Re: What's the difference between a steam and diesel loco?

[pcc@ocean.com.au (Les Brown)]

The Morphetts <grahamm@onthenet.com.au> wrote in aus.rail:

>The only unfortunate side effect of all there changes is that 3801 will now
>have to be painted blue in line with SRA policy for diesels. That's a small
>price to pay for the convenience of diesel power.
>
I think they'll do a West Coast Rail on it and mount a control stand
in 3801 (somewhere, anywhere). A 44 or a 45 will do all the work, and
3801 will just be sort of "coasting along".  That way you get the
sound of a heritage-squared (heritage x heritage) diesel/steam combo
that will make 3801 sound like a diesel and the 44 or 45 look like a
steam loco after repainting in green and yellow.

Stick a funnel on top of the diesel and a face on it's front and
no-one will ever know the difference, except a few nitpicking
rail-fans, probably the same ones who picked all the inconsistencies
in "Day of the Roses".

Les Brown