Re: Misadventures on SL15/16

[Eddie Oliver <eoliver@efs.mq.edu.au>]

David Bromage wrote:

> 
> Reminds me of a story I read about a relief Daylight in the mid 60s.  All
> trains at the time had a NSWGR diesel to Albury, then a VR diesel to
> Melbourne. This one had a 44 ex-Sydney, which failed at Campbelltown. A 36
> was taken off a goods and took the train to Goulburn, where it failed. It
> was replaced with a 38 which failed at Junee. Another 44 took it to Albury
> where it was replaced with the usual S class, which failed at Seymour! I
> think it was a T which finally got the train into Melbourne somewhere
> around midnight.

If you are referring to the incident I think you are, the steam locos
did not fail (they were just replaced at the designated points a/c coal,
water etc) and the 44 class to Albury was double 45's. But let's not let
facts get in the way of a good story.

Eddie Oliver