Re: Pendennis Castle

[James Brook <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au>]

James Brook wrote:

> Bill wrote:
>
> > I totally agree with David. IMO, the purchase of the Pendennis Castle was no
> > more than an egotistical exercise by Hamersley Managers in the 1970s. It was
> > totally out of place in the Pilbara. (I saw it there in 1978.) In fact, it has
> > no place in Aussie railway history.
>
> According to Leon Oberg's book "1850's - 1990's Locomotives of Australia" Hammersly
> Iron actually purchased the Pendennis Castle because they couldn't get an
> appropriate loco from NSW.

This could be easily misunderstood. Obviously no steam loco is historically
"appropriate" for the Pilbara. I meant operationally appropriate, ie: a passenger loco
in good condition.

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- James Brook -

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