Re: Foreign Locos in Australia

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

When we get occasionaly tour groups from England they often remark how
British our locos look.

rgds

"chris@enet21.com.au" wrote:
> 
> The 32 class
> Beyer Peacock 106 units,Baldwin 20 units, Clyde 45 units, railway
> workshops 20 units
> 30 Class
> Beyer Peacock 95 units, The rest buit in NSW.
> 50 Class
> Beyer Peacock 151, Neilson 10, Dubs 5, North British 84, Clyde 310, NSW
> workshops 30. (were the Clyde ones built here or assembled from inported
> bits?)
> 59 Class all frim the USA
> 60 Class from the UK
> 
> Anthing built before 1900 was usually imported. (only built here if
> needed as a employment exercise- like today! )
> Apart from 35,36,38,57,58 (even these had imported bits)  alot of  locos
> running in NSW were imported or had imported components on them.  It
> seems to me that the big makers can build and deliver faster  than
> aussie companies - like those big US built Diesels in service in the
> Hunter Valley
> 
> I would really like to know where the two indonesian locos are in
> Australia.
> 
> Chris
> 
> John MacCallum wrote:
> 
> > "The Railway Rasputin II." wrote:
> > >
> > > Most of NSWGR locos came from O/S.
> > >
> > I don't think so!
> > As far as I'm aware the majority where build here under licence.
> > --
> >
> > Pope
> >
> > Alias   John MacCallum