Re: SD40s for ASR?

[Patrick Dunford <no.sp@m.please>]

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<<<Thu, 18 May 2000 12:38:31 GMT misc.transport.rail.australia-nz James 
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>I hope the entire interstate system are upto US loading gauge, as well
>as the tracks are heavy enough to carry those "Big MAC" style locos and
>Double stacker carriages. One of the reason why Clyde/Goninha build
>stuff slowly is beacuse they have to redegin everything to suit
>Australian narrow loading gauge and relatively light tracks. Otherwise
>they can just use the blue prints from GM/GE.

Umm no, I don't think so.

Over here we had G-12s built in the US, Canada, and in Australia by Clyde. I
don't think there was any great difference in the Australian built ones.
Similarly we have G-22s that were built in Canada and other G-22s that were
built by Clyde; again I don't think Clyde went to the trouble of redesigning
them to suit local conditions.

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