Re: XPT Carriages at Hornsby

["Chris Stratton" <stratton.chris.cp@nospam.bhp.com.au>]

Railway Rasputin <bob@fastlink.com.au> wrote in message
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> Rod Gayford wrote:
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> > That might change as they are presently installing fencing topped by
razor
> > wire around the Eveleigh Train Presentation Centre. I noticed some air
> > conditioned cars off the Griffith and Broken Hill service stored where
the
> > XPT cars are usually stored. Anybody know why this is so since I thought
> > they would have had only sufficient cars to run those 2 services.
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> > Cheers
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> All the car sidings are supposed to be getting high security fencing.
> North Sydney car sidings amd Flemington Maintainence have it as well.
> The strange thing is that there are gaps in the fences. I suppose these
> will be filled in later.
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> The loco hauled cars you see are spares. They did have some spare power
> cars but I have seen 3801 ltd's pfz being used instead of the phn.
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> rgds
I noticed at Moss Vale on Saturday there is now an Endeavour stabling area
which is surrounded by a fence topped with razor wire. There is also a
concrete wall about a metre high between part of the siding and the nearby
road. I assume this is to stop noise from the engines disturbing residents
across the road.
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Regards,
Chris Stratton
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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