Re: National Rail 4 wheel hopper

Krel (krel4203@netconnect.com.au)
29 Jun 97 03:31:58 GMT

Matthew Geier <matthew@sleeper.apana.org.au> wrote in article
<5p1bej$ri5$1@sleeper.apana.org.au>...
> "Krel" <krel4203@netconnect.com.au> writes:
>
> >Terminal was KI 1065, a 4 wheel NSW coal hopper lookalike painted yellow
> >and being towed about by a track machine as the 4 wheeler had no
drawgear.
>
> >Anyone got any info, history, etc????????
>
> Ive seen a similar wagon in use by the track laying contractor who did
> the Glenfield-Ingleburn freight bipass.
> I understand that it was built specially for the contractors, its
nothing
> historic, its just an old style of design !

The vehicle in MFT definitely looks old. It has an old style A. Goninans
and co. plate on it and appears to have had many coats of paint. 

-- 
Cheers Krel


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