Re: RTM and steam? In the same sentence?

[Bob <alco@one.net.au>]

Add to this the non Government engines running with other museums. Why would
we want more mainline steam locos when we can't fill the few trains that are
steam hauled now? There is not the demand to restore more engines in the
short term. The Victorians have a very short memory, in 1984 there was only
1 K class operable in Victoria, nothing else. I believe Victoria will catch
up with the rest of the world soon, high insurance costs and high access
charges as well as limmited access will do this. Some states in the US have
NO mainline steam as is the case in parts of Canada.
Cheers
Bob

Roy Marshall wrote:

> You conveniently ignore 3801,3830 and 5367. 3265 is currently under
> restoration at Eveleigh and I believe 3237 will be back in service
> before too long. Not as good as Victoria I agree but the costs, eg.
> access charges, are far higher in NSW and make it a lot tougher to run
> trains. Hence the economics of running steam due to high fares needed to
> cover costs are not there.Basically it is getting too hard to get bums
> on seats at the fares you have to charge in NSW!!
>
> Cheers Roy
>
> Brown Family wrote:
> >
>
> > >Meanwhile, Victoria is working towards its 5th operational R class.
> > >
> > Ho-hum, as usual, Victoria has to show our northern cousins how things
> > are done.
> >
> > Try to get your act together you northern bums, otherwise the only
> > steam loco you will ever see Sydney will be an R-class on standard
> > guage.
> >
> > The number of steam locos you have rusting away at Dorrigo almost
> > brings me to tears. What a waste. What a shame that Sydney enthusiasts
> > seem to spend more time bitching and sniping at each other than
> > preserving such precious assets fast rotting away in the humidity in
> > Dorrigo.
> >
> > Les Brown