Re: [Ausloco] Re 422 Class

[Bob <alco@acay.com.au>]

I have been told tonight that 42219 is allocated to the RTM and is
stored under cover at Delec. I will have this confirmed hopefully in the
next few days. Further to 42220, I am now told it was sent to Lithgow to
donate good wheel sets and traction motors to 81 class units. I am told
that Freightcorp even swapped wheel sets on 42219 knowing it was going
to the RTM giving the loco half life wheels.
Cheers
Bob

Peter Booth wrote:

>  My understanding of the heritage situation is that the presevation
> groups must be given the opportunity to select a loco for preservation
> before any are offered for sale. This is how the RTM got 4916, 4803
> and 44211. The group concerned must place a request in first. 4801 as
> a Heritage loco preserved by the Railways has nothing to do with the
> RTM and they already have their hands full with the locos they have on
> hand at  the moment. The Railways got themselves into hot water in the
> past when they had firesales and the preservation groups didn't have
> the financial resources to compete. One offshoot of this was the
> setting up of the Heritage section within the Railways to oversee this
> heritage preservation. Peter Booth
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