Re: Melbourne to Darwin Line revisited.

John MacCallum (johnmac@lisp.com.au)
Fri, 08 Aug 1997 09:16:16 +1000

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David Bromage wrote:
>
> Terry Burton (telljb@ozemail.com.au) wrote:
> >I read recently that the motive power on this proposed
> >high speed line will be using "Gas Turbines".
> >
> >Can any reader of this group confirm that this is what
> >the promoters of this scheme intend to use.?
>
> The article in BRW is the only one I have read in full. It did mention gas
> turbines.
>
> 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
I doubt that the mentioned Gas Turbines would be fueled by Natural
Gas , more likely a light oil eg. Kerosene or Aviation Turbine .

John MacCallum

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