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Re: Central West Rail Preservation Society 50 class
- Subject: Re: Central West Rail Preservation Society 50 class
- From: "chris@enet21.com.au" <chris@enet21.com.au>
- Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 19:29:45 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Customer of Connect.com.au Pty. Ltd.
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- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:7520
So they should be getting the 36 & 35 class back in service in the near
future??
I rekon the SRA should do the same as Bathurst Council and take back some of
the locos on rotten row, including the 12 class and mountian radial. Better
stored at Redfern workshops undercover than out in the open at Thilmere.
Chris
Hunslet wrote:
> > > I would have thought the NSWRTM would have been involved as
> > > they are better set up for steam loco maintainence?
> >
> > They can't even get their own going!
>
> No - just that the RTM has set different priorities. It sees it as
> being essential to set up operations based on the "Southern Aurora"
> rolling stock (including the S.A. dining car train) and associated
> diesel motive power, in order to maximise the financial return from the
> general public to support its overall preservation activities, including
> steam locomotives.
>
> Hunslet.