Re: Far West happenings

Robert Gioia (gioia@fastlink.com.au)
Thu, 22 Oct 1998 21:11:19 +1000

Help is on the way for WL34. This afternoon 7344 took PFZ 2219 in to
Central and it was attached to the front of the Indian Pacific. At some
point west of Bathurst both trains will cross and the PFZ will go onto WL34
and restore lighting and airconditioning. One wonders what conditions out
of Broken Hill would be like without these modern conveniences? The reason
the PHA was declared a total failure was because it screwed a journal on a
bogie (axle siezed in roller bearing). As the other PHA is not running
because of Bogie maintanence the PFZ may run on the Broken Hill and
Griffith services for some weeks.
Cheers
Bob

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> From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
> To: Gunzels <sightings@omni.com.au>
> Subject: Far West happenings
> Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 11:48 PM
>
> WL-2 left Broken Hill about an hour late this afternoon, and was a double
> consist. It is hauled by NR53 (SeaLink) and NR30 (Warmi).
>
> WL33 arrived very late and had three passenger cars (all full). The
power van
> became a complete failure at Kaleentha(?) and was removed from the train.
The
> train continued to Broken Hill with no power or lights or
air-conditioning. If
> the power van cannot be repaired tomorrow, the train will probably not
return to
> Sydney as WL34.
>
> --
> David Johnson
> CityRail Guard
> trainman@ozemail.com.au
> http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
>
>