Re: (VIC) Derailment @ Elders

["< Tell >" <telljb@OZozemail.com.au>]

"Exnarc" <gwrly@netspace.net.au> wrote:
> 
> Hi Terry,
> 
> You are probably right about Reece Jennings being the first or at least one
> of very few back then.
> 
> As for the splitting of the SCT, at Keith or Wirrega it was not unknown for
> the SCT to have to split into 3 peices, ie: put parts of the train in the
> Silo roads and the rest in the siding (crossing loop) to cross other trains
> west bound which were also to long for the loop. I have on several
> occassions followed this train and being held back whilst the oncoming
> trains crossed the SCT and me and then had to wait at the Intermitant
> Permissive Signal whilst the V/Line crew put the SCT back together again.

Ah. I am with you, the SAR used that old trick on a
number of occasions.
  
> As far as I know this only occurred to the SCT due to its length, this train
> whilst unable to cross another long train between Tailem Bend and Wolseley,
> would fit in the 1500m Victorian Loop, of cause I agree that this would not
> have been possible before the Victorian CTC to Ararat was built prior to
> 1982.

Those "sentinal" colour lights and CTC, had something
comforting about them.
 
> PS. You won't to give up those 12 hour shifts they are bad for your health,
> since I gave the deisels away I've found that I can sleep better, contrary
> to some views I'm less grumppy<g> Spark jobs are limited to 8 Hours 29 Min
> for DOO

Say again Bro, 12 hour shifts knock the young blokes
around, best part is, you do 48 hours in less than five
days and then get four days RDO, trouble is when you
get older, it takes four bloody days to get over it.!

----Terry Burton
Alice Springs NT
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