Re: (VIC) New Steam Loco Construction

[david <david@nmit.vic.edu.au>]

I might have erred, others said  5 billion, I heard 5 millian. And a SG version
as well.  aBG verion would be a waste of money as routes  are lost, or to be
regauged.

And as James Brook points out the idea of the streamlined/unstreamlined is a
question that would stop it's building for a while !!!  Myself would applude
either - though when one menstion "S" Steam I think of the locos as they were
when cut up not as built !

Regards
David

PS watch out  Rod, you may see more  little locos later this year.......

comtrain wrote:

> "> Would you really spend $5 billion build a loco which can only run between
> > Melbourne and Geelong?
> >
> > Cheers
> > David
>
> David,
> I don't know where you got your 'guestimate' of 5 billion from...but if it
> cost that much, and you were able to raise the money, I bet you could find
> the 100,000 dollars to relocate Ararat turntable, or build another Y at the
> end of the coal sidings big enough to turn an engine. Cost of land about
> $75000 and $25000 should cover the cost of laying track recovered from the
> old Y, [about to be ripped up by the local Council..so be quick.]
> Rod