Re: ATTN DAVID B RE 32'S IN TIBET

[The Morphetts <grahamm@onthenet.com.au>]

Allan Marsh Wrote:
It gets used just about every day of the year for limestone trains
and on
weekends for Bluebird Rail's wine tours - I'd love to see commuter
services on the line.
The Morphetts Wrote:
(He's talking about some little know South Australian
Branch line hre folks)
But you just proved my point Allan - rail lines
have the best opportunity to make money when they are fully occupied every
hour of every day - Sydney Suburban System not included.
> > David Johnson wrote
> > >
> > >Just out of shot was a rake of PCX Inflatable Popcorn wagons.
> > >

> Paul Hogan wrote:

> According to the latest Ales Digest, these wagons
> were acquired by NRC (and
>  then stored out of use ) and are now coded NPCX.

Eddie Oliver wrote:
If I recall the original report (many years ago) in Ales Digest
correctly, there was a problem with the popcorn hoppers flying into the
air on steep grades like Tumulla. Has NRC overcome that problem, or are
they still heavily route-restricted?

Eddie

Is it not true that they took to placing the loads
in little fold up bags ready for microwaving, but this also failed because
the popcorn popped every time a wagon passed one of NSWGR's microwave towers?
Graham

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