Re: QR ICE carriages

[Graham Duffin <duffin@dyson.brisnet.org.au>]

"Peter & Sue Cokley" <petan@ion.com.au> writes:
>  Now that the tilt train is running, what is happening to the former Rocky
> ICE carriages? Seems there are 20 carriages but only 4 are apparently being used since last
> Friday when the tilt train started.

The ICE carraiges have been cascaded down to operate Bris-Nambour-Caboolture
services.  Their current usage is:

6  Gympie North train and morning standby in Bris for Tilt Train
4  Stabled at Caboolture overnight to operate Nambour shuttles
4  Operate Bris - Nambour service Mon-Fri
   On Sat/Sun joins with 2 spare trailer cars to work Bris-Rocky-Bris
2  spare trailer cars Mon-Fri. On Sat/Sun joins with 4 power cars to
   operate Bris-Rocky-Bris.
2  operate "shandy" on Sat aft to Gympie Nth train with EMU set
   and returns Sunday aft ex Gympie Nth
2  spare power pair - scheduled for workshops overhaul.
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20 ICE carriages

Graham Duffin
Salisbury, Qld.