Re: The first Aussie-built internal combustion locos?

["Andrew Collier" <andrewc@cashcard.com.au>]

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James,

Just a further note - you may want to get in touch with the Alexandra Timber
Tramway Museum, their Kelly & Lewis 6wl DM was built in 1935 (for the
Rubicon Tramway) and was apparently the first Victorian built diesel
locomotive. Their number is (03) 5772 2392.

Andrew

-----Original Message-----
From: ben scaro <bscaro@hotmail.com>
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Date: Wednesday, 19 January 2000 10:26
Subject: Re: The first Aussie-built internal combustion locos?


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>Port Lincoln had an internal combustion loco from 1914-23, no 259, but I do
>not know where it was built.
>
>Cheers
>
>Ben
>
>
>>From: jshugg@westpac.com.au
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>>Subject: The first Aussie-built internal combustion locos?
>>Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 14:52:15 +0000
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>>Hello all
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>>My first post, though I've enjoyed reading the archives for some time.
>>Hope the
>>subject matter here is not too "small-fry".
>>
>>I'm interested in the current status of those 100 or so 4 wheel, 2 foot
>>(610mm)
>>gauge locos built in Melbourne by Malcolm Moore during WW2 (with 4 digit
>>builder's numbers 1XXX, Ford V8 petrol motors and chain drive).
>>I know the Ida Bay Railway in deep south Tassie had two serviceable models
>>in
>>the early 80s, plus an out of service converted diesel (seized motor).
>>Anyone
>>know current status?
>>Up in Queensland on the sugar canefields, in 1993 I recall seeing one at
>>Nambour, possibly called "Jack", pretty rough nick but looked serviceable.
>>And
>>in 1994, a very neat example up at Mossman.  I think these might both have
>>been
>>fitted with diesel engines.
>>From their website, I know that ANGRMS have two in their museum and
railway
>>at
>>Woodford in Queensland.
>>In Victoria, there was one at the Carribean Gardens railway, Scoresby, as
>>recently as 1994, and I remember reading about a short private railway at
>>Toolern Vale (?) maybe 20 years ago that also had one.  Puffing Billy had
>>one or
>>maybe two (in some disrepair) at Menzies Creek when I was last there in
>>1992.
>>Are there any still left in commercial service around the country?  As
they
>>were
>>built in 1943, they must qualify as close to the first internal combustion
>>locomotives built in Australia.  Or did another type pre-date them?
>>
>>Thanx very much
>>Cheers... James
>>
>>
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