Re: R707 to Ballarat (and no return)

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Steve Dalton (daltongang@smart.net.au) wrote:
> R707 often runs to Lillydale and I believe it is due to the lack of Run
> a - round facilities fro the R to run a round therefore the Y is used
> for both saving time and banking if required.

I don't think that's the whole reason. Some of these charters can be quite
long, and R707 would have to haul the empty cars tender first to Lilydale,
and back at night. Remember the 10% load restriction for tender first
running, and the steep grades at Mitcham and out of Lilydale.

Cheers
David