Re: Origin of DA7, NTs

["Justin Cheary" <alco251_244@hotmail.com>]

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Hi all,

DA7 uses the frame, bogies, engine/generator and all other control 
equipement from 4813. The long hood was taken from 870 which now wears 
4813's long hood still in red terror livery. 870 has had an unlucky life. In 
1990/1991 it was severly damaged at Islington Freight Terminal in a shunting 
accident. It suffered body damage and a severly bent frame. It was repaired 
and sent to the Erye Peninsula.
During 1997/1998, it suffered a bent frame again during a derailment. It was 
withdrawn and sent to Pt.Augusta Works for storage.
In regards to NT's 69,73 and 74 they were all transfered from the the narrow 
gauge Orroroo and Wilmington lines. NT74 snapped its crankshaft during 87/88 
and was cut up in 89. NT69/NT73 were stored for a while and then cut up in 
1990. While they were cutting up NT69, sparks started a fire under NT69 
which spread to NT73's fuel tank. The fire totally destroyed both units. Now 
only NT76 remains as the only one left in an operable condition.
Cheers
Justin Cheary

>From: "ben scaro" <bscaro@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: "Aus loco discussion mailing list" <Ausloco@listbot.com>
>To: Ausloco@listbot.com
>Subject: Origin of DA7, NTs
>Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 07:09:33 PST
>
>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 ?
>
>The book also states that the Pt Lincoln 830s lost ground for a brief 
>period
>to the NJs and 'before they were accidentally torched . . . a couple of
>delightful ex-CR NT class locos.'  While it is true that NT 69 and 73 were
>accidentally torched, they were actually in the process of being cut up at
>the time (Rail Australia No.18, Sept 1990), having already been made
>redundant by the arrival of further 830s, 842 in 1987, and 865 ex-Tasmania
>in 1988.  NT74 also worked Pt Lincoln, being cut up a year earlier, still 
>in
>CR desert red and silver.
>
>BTW, this does not take away from what is a fantastic little book.Rod has 
>to
>be one of the most informative writers around, with his wonderful histories
>of branch lines around the country in the ARHS Bulletins.
>
>Cheers
>
>Ben
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