Hi Steve
On (05 Jun 97) Steve Asher wrote to Alec Cameron...
 SA> If the record still stands, it was 57,309 tonnes of iron ore (72,191
 SA> tonnes
 SA> gross, including locos), on the BHP Iron Ore line from Newman to Port
 SA> Hedland, on 28 May 1996. (Source: Railway Digest, July 1996)
Thanks, yes that's the mag I saw at my bro in law's home. He is an O gauge
modeller- the train shed is wider than his house!!
The O'seas RAILFANS messages seem to have dried up. Yours is the first I
have seen in a week.
In 1950 I made first visit to your town. Semaphore suburb, had steam train on
the main street Yankee style. The railmotors were called Barwell's Bulls, 
hey
had a low mournful whistle. Barwell was a one- time Chief Commissioner I was
told. The overnight express to Melbourne was a hell of a rough ride as the 
wo
steam locos up front kept arguing during starting out of stations- mighty
drawbar shocks to keep all the passengers alert!!
And on the main station, it cost a penny to use the lavatory. You gave the
cash to an attendant, he walked ahead to the cubicle, wiped the seat with a
light towel, flushed the pan: "There you are, Sir!"
Cheers.....ALEC
...         Me drive? I'll take the train as the good Lord intended!  ^oo   
oo^oo   oo^
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