Re: railway history

["Chris Stratton" <stratton.chris.cp@bhp.com.au>]

The Big Engines book is by Ken Groves and I think the RTM were/are going to
do another edition. I don't know if it has come out yet.
5711 is the only one left and it is at the RTM Thirlmere. It has had a
small group working on it on and off for a number of years and there was a
proposal to return it to service but I think the cost and limited use it
would have meant that it wouldn't be viable.
Regards,
-- 
Chris Stratton
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
stratton.chris.cp@bhp.com.au

David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in article
<34B0B1B3.CE4A14CA@ozemail.com.au>...
> john wrote:
> 
> > Can any N.S.W. Rail-fan  help me with the following?
> > I am interested in obtaining Technical Specs/pictures
ofN.S.W.G.R.D57/58
> > " Mountain "class Locos.
> > When were they withdrawn from service and have any been preserved?
> 
> You need "The Big Engines" by Ken Winney I think.  It was out of print,
but you
> could give the RTM a call and see if there are any around.  Leon Oberg's
> Locomotives of Australia might also have some information in it for you. 
This
> is available from the ARHS bookshop -
> http://www.accsoft.com.au/~arhsnsw/books.htm
> 
> --
> David Johnson
> CityRail Guard
> trainman@ozemail.com.au
> http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
> 
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