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Re: new rail hub for River Don in Launceston
- Subject: Re: new rail hub for River Don in Launceston
- From: David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au>
- Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 16:00:20 +1100
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: RailPage Australia http://www.railpage.org.au
- References: <290719992332392858%allclear@big.sticks.com.au> <37A017DB.1316A51A@melbpc.org.au> <310719990008067884%allclear@big.sticks.com.au>
allclear@big.sticks.com.au wrote:
> Most of the rolling stock was dispersed, although some has been
> preserved interstate (Victoria and WA). The Derwent Rail Preservation
> Sociey (based at New Norfolk) has the best set of ASC and single cars.
> They also have genuine locomotives that used to draw the Tasman. On
> the weekend, a Y and X drew the train to Launceston and return. Top
> speed was 77 kmh.
Sounds like they were speeding! The X isn't supposed to exceed 45mph. :)
Cheers
David