Re: [Rumour] Shipment of freight wagons from PRC

["Rod Gayford" <rjaygee@eisa.net.au>]

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.  Maybe the surprise is just 3 bags of rice.
Cheers
Rod Gayford

"Brown Family" <lbrown2@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 10 Jan 2001 09:33:59 GMT, Adam <adamdunning@start.com.au>
> wrote:
>
> >Well Steamrail/SRV are committed top getting R700 going again.
> >
> >WCR eh?  I heard a rumor a while back they sent plans to China of a
> >4-8-2 version of Victoria's R class...
> >
> I believe it was a 4-8-2 + 4-8-2, R-class Garratt actually.
>
> There was some rumour about an investigation on reconstructing part of
> the old Warrnambool Wharf Line to form part of a triangle to turn the
> beastie. If WCR get that contract with some yet to be made known
> courier service for parcels delivery along the way, and a contract
> with the environmentalists for whale relocations which actually
> involves extending the Wharf Line all the way out,  one R-class isn't
> going to be enough.
>
> ( ;-)))
>
> Les Brown