Re: Stored Locomotives

[mauried@tpg.com.au (Maurie Daly)]

In article <BYqg5.20$dW1.8261@news0.optus.net.au> dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage) writes:
>From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
>Subject: Re: Stored Locomotives
>Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 02:04:17 GMT

>Maurie Daly (mauried@tpg.com.au) wrote:
>> In the case of the ANs which are only between 6 and 8 years old its absurd 
>> that these locos are being stored.
>> If NRC doesnt need them it should sell them.

>Questions would be asked if they did. 10 ANs in storage effectively means
>10 NRs which weren't needed and/or traffic which they lost to other operators.

>Cheers
>David


Surely though its better to use locomotives that you own outright like the ANs 
than to use locomotives like the NRs which are leverage leased,although I 
suspect that you are right,that if NRC tried to sell surplus NRs there would 
be a lot of questions asked.

MD