Re: EE questions

["ben scaro" <bscaro@hotmail.com>]

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Hello

The Philippine National Railways mainly (perhaps exclusively) bought GE 
locos for its 3'6" system.  The first model was a cab/hood version of the 
UM12C model used by the famous White Pass and Yukon, bought by the 
predecessor Manila Railway.  Later designs are more typical U6B, U8B and 
U10B GE types along with a hood design a bit like the NZR Dx.  The John 
Holland Construction 1620 class in the Philippines were not PNR locos and I 
think were used exclusively on construction trains, though with the 
reliability of PNR units being what they are, there's nothing to say they 
may not have found themselves at the head of a PNR passenger train (they run 
very little freight).

I think locomotive reliability has improved on the PNR; along with the 
restoration of the Southern line to Legaspi there are various proposals to 
rebuild various lines of their rail system.

Cheers

Ben


>From: "D.M.Clement" <damian@vwtype3.freeserve.co.uk>
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>Subject: Re: EE questions
>Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 21:31:57 +0100
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>According to Janes World Railways the only EE loco's in malaysia in service
>in 1996 were the Class 22, a Co-Co, 1275 kW 8CSVT Mk3 powered loco with 
>full
>width body, two windows at the front, of which 38 were in service in 1994.
>Visit http://www.ktmb.com.my/ for a picture. There are no other EE loco's
>listed.
>Does anybody have any more details of the loco's that went to Malaysia?
>
>With regard to the Phillipines, the same source quotes that they only had 
>57
>diesel loco's in service in 1994, and availability was at 20%!!!
>
>Cheers
>
>Damian Clement
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rita and Kevin Lawrence <KREL4203@NETCONNECT.COM.AU>
>To: Aus loco discussion mailing list <Ausloco@listbot.com>
>Date: 25 October 1999 10:17
>Subject: EE questions
>
>
> >3       Anyone know details of the locos that went to the Phillipines and
> >Malaysia. What class and number are they now? Are they still in service?
>
>
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