Re: Diesel 4102

[Railway Rasputin II <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

It is not in working order. 
Oil major leaks in in the engines plus parts mising.
Yes it did go to to the XPT centre for repairs.
However it has suffered from the RTM curse, which means that it can
never be fixed properly. Why I have no idea. This applies to all the
locomotives and rolling stock.

rgds 

Chris Stratton wrote:
> 
> AFAIK 4102 is still in working order but is not used as there are other more
> reliable diesels available, like D1 and 7006,or the mainline diesels. Even
> though D1 is older than 4102 it is still more reliable. 4102 is rated at
> 745kW, but only if both engines are working, D1 is 565kW and 7006 is 580kW.
> --
> Regards,
> Chris Stratton
> Wollongong, NSW, Australia
> "Jonathan Lau" <jonlau@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> news:395A99DF.E214BC3D@ozemail.com.au...
> > chris wrote:
> >
> > > How often, if at all does this loco venture out on SRA metals or is it
> > > banned?
> > >
> >
> > To my knowledge, the RTM repaired it and returned it to working order some
> > years ago.
> >
> > However, when I visted RTM last month, it was stored along with 4001 and
> > other "inactive" exhibits. It looked like it hadn't seen any action for a
> > while and the cab was being used to store junk.
> >
> > Jon Lau
> >