Re: Freight Victoria Update!

[mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)]

In article <2kJp4.623$A_1.478337@news0.optus.net.au> dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage) writes:
>From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
>Subject: Re: Freight Victoria Update!
>Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 01:59:26 GMT

>Freight_man (freight_man@hotmail.com) won a Nobel Prize for literature by
>writing:
>> 4 wheel Flex Coil Bogies ex GP type Locomotives could be fitted to T and Y
>> class Engines.

>Dynamic brakes?

>You also mentioned "alternators" for some locos. Does this mean AC
>traction motors?

>> The Y would need considerable modification because of the old GE bogie
>> turntables.
>> The Y could receive GP Fuel Tanks, and 8 cyl Engines Ex T Class.
>>  considerable body mods]

>If quad locos will become regular, it might be an idea to remove the cabs
>entirely from some Ts and Ys and make them slave units.

>> The New X , and Even 2nd Series X, could receive the G Class Power Packs and
>> other bits and pieces as required.

>2000hp 645s for the S class? :)

>Cheers
>David


Surely it would make more sense to simply put the existing SG Gs back on BG 
and hire some of the ELs or even 82s from SRA to fill the shortfall.
There are only 4 ELs currently on hire I beleive (2 to ASR and 2 to Austrac) 
which leaves 9 more somewhere.

MD