Re: GM1 and 80 years of the Trans

David Bromage (dbromage@metz.une.edu.au)
19 Oct 1997 23:29:07 GMT

Craig Haber (albatross@harnessnet.com.au) wrote:
>G'day
>
>Terry Burton wrote:
>> GM1 covered more miles/kilometres than any other locomotive
>> in Australia and was only surpassed by an USA EMD E unit.
>
>Can anyone tell us what that mileage is? Given that it's no longer in
>regular traffic, I'm interested in whether or not any WCR units will be
>able to overtake it.

It was over 10 million km back in the mid 1980s.

Cheers
David