Re: More Cockatoo Run news

["Darren Yates" <dyates@pnc.com.au>]

It is surprising how bad a condition SMR18 seems to be in.
Mind you, the way they drive the thing I'm not surprised, particularly
running the grade just before Robertson east-bound.
I have a recording done last year and it is almost impossible to distinguish
each chuff, it was going that fast.
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Darren


Chris Stratton wrote in message <7982l4$9fh1@atbhp.corpmel.bhp.com.au>...
>4833 will be the motive power for the Cockatoo Run for most of this year as
18
>requires a lot of work to its springs and motion, and its tyres are badly
worn.
>It may be ready late in the year. The train will not be running from Nov
1999 to
>Mar 2000 but there may be some evening dinner trips during this period.
>The RTM is also planning to have a steam loco in service by June/July this
year.
>It has not been decided if it will be 3526, 3642 or 5910 as they all
require
>work to return to service.
>--
>Regards,
>Chris Stratton
>Wollongong, NSW, Australia
>
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