Re: Vic Tangaras

[Gareth Lumsden <s9763278@minyos.its.rmit.edu.au>]

> > Don't forget the two motors at the Williamstown Railway Museum. Also
> > remember, the last set (or was it the last two?) built was without asbestos.
> > The four motors from this set are two with the Rail Greaser and two at the
> > Museum. All you need now is for the PTC to give up their Harris motors, the
> > Railway Museum to give up theirs and find 3 Ts and a BT carriage (what
> > happened to the grey ghost trailers? Or else convert from H sets) and you
> > have your historical set.
> 
> Unfortunately, the greaser set is gutted internally, but the original wall
> pannelling etc is still OK.  Find some seats and you're onto something.

There was only 10 extra vehicles built without asbestos, 791M - 800M.
Of these 794M and 797M is running as the greaser train, and 795M is in the
ARHS museum. 
The only refurbished unit to remain is 905M, in the ARHS museum, which had
the asbestos removed when refurbished from 749M.
There were 5 refurbished motor cars in the old Newport Workshops paint
shop for a few years.  This is what happened to them:
http://www.railpage.org.au/pix/electric/Refurbished_Harris_Simsmetal_Brooklyn_08-04-1995

Thanks,

Gareth