Re: GM37 GM47

Tell (telljb@ozemail.com.au)
Wed, 01 Apr 1998 13:21:55 GMT

markbau1@aol.com (MarkBau1) wrote:
>Just out of curiosity, what was the average size of a Leigh Creek coalie?
>I photographed them around Sterling North and north starting in the late '70's.

Straight from an old working timetable;
twin six-motor GM's (12 to 47) were allowed 5,720
tonnes with 81 vehicles including a brake van,
Coalfields to Stirling North.

No surprise that GM's 37 to 47 did the lion's share of
the work after 1966 because they were able to reduce
brake block wear with their dynamic brakes.

----Tell