Re: Ringwood Failure and SRV trip

["Roderick Smith" <rodsmith@werple.net.au>]

Because running round at Mitcham allowed the use of just one loco, and just
one crew.
Even 707 did not take a diesel to Lilydale on its latest run there, because
the train was shorter, and the R could use the loop there.
-- 
Regards
Roderick Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

Iming Chan <ichan@primus.com.au> wrote in article
<37DC8C6D.DABAF372@primus.com.au>...
> Up trains cannot depart from platform 3 at Ringwood, as the crossover
that allow
> such movement was removed earlier.
> > If this is the case, why did Steamrail not run a diesel on the 'other'
end
> > of the train like 707Ops do when they come out this way?
> > thanks
> > Jim