Re: Condemned cars

[Jonathan Lau <jonlau@ozemail.com.au>]

Any news on C3057 & D4051 from the Hornsby derailment in July? Will they be
repaired?

Perhaps they could use bits and pieces from D4047 to repair 4051.

Jon Lau

Rod Gayford wrote:

> Why does such junk continue to take up space for so long? I saw some article
> in NSW Digest years ago about a proposal to convert a couple of burnt double
> deckers to self propelled tunnel inspection cars but the idea was abandoned.
> Why doesnt State Rail just get rid of them for scrap?
>
> Cheers
> RJG
> David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> 37CBEDFA.E6BD517F@ozemail.com.au">news:37CBEDFA.E6BD517F@ozemail.com.au...
> > M.G.Smith wrote:
> >
> > > Also out of view of public eyes, in the old Eveleigh carriage workshops
> are
> > > the cars burnt out in a fire in Mortdale.
> > > The fire started (by petrol) in the driver trailer, and spread by
> radiation
> > > to the motor car.
> > > Unfortunately, I do not have the car numbers, if any can help please
> post
> > > here.
> >
> > Check  http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/mortdale.htm
> >
> > C3905 & D4047
> >
> > --
> > David Johnson
> > trainman@ozemail.com.au
> > http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
> >
> >