Re: (VIC) New Steam Loco Construction

[James Brook <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au>]

David Bromage wrote:
> 
> James Brook (ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au) wrote:
> > During the ARHS 50th anniversary trip in October 95, I seem to remember
> > someone walking around the train with a few brochures asking for
> > donations to build a new S class. Somehow I don't think this is viable
> > in Australia and if it was, the money would be better spent on
> > maintaining and restoring our existing steam locos instead of
> > constructing a new one.
> 
> The problem with an S would be, what do you do with it? If you're going
> to build a streamlined S, where in Victoria can you turn it? The Wodonga
> triangle no longer exists, and the only turntable big enough is Ararat.
> 
> Would you really spend $5 billion build a loco which can only run between
> Melbourne and Geelong?

I prefer the unstreamlined S anyway. :-)

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