Re: West Coast Railway and 6042 - AD60 Garrett

["Duncan Terry" <dterry@equinoxasia.com>]

I would hope that it was S304, as a boy and now a big boy, I have always
dreamed of wining Tats and building a  S class Steam loco, but on standard
gauge.

Duncan

David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> 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