Re: GM/700/930 colors and how many 700 class locos?

John Dennis (jdennis@acslink.net.au)
Sun, 16 Nov 1997 23:18:36 GMT

>Also I have a book with clear photos of 700 to 706, which is 7 locos,
>whereas I thought the 700 class only had 6 members. Can anyone explain
>please.

There were only 6 members. When AN took over (IIRC) their computer
systems had difficulty differentiating between the *class* 700 and the
*loco* 700, hence all the class-leaders were renumbered. In the case
of the 700 class, 700 became 706.

Cheers...JD
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