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Re: West Coast Railway and 6042 - AD60 Garrett

Subject: Re: West Coast Railway and 6042 - AD60 Garrett
From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 02:28:55 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Another Optus Customer
References: <018ed270.5f000f2a@usw-ex0102-013.remarq.com> <3882A8EB.1DD74EA4@mailbox.uq.edu.au> <3883080F.36F51E2C@enternet.com.au>

Chris Brownbill (cbrnbill@enternet.com.au) won a Nobel Prize for literature by writing:
> Nothing about WCR would surprise me.  When I first heard about the diesel mu
> control stand in the steam loco I thought it was an April fools joke - but there
> you go.

It's been done in the US several times. One US steam loco has a small 9
position rotary switch in the cab for controlling an assisting diesel.

Cheers
David

References:
- West Coast Railway and 6042 - AD60 Garrett
  - From: darin <darin.o'brienNOdaSPAM@dhs.vic.gov.au.invalid>
- Re: West Coast Railway and 6042 - AD60 Garrett
  - From: Rob Kearey <r.kearey@mailbox.uq.edu.au>
- Re: West Coast Railway and 6042 - AD60 Garrett
  - From: Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au>

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