Re: Sale - Stratford and beyond...

["Rod" <comtrain@mpx.com.au>]

Jennifer Richmond <richmond@melbpc.org.au> wrote in message
38260671.ABCF14F@melbpc.org.au">news:38260671.ABCF14F@melbpc.org.au...
>
>
> "Darren H." wrote:
>
> > Further to reports on the Avon river bridge at Stratford (Vic), RTL 1
has
> > made several more visits to the line. It ran on Thu 4.11 with about 3
wagons
> > across the bridge in the morning, and ran 'light' from Stratford yard to
> > Hillside in the afternoon. It is expected to run daily to compact the
track.
> > A fine time for me to be on crutches.
> > T, H and A class locos have been sited in Sale recently as well. A
slight
> > polish on the rails east (north?) of the yard suggests some may have
been a
> > little past Sale. No tyre marks as with the RTL. Things are finally
getting
> > interesting around here.
> > Further info welcome.
>
> With all of these developments, is it possible that we may see a return of
the
> Bairnsdale Pass (Bairnsdale was my home town!) either using Sprinters or P
class
> locomotives (dare I suggest an N class to Bairnsdale?)?
> That part of the road is the most boring part between Melbourne and the
border
> (and beyond) and it is a pity to have to do it on a bus, when the rail
route is
> so beautiful.
>
> It is great to see that F/V is clearing all of the B/S off the tracks so
that
> they can use the Stratford bridge. Will F/V be taking Fast Track freight
into
> and out of Bairnsdale?
Doubt it, Vic Government pays subsidy to keep whats left running, but there
again they took all Kennetts Perks of him and his buddies, they saved a
couple of millions...maybe you never can tell!
Rod