Re: NSW Stolen builders plates

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

The reverser handles alone were $300.00 each.
As far as building things to run on rails from lifted parts, too late it
has been done. A you bute super rail trike back in the 1970's.

rgds

"chris@enet21.com.au" wrote:
> 
> If you can do that the someone out there is building a 82 class loco out of stolen
> parts.
> I have heard the police have investigated missing items from time to time, has
> anybody been caught?  if you  had 20 buliders plates you would have at least 20
> charges to face.
> 
> Remember that British Rail employee a year or two back who was charged for stealing
> carriages and locomotives. Did he go to gaol?
> 
> chris
> 
> "The Railway Rasputin II." wrote:
> 
> > >
> > > it would have to be pretty rare to risk getting the sack or worse. Is it worth
> > > it?
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> >
> > On this job if it isn't bolted down its gone, sometimes even that isn't
> > enough.
> > There was a time where if you wanted something you passed the word
> > arround and it magicly appeared!
> >
> > My old safeworking instructor told me of a time when he lived in Werris
> > Creek, I think, and he made a comment that he and his wife wanted a
> > picket fence in the front. The next day it magicly appeared already
> > painted. The colour just happened to match the fence at the station,
> > which was missing.
> >
> > There was a formula to calculate how much you had to steal to balance
> > out the tax that was taken.
> >
> > There are numerous examples still going on today, risk or no risk.
> >
> > rgds