RE: Origin of DA7, NTs

["ben scaro" <bscaro@hotmail.com>]

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NTs probably did give trouble in later years, but those at Gladstone and 
Peterborough were maintained very poorly by AN.  The Pt Lincoln units were 
better maintained and had a fairly good reputation, particularly as great 
haulers, being set aside mainly due to incompatibility with 830s and NJs.

Hopefully, the new NT book should rescue their reputation a bit, as well as 
putting to rest the numerous errors regarding their history and demise.

Cheers

Ben

>From: Peter Donaghy <PeterDo@als.com.au>
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>To: "'Aus loco discussion mailing list'" <Ausloco@listbot.com>
>Subject: RE: Origin of DA7, NTs
>Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 16:38:34 +1000
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>Ben,
>
>while in Alice Springs, I commented to a couple of the Ghan Preservation
>people that it was a shame they hadn't obtained an NT for preservation:
>they said theose locos were more trouble than they were worth,
>constantly breaking down.  I still reckon even just a static shell would
>have been nice.  They did, however, say that if and whenever the NJs
>become available, they wouldn't mind having the whole six!
>
>DA7 used 4813's frame, but I think 870's panels.  I believe 870 had a
>cracked or bent frame.
>
>Peter
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ben scaro [mailto:bscaro@hotmail.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, 15 March 2000 2:10 AM
>To: Ausloco@listbot.com
>Subject: Origin of DA7, NTs
>
>
>Aus loco discussion mailing list
>
>Hello
>
>From Rod Milne's 'Tuscan Terriers and Mallee Mustard Pots' book, I've
>got a
>question.  I always thought loco DA7 was the rebuilt ex-NSWGR 4813, and
>that
>it was in the process of being rebuilt when AN was sold, so that it
>became
>the first (?) loco in the ASR scheme.  In Rod's book, he asserts that
>DA7
>was rebuilt from 870. 870 seems to have left Pt Lincoln about the time
>that
>DA7 was being rebuilt, so I guess DA7 could be the rebuilt 870, or even
>a
>combination of 4813 and 870. Any comments ?
>
>
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