Re: Victorian sg conversion

["Wilco" <wilco_@hotmail.com>]

Is X36 gauge convertable?

"James Brook" <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> David Bromage wrote:
> >
> > The proposal is not to convert the entire system. The metropolitan area,
> > Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong and probably Warrnambool and Seymour (and
> > Leongatha) would remain broad gauge. Steamrail could convert an R or
two,
> > and restore a J or N or standard gauge.
> >
>
> And where would Steamrail get an N from? The only one left is in the
> museum and I don't think it should be touched. If it is "restored" we
> will no longer have a VR N class locomotive as it will have to be
> modified for modern operational conditions. What is needed is a proper
> museum so these rare locomotives can be preserved properly.
>
> --
> - James Brook -
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