Re: [NSW] RTM (was: Countrylink & Sydney things to do)

["chris@enet21.com.au" <chris@enet21.com.au>]

hi
for what it's worth

I was down a Thilmere a few years ago and one of their staff members told me they
don't need anything larger than a 30T running for loop line service. Anything
larger than that and it's not economical. Large steam  locomotives are very
expensive to maintain and run.

chris

"The Railway Rasputin II." wrote:

> > I meant in preservation. There are a number of locos that were running in the
> > 1980's and early 90's that aren't running now. 3642 is one example.
> >
> > --
> > - James Brook -
> >
>
> Add to that 5910, 3001, 1709 and 2705 (for the moment as it is being
> services over the summer.)
>
> The RTM has no running steam engines apart from the 27.
> the 49 and 48 have taken over the Loopline until the 27 is back on line.
>
> rgds