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RE: G522+EL51

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The 'EL' cab is one of the most preferred around - it was designed by a 'cab committee' led by Bob Proctor (ex-SRA and now ex-NR also).  The work done by that group went into the design of the 'NR' cab.

Melanie Dennis
Australian Steam Group

-----Original Message-----
From:	Don Allitt [SMTP:nahgfa@zeta.org.au]
Sent:	Friday, 03 March, 2000 5:36 PM
To:	Aus loco discussion mailing list
Subject:	Re: G522+EL51

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afternoon Danny, I spoke to the crew at Tolls siding on the saturday i posted
the 2 EL's and X38 out of Sandgate and they both said they preffered the
EL'S.The driver of G522 at Wang didnot seam to have a prefference was just happy
to have a job he loved.
Don. Seeyatomorra.

emd567 wrote:

> Aus loco discussion mailing list
>
> Just wondering if anyone has talked to crews regarding there preference to
> which loco they drive from.
> It seems they prefer (or is it a qualification issue) to drive from the G
> class rather than the X class on the logs even though it means more shunting
> at Queenbeyan. I would assume the EL would lead the G from Queenbeyan
> tonight  as it would mean less shunting, but they normally drive from the G.
> Is an EL preferred over a G ?
> On the south Danny



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