RE: [Ausloco] 422s/NJs

[Peter Donaghy <PeterDo@als.com.au>]

Ben, 

the NJs as I understand it were constructed with a light frame (and
possibly even a small body - they look fairly short and stumpy),
specifically for narrow gauge.  There was a rumour when they were
superceded on the Alice line that their conversion to standard-gauge was
considered, but rejected due to their light construction (others may be
able to confirm this).  I think the NJ / 422 comment just referred to
their basic appearance, rather than any specific design similarities,
though there may be several (e.g. the cab design looks identical).

Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: ben scaro [mailto:bscaro@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, 15 May 2000 2:06 PM
To: Ausloco@egroups.com
Subject: [Ausloco] 422s/NJs


There was a comment made on here that potentially single-cabbed 422s
would 
be rather like NJs- as the NJ was, or was close to, a single cabbed 422.

I'm not aware how close the two designs are, but my understanding from 
Oberg's book was that the only real similarity between the two models
was 
the cab.  The NJ had a less powerful engine, in addition to different
trucks 
and a pressurised carbody.  With such differences, it seems unlikely
that it 
would be the same model.

Any clarification on this ?

Cheers

Ben

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