Re: C17 4-8-0 No.988 at Cairns

["Chris Stratton" <stratton.chris.cp@bhp.com.au>]

"Ed" <ews3@nospicedham.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> I read a report (late 1980's?) that this C17 No.988 was being dismantled
for
> investigation for return to service.
> It had previously been on display in a park in Cairns.
>
> Does anyone know its current status & location?
>
> Thanks
>
> Ed
>
>
Not current, but I photographed it in the yard near Cairns station in March
1992.
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Regards,
Chris Stratton
Wollongong, NSW, Australia