Re: Minor Magical Mystery Tours on CityRail.

[Paul Hogan <pghogan@spam_nyet_bigpond.com>]

> >--
> A mate used to be signalman at Spotswood years ago. One evening sent on an
> Up goods towards Melb but forgot to bell the next box that it was an
> electric loco. Yep, the panto ran out of catenary.....
> 
> D'oh!!!!!

Which is why the then new NSW 85 class electrics were fitted with
an illuminated "E" on the front, so highly trained signal box staff
wouldn't mistake an electric "box" for a diesel one, and sent it
down an unwired road!  (With their yellow front, I guess they
*could* have been mistaken for an 80 or 422 on a dark night).

I can only assume that this modification was carried out after 
one or two embarrassing incidents had already occurred.

Cheers,

Paul Hogan
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