Re: 3801 hauls Tangara

["Wayne" <Wayne_watson@bigpond.com>]

oh god you know how to make a guy laugh thanks for that :o)
Wayne

<glillic@msn.com.au> wrote in message
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> Derick Wuen wrote in message <37354a88.0@iridium.webone.com.au>...chop
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> >Power is one thing, computerised signalling another. What about Y2K
> >compliance of Sydney area signalling and telecomms? 3801+Tangara +
pilotman
> >working, at Circular Quay?
> >
> >The more I think about it, the more I'm likely to stay in bed on
01/01/00.
> >
> >
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> 3801 Limited are still checking on the Y2K compliance of 3801. There is a
> good chance that new software for the piston rods will need to be written
> and downloaded during the current overhaul. The valve gear will most
likely
> revert to 1900 designs at the stroke of midnight 31st Dec. The DoT and RAC
> requests for compliance assurances have not yet been fulfilled. Therefore
I
> can make no guarantee that 3801 will be able to assist in clearing that
> Tangara from Circular Quay. The Powerhouse's 3830 was checked by Ross and
> Andrew and they assure us that it will survive into the next millennium.
>
> Geoff Lillico
> Office Manager
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