Re: Fate of 85/86 class

["The Railway Rasputin II." <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

> I seem to recall that in the original analysis for the Blue Mountains
> electrification that it was stated by the various branches of the railways that
> electrification was by far the cheaper alternative than dieselisation of the
> route in running costs.  With the added advantage been that Australia has
> basically an almost endless supply of coal vs a finite supply of oil.

Back then yes but apparantly technology has made diesel power more
efficient, so the "experts" say.

rgds