Evening all
I
trust someone on the ng has a good memory as I am trying to find out about a
coal train that ran on a then newly laid track from a nearby
coal-mine. Let me explain.
I was working temporarily
for the Queensland Road Authority (or something like that) in mid 1970 near
Mackay and Serina taking down the previous camp, leap-frogging the road crew
and rebuilding further up the road.
Every morning a coal train
would pass by with two loccos at the front, two at the rear and I believe
two more sets in the middle. We were told that each truck
carried 40 tons and there were something like 50 trucks maybe more but again
I am unsure.
Can anyone confirm any of
this for me and add any further information. If you can I would
be much obliged to you.
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Bren
God Bless the
Arsenal and All Who Sail With Her