Re: VLine loco rerostering

Krel (krel4203@netconnect.com.au)
5 Oct 97 10:57:24 GMT

David Bromage <dbromage@metz.une.edu.au> wrote in article
<6173df$6rc$3@gruvel.une.edu.au>...
> Krel (krel4203@netconnect.com.au) wrote:
> >> Do the A's still work all the Seymour passes?
> >>
> >It would appear that the two A's work the down evening Seymour passes
> >returning on the up morning runs.
>
> Which two passes? There are three. I'll assume the 16.27 and 17.28.
>
Seymour Passes Down Mon to Fri
0725 Sprinter
1405 Sprinter
1630 A Class
1728 A Class
1833 Sprinter
2100 Sprinter ( Fridays Only)

Up Mon to Fri
0545 Spinter
0630 A Class
0703 A Class
0930 Sprinter
1905 Sprinter ( Fridays Only)
2100 Sprinter ( Fridays Only)

Down Saturday
0710 Sprinter
1230 Sprinter
1830 Sprinter

Up Saturday
0710 Sprinter
1030 Sprinter

> >The two locos that run down on a Friday
> >night do absolutely nothing until returning to town on the Monday
morning.
> >They are parked around the turntable.
>
> That doesn't sound like "world's best practice" having two rather large
> locomotives which only work ten 99km passenger trains per week.
>
>
Great utilisation, eh?

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Cheers Krel


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