Re: Indian Pacific Lithgow

[Neil Waller <nwaller@dehaa.sa.gov.au>]

Michael Roebuck wrote:

> Hi from Switzerland
> 
> - the train was hauled by NR locos 56 & 57, in Sea Train colours, and
> left Adelaide half an hour late after a coach with a defect aircon
> unit was replaced. During this half hour, joining passengers were made
> to stand on the platform in 28 degrees of heat before being allowed to
> get on board
>

You were lucky it was only 28 - this week it has been 36.   28 is
very pleasant by comparison.     No, 28 in Adelaide IS very pleasant
being a dry heat.

 
> - the state of the track on the NSW section, at least as far as the
> beginning of Cityrail territory, is appalling - I'm amazed I managed
> to get any sleep at all!
> 

Agreed!   And this very rough track is taken at quite a speed.

You notice it as soon as you clear the hills around Broken Hill.
The concrete sleepered track on the Sydney side of Bathurst is very
good but west of Bathurst ...



> - the leading loco was detached outside Sydney terminus - presumably
> because the train would have been too long for Platform 1 if it had
> been kept on the train?
> 
> - arrival in Sydney was on time
> 
> regards
> 
> Mike Roebuck
> Basel, Switzerland
> icq#7018252
> 
> SPAMTRAP: I don't mend shoes - remove the trade name when replying by E-Mail
> 
> "Just another Town, another Train, waiting in the
>  morning rain. Lord give my restless soul
>  a little patience"
> (Andersson/Ulvaeus)

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