Re: More Cockatoo Run news

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

Yes, I know - that's why it surprises me that they drove it the way they
did.
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Darren


rayrae@ngc.com.au wrote in message <79jssq$n00$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
>In article <36b7b95f.0@occy.pnc.com.au>,
>  "Darren Yates" <dyates@pnc.com.au> wrote:
>> 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.
>> ----------------------
>> Darren
>> SMR engines were built for just loping along on the line to the Cessnock
>coalfields with non-air hoppers...not to have guts flogged out of them on
>passenger trains on grades like that.
>  RAy
>> 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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