Re: AN Loco Classifications

Chris Stratton (stratton.chris.cp@bhp.com.au)
26 Nov 1997 21:03:04 GMT

I think Les' post was a bit tongue-in-cheek.
Regards,
Chris Stratton
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
stratton.chris.cp@bhp.com.au

Eben Levy <ebenlevy@klever.net.au> wrote in article
<347C2998.D172227F@klever.net.au>...
> They are broken down into the following groups, with no resemblance to
the previous class, the are
> completely different locos.
>
> 4201-4206
>
> 42201-42220
>
> 4401-44100
>
> 44201-44240
>
> All in all, 166 locos.
>
> Leslie Brown wrote:
>
> > David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in aus.rail:
> >
> > >Leslie Brown wrote:
> >
> > >> 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.
> >
> > >Then there's the 451 class which became the 35 class. Or, just to
confuse everyone, the 48 class is
> > >numbered from 4801 to 48165.
> >
> > And the 42-Class that was numbered from 4201 to 42220?
> >
> > And what about the 44-Class that went from 4401 to 44240?
> >
> > Did anyone see all of them - all 460 locos?
> >
> > Gee-whiz. (:-)))
> >
> > Les Brown.
>
>
>
> --
> Bye for now,
> Eben
>
>
> http://www.klever.net.au/~ebenlevy/
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