>G'day,
>John McCallum wrote:
>> I agree on the preference for the NSW (and SAR) classification system, although NSWGR did muck it up
>> with the 421, 422 and 442 classes.
>Although I'm a Victorian and hence think our system is the best (!),
>what I did (and do) like about the NSW way of doing it is that the class
>number is always seperate from the unit number. e.g., you have a 42201,
>and a 42220, wheras in South Australia, you had 930 to 966, I'd have
>preferred if this was done the NSW way 93001 to 93036.
We Victorians used to have great fun finding out if NSW railfans knew
about their 31-class, 33-class, 51-class and 54 class steamers.
I think I'd prefer the V.R. system over the NSWGR. Other systems must
have thought it a good idea too as a few adopted it also.
Les Brown