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Re: SD40s for ASR?

Subject: Re: SD40s for ASR?
From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 07:18:10 GMT
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Richard (richard_snook@primus.com.au) wrote:
> Why byu a complete loco for spares when you can shop off the shelf in the
> states for the required parts...you buy a loco for a loco...too much waste in
> buying a complete loco for parts...more likely to buy  aloco as a going
> concern or indeed as subjects of upgrades/rebuilds themselves...this  Darwin
> line is going to need some "grunt" locos during its building..SD40's would
> fill the bill nicely...now if only there were some T-2's amongst these
> rumoured beasts!!  ah dream on!!

ASR is rebuilding 422s for Darwin construction trains.

Cheers
David

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