Re: ATN wheat contract/ SA loses its shine

["Paul Hogan" <pghogan@bigpond.com>]

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Rail 2000 Inc <rail2000@adelaide.on.net> wrote, and I selectively quote"
<snip>

>>.  If the contract goes ahead they will be built in China and it will be at the
>> Qiqihar Locomtive and Rolling Stock Works in the NW of the country, they
> will be 25 tonne tare with 75t load capacity. 

Just hope they don't build the wheat hoppers to the Chinese loading gauge!  A Chinese QJ class looks to have small wheels until you get closer to it, then you realise just how high they are.

> OK! OK! I give up I can't take it any more. Once the centre of the universe
> for sightings, locomotive types and liveries South Australia seems to have
> lost its claim to be centre of the Australian railway universe!

Don't worry Mark, we'll try and make Adelaide the focus of attention again by sending you all our surplus Stealth Blue units! Or, wait for the invasion if the B class (with our without silver bogies) starts growling up to Mount Lofty every weekend.

Cheers,

Paul

PS - There's a wonderful cartoon in todays Daily Telegraph (Sydney) featuring a "lost" Sydney suburban. It's not on the News web site - if someone could scan it and email a copy, I'd appreciate it. 


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