Re: Carriages Ex Melbourne limited
John Abraham Cleverdon (clev@minyos.its.rmit.EDU.AU)
14 May 1997 06:14:47 GMT
Keith Holley (mailman@netspace.net.au) wrote:
:
:
: A friend ask me to put this message up.
:
: He would like to know what happen the Melbourne Limited Carriages or The
: Southern Cross Express as it was know later.
:
: The carriages formed a new train called The Southern Cross Express
: (standard gauge) operated between Melbourne & Sydney diesel hauled,
: like wise it also ran in to financial trouble. The carriages sat for a
: long time in a siding at Albion and the they disappeared. Where did =
: these
: Carriage end up and who owns them ???
:
: Keith
I recall that these carriages were stored at Spotswood Depot for some time,
and that they were burnt out at some stage (arson, I think). This was several
years ago (mid-late 80's, I think - its several years ago now!). We saw them
while on a MRPS visit to the Depot and North Williamstown Museum.
John
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