> Does anyone know the reasoning behind ANs CK, NJ and NB class designations?
> Most AN early loco classes relate to the builders -
> CL class = CLyde
> DE class = Diesel Electric
> DR class = Diesel Ruston
> GM class = General Motors
> MDH class = Maybach Diesel Hydraulic
> NC class = Narrowgauge Clyde
> NSU class = Narrowgauge SUlzer
> NT class = Narrowgauge Tulloch
> After the CL the L came to mean Loco so we have AL, BL, DL, EL. Then
> marketing got the upper hand and the AN (Australian National) class was
> born.
> The only locos that don't fit are the NB, NJ and CK classes.
> I guess NB could stand for Narrowgauge Botchup and NJ for Narrowgauge Jimmy
> :-)
> But CK class? slightly less than CL class, perhaps???
I used to work in AN's Finance Branch and the word there was that CKs
were so designated because Chris Kiley was the Supply Manager at the
time the locos were bought from V/Line.
Martin