Re: [NSW] 44 vs 48 class

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

"David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message news:xfby5.12
> Tezza (tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au) wrote:
> > "Ben O'Regan" <benandveronica@net21.com.au> wrote in message
> > > I read somewhere that one 44 class loco was equal (in haulage terms)
to
> > two 48 class.
>
> > In general terms a main line engine was equal to 2 branch line engines.
I
> > just had a look for my old books to get the exact figures, but it looks
like
> > I've thrown everthing out.
>
> A pair of 48s is equal to a 44, but a 44 is not equal to a pair of 48s. A
> 44 can't be in two places at once. :)
>
> V/Line found this out to its peril with the mass withdrawal of Ts and Ys.

So did FC. They had enough horsepower, but not enough actual number of
loco's.