Re: Misadventures on SL15/16

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Eddie Oliver (eoliver@efs.mq.edu.au) wrote:
> 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.

I was working from memory from something I read many years ago. This does
sound more like it.

Cheers
David