Re: Melbourne to Darwin Line revisited.
John Wayman (wayman@c031.aone.net.au)
8 Aug 97 12:39:08 GMT
David Bromage <dbromage@metz.une.edu.au> wrote in article
<5sbcup$hls$4@gruvel.une.edu.au>...
> Gas turbines have been suggested on and off for years. Considering the
> size of Australia's natural gas reserves, it's not such a silly idea. I
> think the most recent proposal was an experiment using the demotored 421.
>
> Gas turbine seems more logical than the proposed 12,000hp steam loco.
>
> Cheers
> David
>
With a gas pipeline following the railway, fuel points wouldn't be a
problem either!
Cheers
John Wayman