NW NSW.

[Rod Young <berlina@bigpond.com>]

David Bromage wrote:

>
>
> Actually there's another story behind that, nothing to do with maintaining
> them. Austrac and NR had a little catfight, which is why NR got kicked out
> of Junee roundhouse and the Cs were send to Adelaide. NR then deregistered
> the container wagons so that Austrac couldn't use them.
>
>



> We have 25 container flats stored at Bandianna, for Austrac, and leased from
> Tolls. They were

put into storage about the time of Victorias Gas shortage when Austrac reduced the
service to Melbourne to 3 times each way per
week.                                                      Rod
ps Two new Freight Rail services start next week!

1. Fast Freight [C.R.T.] to Paisley operated all the way by NSW crews and Engines
[82's to Melb]
    The train will arrive at Tottenham Loop, a waiting G Class will haul the set
backwards to Paisley via Brooklyn Loop, the crew to rest, and they will again be
hauled backwards to Totty Loop, for departure for Sydney some 12 hours later!
2. Slow Freight [picking up] to North Dynon operated by Dynon crews using NSW
motive Power.
possibly hauling the wine from Griffith, and cement and sugar already coming down
on Uncle Bens.

pps. Does anyone know about the WAGR L class sale????    I have heard Wisconn
Central
have bought them all, and are moving them all to South Australia for
rebuilding????
Is this V/Lines answer to a severe shortage of h.p.??   Does this mean they know
something that we dont???  do they think they will get V/Line??  W.C would not
need these Locos on their N.G.
lines would they??