Re: steam locomotive 5112

["malcolm's" <kmalcolm@tpg.com.au>]

Send it to Canberra, and we'll finish the job.
-- 
Dave Malcolm

Darren Yates <dyates@pnc.com.au> wrote in article
<38e3ce84@occy.pnc.com.au>...
> I've been keeping a wandering eye on this story for some time.
> It seems the group completely broke down when those gentlemen doing the
> actual restoration of the group walked away.
> I understand that all was not well within the group.
> 
> There were some rumours floating about that the LVR had been approached
to
> continue the restoration but cannot confirm these to be true.
> 
> The fact that the job had not been completed even though the loco was
> removed from Bathurst way back in 1989 plus the fact that the loco had
been
> left out in the weather at Oragne I believe shows that it was time to
give
> the loco back to BCC.
> 
> Darren.
> 
> The Kauters <bkwm@ix.net.au> wrote in message
> jmJD4.540$n3.902@news.syd.ip.net.au">news:jmJD4.540$n3.902@news.syd.ip.net.au...
> > loco 5112 which has been undergoing restoration in orange for some was
> > returned to bathurst city council today by lowloader and it is
understood
> to
> > be currentlly stored at the councils works depot.
> > i expect to see a report in tomorrows regional newspapers and if
further
> > information is available from media sources i will post it
> > 5112 was towed from orange east fork to orange railway station for
loading
> > and a short item was shown on the local prime tv. it appeared that the
> loco
> > doing the towing was a silverton 48 class.
> >
> >
> 
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