Re: WA locos in Sydney

[Bob <gioia@fastlink.com.au>]

Roy Marshall wrote:

> David wrote:
>
> > Roy Marshall (marsh@zip.com.au) wrote:
> > > PB4 headed by NR9+NR31+Q319+L262 has arrived in Sydney. It passed Moss
> > > Vale over an hour before the tabled at 1033.Bargo 1114.Looped at Picton
> > > for SN44 (local pass) at 1126 and into Campbelltown at 1205.The load was
> > > only approximately 25 wagons.
> >
> > Were all four locos powering? If so, they'd have made short work of te
> > small load.
> >
> > Cheers
> > David
>
> I think so but it was a bit difficult to tell with it all being downhill
> and the speed the thing was doing. Did someone say it was limited to
> 80kmh?
>

I understand that the foreign units were to be dead attached and the train speed
was restricted to 80kph. Sound like they may have gone a bit faster than that.
Bob