Re: 4801 and other Alcos' (and GM's)

["Adam Dunning" <adamdunning@start.com.au>]

The other (and mabey slightly unlikely) possibility is that FA may have
purchased these 5 locomotives (2x 422 and 3x 49) for work on the gauge in
Vic, possibly freeing other locomotives (a couple of T's and X's) to work on
BG.  Who knows.  Can anyone definitely confirm where the 422's and the 49's
are going?

Adam

"Steve Zvillis" <szvillis@netspace.net.au> wrote in message
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> Andrew Tailby <atailby@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> > > someone can preserve Clyde GM, 4901! It would have been nice to see
3801
> > and
> > > 4901 working together! Two Clydes in green livery with yellow
striping!
> > > I am suprised that Lachlan Valley Railfreight, Northern Rivers R.R. or
> > even
> > > Great Northern haven't snapped up the remaining stored "49" class
locos
> > yet.
> > > I would have thought branch line Clyde G.M.s would have been very
> popular
> > > (despite their age).
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Steve Z.
> > >
> > > ok here is ur answer to what happened to them
> > D141 NRR Light Engines pass Adamstown at 1911pm tonight with 42107(A)/
> > 42206(B) + dead attached 4903(A)+ 4914(B)+ 4901(B)+ 4912(A)+ 4909(A).
Was
> on
> > main line and crossed into yards after level crossing at Adamstown. Ran
in
> > front of NT-1 from Sydney to Sulphide.
> > and these went south on austrac  4917 4904 4910 42203 42220
> > so some have been keeped
> >
>
> Well that is encouraging. Casino should become a G.M. fans Nirvana! Even
if
> you normally hate G.M.s (like me). N.R.R.'s selection of the most
> entertaining of the breed (49's, 421's, & 422's) should soften the disdain
> of even the most hardened four stroke diesel fan! I hope N.R.R. decide to
> run 4901 and not pick on it for parts. There may be hope for the "Green
> Frog" yet!
>
> Andrew, you mentioned Austrac re 49's 4, 10, 17 and 422's 3 & 20. Does
that
> mean they are going to Junee? As I thought the 422's at least, were going
to
> Great Northern (presumably in Melbourne) - well at least that's what I saw
> someone else mention recently?
>
> Regards,
> Steve Z.
>
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