Re: Fate of 85/86 class

["John McCandless" <johnmc@topend.com.au>]

The Railway Rasputin II. <bob@fastlink.com.au> wrote in message
389C0C69.92F9051@fastlink.com.au">news:389C0C69.92F9051@fastlink.com.au...
> By having electric locos they have to pay on two fronts.
> 1st use of track.
> 2nd use of O/head power lines.
> (I know it is combine in one ginormus fee)
> With the use of deisels they don't have the O/head wiring bit.
> They reckon the fuel is cheaper.
> rgds
>

Also, the overhead lines restrict any expansion of the loading gauge.
Double-stack containers and the like.  Would well wagons get around
this?


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John McCandless
Never play leapfrog with a unicorn...
Cloncurry Qld Au