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Re: [NSW] Whatever happened to 7920?
scrap????? like the shays
Rod Gayford wrote:
> Does anybody know the disposition of the 44 tonners on Christmas Island. I
> understand the railroad has not been used for some time.
> Cheers
> Rod Gayford
>
> "Hugh McGuinness" <hughm@lucent.com> wrote in message
> 38D45BBE.17294687@lucent.com">news:38D45BBE.17294687@lucent.com...
> > David Bromage wrote:
> > >
> > > Hugh McGuinness (hughm@lucent.com) won a Nobel Prize for literature by
> writing:
> > > > When I was a nipper (in 1971 or so) I used to catch trains from the
> > > > Blue Mountains to the city every day. I vaguely remember seeing the
> > > > old black shunter 7920 pottering around the yards. It was a 39 ton
> > > > variant of the famous GE '44 tonner' (build at Schenectady if I recall
> > > > the place and spelling correctly).
> > >
> > > > IIRC, there were originally 4 of these: 7920 - 7923 inclusive, bought
> > > > in the early 50's. 7922 and 7923 were sold to the Commonwealth
> > > > Railways sometime, and 7920 and 7921 were sold in the the early 70's,
> > > > also to CR (IIRC again). What happened then?
> > >
> > > 7920 went to Christmas Island in 1974.
> > > 7921 went to Woomera in 1948, then CR in 1950 as DE90, then back to NSW.
> > > Preserved operational at Thirlmere.
> > > 7922 went to Woomers in 1948, to CR in 1950 as DE91. Preserved static at
> > > Port Dock museum.
> > > 7923 went to Christmas Island in 1974.
> > >
> > > The two on Christmas Island were still working up until a few years ago.
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > David
> >
> > Oh good. Thanks, everyone.
> >
> > I'll have to visit Thirlmere one of these days...
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