Australian National loco number check letters.
Steve Asher (xaragmata@picknowl.com.au)
Sat, 31 Jan 1998 14:34:44 GMT
Does anyone happen to know the reason for the check letters which
Australian National added to its locomotive numbers a few years ago?
(I assume it is part of a computerised management system, but do
they have any other function, such as trackside detection)
Examples are for the EL Class..
EL 51-J, EL 52-S, EL 53-E, EL 54-N, EL 55-W, EL 56-X, EL 57-R etc..
The check letters do not bear any obvious relation to the loco
numbers that I can see. Are they random, or is there a formula
for deciding a particular letter?
Cheers, Steve..
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