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Re: Unfamiliar FreightRail engine sighting.
Malcolm Purvis wrote:
> >>>>> "John" == John Cleverdon <johnc@cdi.com.au> writes:
>
> John> I *assume* that it was actually "PL2"
>
> You are correct. That will teach me not to write down the number!
>
> John> a modified 48-class loco (formerley 4871) used on Portlink trains in the
> John> Sydney area.
>
> I thought that it looked like a modified 48, but wasn't sure. A workmate
> informs me that it can be operated remotely from the engine at the other end
> of the train. Is that correct? What other modifications were done to it?
>
There is an article in the latest "Motive Power" magazine on the two PL locos.
John
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