Re: 3801 and 4401...

[keithm@happy.dca.gov.au (Dave Malcolm)]

In article <sC4D3.16498$ei1.33343@newsfeeds.bigpond.com> <glillic@msn.com.au> writes:
>From: <glillic@msn.com.au>
>Subject: Re: 3801 and 4401...
>Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 20:59:48 +1000


>Darren Yates wrote in message <37dc8e2e.0@occy.pnc.com.au>...
>>Pardon me if this has already been debated/answered/whatevered but can
>>anyone tell me, have these two been sugically attached to each other???
>>
>>It appears that very little steam from 3801 Ltd happens without 4401
>>attached somewhere on the train.
>>
>>Is this the modus operandi from now on?
>>Darren.
>>
>3801  ran from Sydney to Newcastle and return yesterday with six cars
>without the assistance of 4401. Diesel assistance is only provided when the
>patronage necessitates extra cars beyond the power of the 38 on its own. In
>these cases the 44 is at the BACK of the train, far from being surgically
>attatched to the steamer.

>Next weekend the steam and diesel will <top and tail> again for the trip to
>Moss Vale.

>There is now some debate within the ranks of 3801 Limited whether this
>practice will continue in 2000 due to concern about air filters.

>Hope this clears up the distorted inference that the steam and diesel are
>marshalled together.


>Geoff Lillico
>Tours & Marketing
>3801 Limited

>trains@magna.com.au


What an excuse. If the only reason is to increase the number of passengers 
carried then the more sensible and efficient option is to run extra trains 
rather than tack on an extra loco, which is not running at it's full 
capacity. This applies to running 2 steam locos as well. I would also question 
the practice of banking a passenger train in the rear, something the railways 
always tried to avoid.

Dave Malcolm