Re: Interesting Workings at Brisbane - [Qld] Obviously

[royboy@DELETE_THIS.bit.net.au (Roy Wilke)]

On Tue, 30 Nov 1999 20:48:17 +1000, "Dean Stalker"
<dstalker2000@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Sunsteam have arranged for a Diesel-Electric to run light engine for the
>shunting operations of the trip. I'm that they may attach the Diesel to the
>end of the train with BG 1009 still attached, and take the train to the
>Thorneside forkline so it can turn, the rest of the operation I'm not sure,
>thats what I will be interested in when the trip is on. Just watching the
>workings will be entertainment enough. I missed out on an opportunity to sit
>up with the Fireman, Driver and Inspector. So I won't be able to see what
>the workings at Thorneside.

Surely, it won't be necessary to turn a Beyer-Garratt? Isn't a BG just
a bloody big articulated tank engine, when all's said and done?

Roy Wilke