Re: CAR Narrow Gauge remembered.

[telljb@ozemail.com.au (Terry Burton)]

Peter Homann <loco@prrps.com.au> wrote:
>NT76 is still very much in service.  It is used as the 
>large power shunter (for those jobs NB30 can't
>handle), and works a large number of our ballast and 
>other works trains.
>The NT, although not looking as good as the NSU, is far 
>kinder on the track, hence generally gets more
>mainline work than the NSU.
>Apart from the occasional failure account old batteries, 
>the NT has been a good unit.
>Cheers,
>Peter

That's good news Peter, I will have to visit PRR again
in the future.
The NSU's required very sound wooden sleeper track and
did not take kindly to sharp curves, it comes as no
surprise that on the NAR steel sleeper track they gave
very little trouble.

Cheers

----Tell
Alice Springs NT