Re: [QLD] The Last SX

["John Boxall" <box@ozemail.com.au>]

It was 1510 on Monday  morning ... they plan to use it all week

"Dean Stalker" <dstalker2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Noticed this morning that the 7.20am ex Shorncliffe service could be run
> with a 1500 Class Loco, because I noticed the service arriving from
Normanby
> pulling into Mayne Yards around 8.00 this morning. Unless QR has other
> plans. It would be interesting to see them use something out of the
heritage
> fleet. To bad none of the old 1200s or 1250s are in working order, that
> would make it even more interesting considering the last of these units
were
> taken out of service in the mid to late eighties.
>
> Dean A Stalker
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>
> Graham Watkins <gwatkins@globec.com.au> wrote in message
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> > There is apparently going to be some sort of ceremony next Thursday 2
> > December at Shorncliffe to mark the last scheduled run of an SX loco
> hauled
> > train. Will probably be the 7.20am ex Shorncliffe.
> >
> > Will this be the last loco hauled suburban train in Australia?
>
>