Any idea how long these will remain at Carrington (and where exactly is
Carrington?). My wife and I are heading south at the end of this week and I
wouldn't mind getting a photo or two of them, if it wasn't too far off
course. I'm sure my wife won't mind - I've convinced her we need to visit
Thirlemere, Belgrave...
(We've done the ZigZag at Lithgow and I must admit to being amused at one
writers comment that they use vintage railmotors during the week, as we rode
it during the week some years ago and they used ex Queenland Rail 2000 series
railmotors, which QR are still using at the moment!)
In article <3462CC4A.83BBFAF9@domain.com>, defaultuser@domain.com says...
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>I understand that an initial inspection of the three wrecked locomotives
>took place on Thursday 6/11 .It would appear that 8219 will be declared
>a write off.The other two however, may be rebuilt depending on the final
>quotes for repair.One option being considered is for the construction of
>1 to 3 new locos as an extension of the Westrail type S Class.These
>4000hp units would better suite the Hunter coal train haulage.
>Incidently,the three wrecks are located at the Brambles truck yard at
>Carrington. I hear that all three are presently laying on their side and
>that they will be lifted and sat upright some time next week to allow
>for the assesment to be completed.
> More news as it happens
> Bob
>