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Re: Status of Garratts
Neil Paku <neil@mcs.vuw.ac.nz> wrote:
>-- Hi all,
> can anyone tell me what the current operational/preservation status of
>Garratt type engines in Austrailia ?
>Cheers,
> Neil.
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The only operational main line Garratt in Australia is No. 1009 in
Queensland. It was restored by Queensland Rail a couple of years ago
and has travelled as far afield as Mackay and Coppabella last year and
just last week returned from Charleville.