Re: 6042 in south australia?

["Rod Gayford" <rjaygee@smartchat.net.au>]

Gee we will really see the effects of Dorrigo weather on aluminium bodied
rail cars now that DEB & 600 sets have been hauled up there. When is it
going to stop. More importantly, when is anything going to start.

Cheers
Rod Gayford
"Trevor Edmonds" <tedmonds@tmx.com.au> wrote in message
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> chris@enet21.com.au wrote...
>
> > I don't know, If it wasn't that great it would have already been moved.
> Hire of
> >cranes, low loaders, etc from forbes to dorrigo ( I doubt it would be
> allowed to
> >be towed by rail in its present condition, imagine the trouble it would
> cause if
> >it derailed on a main line) . Even if it was broken up it would still be
a
> epic
> >and slow trip.
>
>
> Moving 6042 by rail is not an option. At some stage it would need to be
> transferred to rad to get it to Dorrigo. It needs to be split into 5
pieces
> (front and rear engine unit, front and rear tank and boiler). DSRM owns a
> quad axle float and a tri axle tailer. The major cost would be crane hire
at
> Forbes. The engine units would be rolled off at Dorrigo. The tanks would
be
> unloaded by a combination of DSRM's mobile crane and jacking. The boiler
> unit would be unloaded by jacking. Its a slow process, but this method has
> been used successfully on numerous locomotives, including 4602. DSRM have
> already moved a 60 class boiler & frame to Dorrigo.
>
> The main reason 6042 is still at Forbes is that there is a more pressing
> need to move other pieces of rolling stock. Recent movements to Dorrigo
have
> included 4602, BHP47, BHP52, CF5004, CF5024, X204, 633/733, 4 Silver City
> Comet trailer cars and 4 bogie goods wagons. The Silver City Comet power
> car, 4 car DEB set, 4521, 4420 and 4822 are currently the most pressing
> transport problems.
>
>