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Re: ALCO vs EMD (was: [VIC] Silver DRC)

Subject: Re: ALCO vs EMD (was: [VIC] Silver DRC)
From: "Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 12:42:59 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Another Optus Customer
References: <39165178.33BA94FE@ozemail.com.au> <D0xR4.917$D9.692122@news0.optus.net.au> <8F2EE5B07telstraNews@139.130.239.94> <2gzR4.1131$D9.776246@news0.optus.net.au> <8F2F66EBtelstraNews@139.130.239.94> <p_zR4.14$uP3.18271@news0.optus.net.au> <8F2F966AtelstraNews@139.130.239.94> <y8AR4.18$uP3.24919@news0.optus.net.au> <39194187.A21AF0D6@harnessnet.com.au> <nvbS4.977$Ne.772794@news0.optus.net.au> <391945A6.C9DA0B14@ozemail.com.au>
Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:8538

"James Brook" <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
391945A6.C9DA0B14@ozemail.com.au">news:391945A6.C9DA0B14@ozemail.com.au...
> Dave Proctor wrote:
> >
> > As opposed to a state that keeps its S and B class? The 80's are only
just
> > over 20 years old, and are far younger than than your B and S classes.
>
> The 80's are just over 20 years old and they are next in line to be
> scrapped! How are we a bunch of idiots if we buy locos that last longer
> than the ones you buy?

After they are scrapped, our OLDEST mainline locos (if you exclude the four
422's that are being kept) are of the same vintage as your YOUNGEST (81's v
G's). This makes a heap of sense to me.

Dave

Follow-Ups:
- Re: ALCO vs EMD (was: [VIC] Silver DRC)
  - From: "James C." <james_ccj@my-deja.com>

References:
- [VIC] Silver DRC :-)
  - From: James Brook <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au>
- Re: [VIC] Silver DRC :-)
  - From: "Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>
- Re: [VIC] Silver DRC :-)
  - From: "Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>
- Re: [VIC] Silver DRC :-)
  - From: mk@netstra.com.au (Michael Kurkowski)
- Re: [VIC] Silver DRC :-)
  - From: "Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>
- Re: [VIC] Silver DRC :-)
  - From: mk@netstra.com.au (Michael Kurkowski)
- Re: [VIC] Silver DRC :-)
  - From: "Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>
- Re: [VIC] Silver DRC :-)
  - From: Craig Haber <albatross@harnessnet.com.au>
- Re: [VIC] Silver DRC :-)
  - From: "Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>
- ALCO vs EMD (was: [VIC] Silver DRC)
  - From: James Brook <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au>

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