Re: Oct RD report; Queenslander 2800 locos

["Graham Watkins" <gwatkins@globec.com.au>]

Kevin Green <kgreen@powerup.com.au> wrote in article <380da057@grissom>...
> 
> 
> -- Hello,
> Well the 2800 class only ever come down to Bisbane for wheel lathe and
> sometimes for testing of heights ect. These locos are only allowed to
travel
> at 60kmph through platforms as there width prevents them from going any
> faster. 

The 60km/h limit only applies from Northgate to Normanby. The problem is
not their width but that they roll excessively. The speed limit is to
control the roll.

> Also the cant travel beyond Roma Street via South Brisbane and must
> run on the main lines to Corinda and Acacia Ridge. 

They are not presently allowed to run past Normanby. They are not permitted
to run to Acacia Ridge (although one may be going there soon on test).

> Also they cant travel
> between Roma Street and Bowen Hills via Central.Sometimes they will
travel
> down to Brisbane for the wheel lathe ect as a light engine and they dont
> normally haul trains by themselves south of Rockhampton, they are usually
> vehicles in freight trains behind the electric locos.
> 
> Matthew Green
> kgreen@powerup.com.au
> ICQ 51630312
>