Re: RTM and steam? In the same sentence?- Other NSW steam

["John Garaty" <jkgaraty@1earth.net>]

Greetings all,
Now all we have to do is get the RIC to convert the NSW network to 2' gauge.
At least this will keep the R's and NA's south of the border. :-)

At the Illawarra Light Railway Museum near Wollongong,  we have 4 "FOUR" 2'
gauge steam locomotives currently in a boiler ticket and steamable at 4
hours from cold.  Check them out on the Locomotives page at
http://www.gghome.com/ILRMS  We still have a Shay and a Fowler to do up.
Anyone want to come and give us a hand instead of "chewing the fat" on this
group?? New members always welcome - and its only an hour south of Sydney.
Regards, John Garaty, member ILRMS

Chris Stratton <stratton.chris.cp@NOSPAMbhp.com> wrote in message
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> "Brown Family" <lbrown2@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> > On Tue, 13 Mar 2001 15:50:35 +1100, David Bromage
> > <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote:
> >
> > >Darren Yates wrote:
> > >> Does anyone know anything more about these proposed priorities for
> returning
> > >> steam to service over the next 10 years?
> > >> Is that how long it will take or do they have a ten-year plan????
> > >
> > >At the current rate, the saga could go on longer than Blue Hills.
> > >
> > >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
>
> There are working steam locos in NSW, just not at the RTM.
> --
> Regards,
> Chris Stratton
> Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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