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

david proctor (daproc@fl.net.au)
23 Nov 1997 08:48:48 GMT

The 700 class were originally numbered from 700 to 705 - AN then got a new
computer system, and for some strange reason, this program required that
all class leaders be renumbered - 700 was thus renumbered 706 - the same
thing happened to other AN classes as well.

Doug Coster <redracer@pip.com.au> wrote in article
<346bb2e1.7437099@news.pip.com.au>...
> Can some 'expert' please tell me when and which numbers of the GM, 700
> and 930 classes were the last to run in Silver and Maroon, and when
> and which numbers of the 930 class were last to run in AN
> Green/Yellow?
>
> 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.
>
> Thanks
>
> Doug Coster
> NSW Branch Manager - Macpro Software (Aust) Pty Ltd
> Secretary - Hills Model Railway Society, Inc.
> redracer@pip.com.au - (To reply, first remove the 'man' in the email
'reply-to' address).
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