Location: gallifrey
SteamRail to Traralgon Special - 13th May 2017
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Chief Commissioner
Location: gallifrey
Clarke Hudswell
Junior Train Controller
Thankyou!
I am booked on this (part way), but Steamrail had not bothered to tell passengers that the A2 will be solo (the original flyer said "assisted by another steam engine") or the train consist, so this is great news. 5 for 270 tons is about 100 ton under the full goods load for an A2 on the section Dandenong to Traralgon, so this will provide some good sound effects on the 1 in 50 grades, without (much) risk of stalling.
I am booked on this (part way), but Steamrail had not bothered to tell passengers that the A2 will be solo (the original flyer said "assisted by another steam engine") or the train consist, so this is great news. 5 for 270 tons is about 100 ton under the full goods load for an A2 on the section Dandenong to Traralgon, so this will provide some good sound effects on the 1 in 50 grades, without (much) risk of stalling.
steamfreak
Assistant Commissioner
Location: Wodonga, VIC
The A2 certainly looked magnificent on Saturday. An amazing effort by the Steamrail team to get this VR greyhound back on the rails again...
steamfreak
Assistant Commissioner
Location: Wodonga, VIC
Loco
Administrator Railpage 2 Developer
Location: Melbourne
Thankyou!It wasn't a case of not bothering, but a case of a nice surprise after all the final tests deemed the A2 was ready for the solo venture.
I am booked on this (part way), but Steamrail had not bothered to tell passengers that the A2 will be solo (the original flyer said "assisted by another steam engine") or the train consist, so this is great news. 5 for 270 tons is about 100 ton under the full goods load for an A2 on the section Dandenong to Traralgon, so this will provide some good sound effects on the 1 in 50 grades, without (much) risk of stalling.
If an R class was behind the A2, you wouldn't have heard the awesome sound of the A2 that we were lucky enough to hear in both directions.
It went very well!
Valvegear
Dr Beeching
Location: Norda Fittazroy
I am booked on this (part way), but Steamrail had not bothered to tell passengers that the A2 will be soloPerhaps the Steamrail bods were busy enough, and the information wasn't vital anyway.
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