Re: Late Running Ghan

Rita and Kevin Lawrence (KREL4203@NETCONNECT.COM.AU)
Wed, 25 Nov 1998 21:04:23 +1100

Eastbound passengers were detrained at Stawell and the train ran empty to
Maroona. Westbound passengers will be bussed to Ararat. The train that
derailed was the Alice Springs service and it screwed a journal on Tuesday.
TNT screwed a journal near Cook on Monday. Not a good week for the Nullarbor.

Cheers

Krel

At 18:40 25/11/98 +1030, you wrote:
>Due to the derailment of an NR freight at Kingoonya, SA (between Port
>Augusta and Tarcoola) the Ghan was very late into Adelaide.
>
>After servicing, etc. at Keswick it was passing through Belair at 5.40pm
>Wednesday heading towards Melbourne, but I have been told that the train
>will terminate at Ararat with buses used between there and Melbourne.
>
>Loco was NR82 with 12 carriages and no motorail.
>
>Cheers,
>Martin
>
>
>
- Kevin Lawrence (Krel)
"When I die I want to go peacefully in my sleep just like my grandfather.
Not screaming and scared shitless like his passengers."