Re: Hamersly Iron info

["Rod" <berlina@mt.bigpond.com>]

thalytgv@my-dejanews.com wrote in message
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>I been told this company recently scrapped 46 main line locomotives.
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>Why don't they sell them like AN did with their EL class, I'm sure they
will
>find a buyer within Australia easily (eg ASR) and the buyer can rebuilt the
>loco within a reasonable amount of price.
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>I think most of their rolling stocks are competible to most of the
Australian
>Railway loading gauge.
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>James
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You are wrong, these locos are built to US standards and would require
extensive[read new bodies] modifications.Australian Engines for ML work are
restricted to 130 tonnes Gross or there abouts. The Engines , Alternators
fetch BIG money in the States and thus it would almost be cheaper to walk
away from a SD50, and build a new Aussie Engine. And that's what BHP did.


                             Rod