> David Corrie wrote:
> >
> > Does any one Know why the N Class Loco's seem to be regularly catching
> > fire. Over the last 6 Mths I am aware of several reported fires.One near
> > Shepparton and at least 2 on the Bendigo line.
>
> Probably because they are G.M and not ALCO built.
> ALCO FAN
Perhaps Brad would like to explain a similar spate of ALCO 442 class fires?
The usual cause is electrical fires cuased by bad contactors or bad insulation. There
are, however, a number of reasons why locos catch fire, most of which could be avoided by
more maintenance.
-- David Johnson http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/ trainman@ozemail.com.au trainman@railpage.org.au