Re: Hastings/Crib Point Defrocking

[krel4203@netconnect.com.au (Krel )]

On Wed, 12 May 1999 14:10:05 GMT, steam4me@enternet.com.au (Yuri J
Sos/Melbourne AUS) wrote:
>), this weeks WON states that Hastings and Crib Point are to have
>>their mainline points spiked and be made unavailable for crossing trains
>>(ie, 'defrocked') as of early July.  Fixed signals are to remain.
>
>This will present a challenge to Steamrail or anyone else trying to
>run a Stony Point Vintage Train: run to Stony Point, offload
>passengers, then I suppose run all the way back to Somerville (is that
>still available for crossing trains?) to stable until it's time to go
>home.
>
Tack Y127  onto the rear  (a la Lilydale) and problem solved.
Haul back to Frankston for storage; Somerville is still available but
I don't know if I would trust the track work ;-).

Cheers

Krel

Just another eccentric crank.