Re: electric loco 4501 or 7001

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

But 7100 was built from parts of "red rattlers" and not compatible with
any of the 46's. 

Well thats what the SRA sheets on the thing as well as the RTM
locomotive directory state.

rgds 

Matthew Geier wrote:
> 
> In article <3948A233.5E794DDB@enet21.com.au>,
> chris  <chris@enet21.com.au> wrote:
> >I had thought it was kinda complete, as I heard a story that it wouldn't take
> >much to get it going again except the will of the RTM's management.
> >
> 
>  I've been in side it. While most of the parts might be there, they are NOT
> in the right order. :-)
>  The abestos was at least partially stripped out and any part in the way was
> either cut off or left in a pile in the corner.
> 
>  The cabs have been heavly vandalised.
> 
>  The window to restore it to operation has been lost I expect. While the 46
> class were still running, and there were trained fitters and parts that could
> be taken from 46 class, there was a chance. Now, forget it. We'l have a
> hard enough time trying to remember how to repair the 46 class, let alone
> the similar but not quite the same prototype.
> 
>  The easiest way to get 7100 running again would to be complete the vandalism
> job and put a modern solid state converters in the body. No one would see the
> chopper modules inside the car-body :-)