Re: Melbourne-Adelaide Steam Rail Tour, why not?

John McCallum (mccallum@melbpc.org.au)
Wed, 04 Feb 1998 11:05:29 GMT

In article <mauried.457.34D58BF8@commslab.gov.au>, mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly) wrote:

>If we accept that it could be viable to run a diesel hauled pass, with vintage
>diesels,then how about using diesels that have never run between Melb and
>Adelaide ,either on BG or SG.
>Can anyone comment on whether a B class has ever gotten to Adelaide.
>If so , a good combination totally foreign to the line would be a 421 + 43 or
>if the 421 is to close to an S ,how about a 43 plus a BHP K class.
>Getting a Westrail L class would be a bit too hard.

>cheers
>MD

What about B74 + 4401 ?
A 43 plus BHP K class would not work as the two locos are incompatible for MU
working. EE locos can only multiole with EE locos.

John McCallum