Re: [NSW] Dorrigo (was: 6042 in south australia?)

["chris@enet21.com.au" <chris@enet21.com.au>]

sorry.....
citics should be critics - or maybe they are the same?

"chris@enet21.com.au" wrote:

> Hi
> Has Dorrigo ever considered runing main line steam trains from Sydney as a "off
> shoot" operation. Say with a 59 class or 50 - a 3801 Ltd type operation. I would
> have though it would have been rather lucrative. (especialy this year) It
> certainly would quiten a lot of citics.
> Or do finances prevent this.?
>
> Chris
>
> Trevor Edmonds wrote:
>
> > James Brook wrote...
> >
> > >If Dorrigo put some money into their existing collection instead of buying
> > new
> > >things to add to the rust pile, they might actually get somewhere.
> >
> > Spoken with the gravity and conviction that only total ignorance can bestow.
> >
> > We have spent countless thousands of dollars and hours on conservation of
> > our rolling stock. Nearly every piece of rolling stock in Dorrigo yard has a
> > new Orminoid roof, fresh Solarguard paint and is weatherproofed. The
> > locomotives are regularly black oiled and are showing no signs of
> > significant deterioration.
> >
> > You have obviously never had a good look.