Re: U-Boat trailers to Weston/RVRM

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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.