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Craig Haber  
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 More options Mar 30 1997, 3:00 am
Newsgroups: aus.rail
From: Craig Haber <albatr...@harnessnet.com.au>
Date: 1997/03/30
Subject: Geelong Line (11)

Gunzelgram 11 - all travel as per previous posts.

Monday 24/3
OL was being held outside #1 Signal Box at 7:44 (very unusual for the OL
to be early!)
It's consist was CLP8-Allambi-Tawarri-Club #3-5BJ-3RBJ-Van-Motorail
8207 had B76-BS-BS-BRS-BZ-ACZ-PCP - all blue
The S/Z set was ACZ262-BS217-BS216-BZ268-BZC253 - arrived at P6 at 7:47
BK711 was coupled to a PCG in the pass yard - it was there all week.
Greaser was stabled at Macaulay.
8:22 x up TNT near Little River
GEX loco - T390+A?? at fuel point, T392, 396, 408, and at least 5G's
present

returned on WCR service 8232 - S302-PCP-4 cars
GEX loco - T392, 408, A79, 5 or more G's, Y's 129, 174, 121
Y110 and 169 at NOG Yd
N463 running around FN1 behind Sth Kensington at 15:26

Tues 25/3
8:00 x up NRC train with ???+442 at Newport
8:27 x up BG goods, with 2 unidentified loco's and a short train
Y169, G543 in NOG Yd
GEX Loco - G521, S307, S301

17:00 up
GEX Loco S307, T390, T396
Y110, 169 at NOG yd
2 G's at NOG 'C' box
2G's at SCT terminal
TNT (?) departing at 17:55
A71 coming off the high roads behind Sth Kensington at 17:56
8237 has S311
X53-X51-T371 on an up NRC steel train bassed behind Spencer St at 18:17
XPT due 19:05

Wed 26/3
XPT due 8:30, OL due 8:2-
8207 had S302-BS-BRS-BZ-ACZ-PCP all blue
R761 and train in steam preparing to depart SRV depot Newport around
8:00
Thick fog in patches near laverton, and south of Corio.
GEX loco - G532, 537, 511, A79, T, Y174, another G.
GEX arr 8:56
S311 on 8220

17:00 up
GEX loco G512, Y121, T
NOG yd Y169, 174
Overshot the platform at Lara and had to back up half the length of the
ACN car at 17:15
17:20 x don NRC SF, solo BL in NRC colours
P11 shunting Arden St
X37 standing under Dynon Road brige, nose facing Spencer St
T390 under Nth Melbourne bridge
A78 under the hump
B76 on 8237

Thurs 27/3
8207 BS-BRS-BS-ACZ-PCP
OL due 8:45
8:08 x up OL at Laverton Jcn
GEX loco S307, T408+390, A 73, T396, 5 or more G's, and S301

Took no notes on up journey.

Friday March 28 was Good Friday, and hence no observations.  

Cheers,
Craig.

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Craig Haber
albatr...@harnessnet.com.au
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