Re: LVR 73 class

["malcolm's" <kmalcolm@tpg.com.au>]

Actually I wouldn't mind betting the only reason the 47s and the 73s were
unreliable was because the cooling system was never cleaned out and became
clogged with sludge. This then causes overheating and in a Cat cracked
heads. So the unreliability was not because of any design deficiency or
age, just a lack of maintenance.
-- 
Dave Malcolm

Bob <alco@acay.com.au> wrote in article <38F07562.C8EF5A93@acay.com.au>...
> 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