Re: Length of Spencer street station

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David Langley <del@ancc.com.au> wrote:
> 
> A 19 car Overland just fitted in platform 2 with the van at the buffers. Two
> S class locos stuck out beyond the platform and an additional signal was
> provided some years ago so that this length Overland could sit clear of the
> rest of the throat prior to departure. An arrival 19 car train would cause
> the rear cars to be beyond the platform and thus it would require to be split
> to enable all cars to be accommodated in a platform without having the
> passengers walk through the cars to detrain.



Ah well, ..........only just proves what CR/ANR/AN knew
all those years ago.

Guess why they built out at Keswick.!

----Terry Burton
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