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Subject: Re: {Rumor) Are the VR "C" Class up for sale ?
From: "James C." <james_ccj@my-deja.com>
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2001 01:10:40 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
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References: <3A74DDAF.D830E6F8@gwmail.nmit.vic.edu.au> <795d6.67$aR.1294@news0.optus.net.au> <953ebj$d3o$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <953ha9$faj$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <953hrm$fm9$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <3A76C1D5.AB69EB6E@ozemail.com.au> <956jgu$2i9$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <956kln$3mc$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <95bfjq$ar6$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <95femg$sjd$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <3a7b503b.11210026@can-news.tpg.com.au>
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> A brand new locomotive (like a Q class ) is currently about $5 million
> given the low $A dollar comapred to the $US.
> The real question is whether for the expenditure an addional loco will
> earn enough revenue to pay for itself.
> I suspect that a rebuilt loco is still a much better deal.
> Leasing other peoples locomotives is better again.
>
> MD

The thing is X35 has nothing but a shell, and several bogies missing.
Basically you need to buy EVERYTHING for this rebuilding to proceed. I
was wondering would this rebuilding cost exceed purchase a brand new
loco?

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