Re: Strange train seen tonight

Darren Wood. (darrenw@alphalink.com.au)
Thu, 24 Dec 1998 22:35:47 +1100

**Were they in full multi-unit or were some off line/hauled dead?
**What is the ruling grade loads for these 6 or 7 locos assuming that
they were all active?
**Are these type of locos authorised to run within Victoria?
**Perhaps the red light on the front was a crossing light--it had to
"key loop" through the ASW territory to cross a shooting star??????

Rita and Kevin Lawrence wrote:
>
> Hello People,
>
> I've just seen a strange train headed in your general direction. It
> had six or seven locos, brown with white markings. they were all named but I
> only caught Rudolph, Dancer & Prancer. The others I missed, the train was
> very fast. It was full of strange multi-coloured packages and driven by some
> fat guy in a red suit - dressed up like the middle of winter!!! The lead
> loco had a red marker light on and the air horn sounds like jingle bells.
>
> Merry Christmas Everyone. A safe and train-filled to you all.
>
> Cheers
>
> Krel
> - 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."