Re: C Class Return to Melbourne

[krel4203@netconnect.com.au (Krel )]

On Tue, 06 Apr 1999 12:49:53 +1000, steam4me@enternet.com.au (Yuri J
Sos) wrote:

>David<mercury@nospam.netcon.net.au> wrote, and I selectively quote:
>
>> if they are here and available for traffic they could be
>>chartered for SG tour trains to Seymour or Dimboola ...
>
>The last time the ARE tried to run a C class tour to Seymour (May
>98?), NR pulled the plug on the tour only a few days before running,
>citing "it's not the image we want to project" as the reason for the
>cancellation.  I don't think NR are railfan friendly, and I suspect
>there would be difficulties in using an NR owned loco for a fan trip.
>   
I guess it will depend on who buys NRC ;-). There is no shortage of
NRC 'coal face' employees who are fans (or at least sympathetic), just
a little problem further up the tree.

Cheers

Krel

Just another eccentric crank.