Re: 8244 not a write off

["David Proctor" <daproc@bigfoot.com>]

Bob <gioia@fastlink.com.au> wrote in article
<349C7F56.EC9091D3@fastlink.com.au>...
> The info in December Digest sugesting that 8244 was a write off after
> the Delec crash in 96 is wrong.

This seem to be a problem with Railway Digest of late - Derek has to rely
on people giving him information, but he should be able to check as to
whether or not something like a locomotive being written off has occurred.

> The unit was out of service for about 5
> months and is now well and truely back. I might add that most of the
> time it was out of service was because Freightcorp stuffed around
> deciding if they would accept Clydes quote for the repairs. Also of note
> is that the repairs for G520 also in the same accident were given to SRA
> Chullora as they put in a cheaper price. Now some 18 months later G520
> is still at Chullora and is reduced to an underframe awaiting
> reasseblly. I hear that it is now over $200,000 over budget and still
> going. I have akso heard that the manager on this project was just
> recently replaced. I wonder how quick Clyde would have been repairing
> G520?
>                                                                   Bob
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