Re: Fate of 85/86 class

[Don Allitt <nahgfa@zeta.org.au>]

And how do you think ELECTRICITY is made ???Do you think it is just waiting
in the cables for someone to use it.Look around you.At least maybe someone
has with the building of the windmills at Blayney to go ahead.Funny that i
have seen windmills on farms for years.Things dont change they stay the same.

Don

Garry Hoddinett wrote:

> > Dion Williams <onamission@start.com.au> wrote in message
> > In the end it only means more time spent trying to find a non-fossil
> > fuel based alternative, and the eventual end of pure diesel power is a
> > fact of life that will outlast any arrangement between RAC and its
> > various customers. Increasing the use of electric traction now will
> > inevitably mean large savings on fuel expenditure in 5-10 years time.
> >
> > Dion
>
> Ultimately you must be right but the argument that electrification is the
> way to go because it will mean cheaper running costs in the years ahead I
> have heard numerous times over the last thirty years. We still seem to be
> waiting for that day.