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Re: Puffing Billy, Zig Zag and the Mt Lyell Abt

Subject: Re: Puffing Billy, Zig Zag and the Mt Lyell Abt
From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 01:13:49 GMT
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Chris (chrisc@fl.net.au) wrote:
> A classic case of rail museum empire building (PBR & ARHS), they originally
> get it for nothing and then won't let it go for restoration  to operational
> condition because someone else will have control.

The Mt Lyell cars at PBR have been operational for decades.

Doesn't the Abt system provide traction only from the rack? IIRC, the
wheels are free running. At least that's the case on the Snowdon Mountain
Railway. If the railway in Tasmania hasn't put in the rack, the Abt locos
wouldn't be much use.

Cheers
David

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