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

["James C." <james_ccj@my-deja.com>]

In article <nPcS4.990$Ne.820368@news0.optus.net.au>,
  "Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> "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
You missing the point here....it's the performance of the loco counts...

Yawwwnnnnn  endless Sydney VS Melbourne stuff, I'm off to QR history
forum now....:-)


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James


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