Re: S313 (was Santa Fe fever hits Melbourne)

["Paul Hogan" <pghogan@bigpond.com>]

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Something that was probably so obvious it didn't occur to me, until Brian Ayling sent me back a photo of S313 after a digital touch up...

Forget Santa Fe  - simply substitute tuscan and yellow for blue and yellow, and you have something that is not a million miles removed from a NSW 42 class!  

Regards,

Paul

----- Original Message ----- 
From: James Brook <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au>
To: Aus loco discussion mailing list <Ausloco@listbot.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2000 11:53 PM
Subject: Re: S313 (was Santa Fe fever hits Melbourne)


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> Paul Hogan wrote:
> 
> > Anyone likely to be posting any photos of S313 in the new colours?
> 
> I have updated the news section of my site with info about the S class
> trip and
> also the new Steamrail livery on S313. There are three pics associated
> with the
> articles. Here are some direct links to the video captures:
> 
> The photostop at Toolamba:
> 
> http://www.railpage.org.au/vr/pics/vidcaps/s313_echuca/toolamba.jpg
> 
> The photostop at Elmore:
> 
> http://www.railpage.org.au/vr/pics/vidcaps/s313_echuca/elmore.jpg
> 
> S313 after arriving back at Spencer Street:
> 
> http://www.railpage.org.au/vr/pics/vidcaps/s313_echuca/spencer_street.jpg
> 
> Note: These images are copyright and are not to be used for anything
> other than personal non-profit use without my permission.
> 
> As for the livery of the loco, personally I don't like it because it is
> not a livery that S313 has been painted in while it was in service with
> a commercial operator. The only liveries I would like to see on S313 are
> the VR and V/Line liveries. I do understand why Dieselrail didn't want
> to paint it in the VR livery because it will be destroyed in just a few
> years when the loco is completely rebuilt. From an historical point of
> view the V/Line livery would have been more appropriate. It is also
> simpler than the livery they have used, therefore fitting their
> requirement for a livery that was simple and easy to paint.
> 
> 
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> - James Brook -
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