Re: West Coast Railway and 6042 - AD60 Garrett

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Stuart Thyer (s.thyer@anatomy.unimelb.edu.au) won a Nobel Prize for literature by writing:
> Laugh if you will, but I've heard it straight from the mouth of a WCR
> director. I imagine it is only a maybe not a will, stay tuned but don't hold
> your virtual breaths. WCR are not afraid to look at all options no matter
> how ludicrous they sound.

The knockers said that R711 would never turn a wheel again, let alone be
haul regular passenger trains.

> They have also looked at Pendennis Castle

Not entirely suitable for the eastern states on any gauge. The big driving
wheels are okay for Brunel's billard table out of Paddington, but wouldn't
be very useful on 1 in 50s. Remember that J515 could outrun Flying
Scotsman on part of the north east.

> and a new chinese built engine.

I don't think a QJ would fit in the Victorian loading gauge. Or do they
mean S304? :)

Fully operational steam locos from Ireland were also looked at a few years
ago.

Cheers
David