Re: West Coast Railway and 6042 - AD60 Garrett

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

Rob Kearey (r.kearey@mailbox.uq.edu.au) won a Nobel Prize for literature by writing:
> Stuart Thyer wrote:

> [6042 returns, courtesy of WCR}

> > 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. They have also looked at Pendennis Castle and a
> > new chinese built engine. I personally have my doubts, but that is what they
> > stated they were looking at

> Surely there's plenty of other, less expensive options? If they can get
> a 60 running again, more power to them, but it sounds like a big
> investment. 

> I'd be thinking more along the lines of a 36 or 59, or if I was really
> going left field, 3813 (what condition are the bits in, anyway?).

> Semi-seriously, why not reguage an R? There may be economies of scale
> and whatnot in sticking to what they know.

I think all/most of the Webb designs had provision for regauging. Imagine
523 with all the same modifications as R711!

Cheers
David