Re: [Rumour] Shipment of freight wagons from PRC

["Chris" <chrisc@fl.net.au>]

Yes, but a SY being smaller than all those other larger types you would only
have to have a custom cab built as
I think the steam dome is in gauge. Though the cylinders may not be. The
Chinese were building new SY's up until recently for industrial use and
branch lines. They may even still build one or two a year out of left over
parts.

Chris


"William Pearce" <ben_issacs@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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>     Fellow Travellers,
>     With regard to importing a Chinese SY class loco, this class has an
> overall height of 4446mm and an o.a. width of 3300mm (Over the bay-window
> cab), the Victorian loading gauge was (and maybe still is)  max. height
> 4267mm, max. width 2972mm. So perhaps we'd better also import a large
> shoehorn!
>                                       Regards,
>                                                         Bill.
>
> "James C." <james_ccj@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> > In article <93m8hg$7es$1@news.eisa.net.au>,
> >   "Rod Gayford" <rjaygee@eisa.net.au> wrote:
> > > I actually read in NSW Digest a couple of years back that it was
> > rumoured
> > > that some group intended to import big Chinese steam to work coal
> > trains in
> > > the Hunter Valley NSW.
> >
> > I know one of the preserve society in US did this before few years back
> > (Can't remember the name of the society).
> >
> > --
> > Cheers
> >
> > Railway Rasputin
> >
> >
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