Re: LVR 73 class

[Railway Rasputin II <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

They had a good cab for sleeping!
:-)

rgds

Bob wrote:
> 
> Chris,
>          the 73 class did not have toilets as they were designed as shunting
> engines. The 47 class (which LVR have several of) do have toilets in the
> short end. Why did the SRA get rid of the 47s, they were probably the most
> unreliable locomotives we ever had and they were the odd units in the fleet
> being Caterpillar powered.  Ask anyone that ever worked on them and they
> will tell you how bad they were.
> Cheers
> Bob
> 
> "chris@enet21.com.au" wrote:
> 
> > my mistake, it was a 47.
> >
> > chris
> >
> > "chris@enet21.com.au" wrote:
> >
> > > I saw a LVR 73 class going through Parramatta today pulling a revenue
> > > raising train - empty container wagons. How often do these units visit
> > > Sydney? I heard the reason why the SRA got rid of them was beacuse of
> > > the lack of toilet, due to union complaints on long runs, how does LVR
> > > get around this? A bucket?
> > >
> > > Chris