Re: 3801 and 3830 Double Headers

["Greg Young" <greggy@acay.com.au>]

G'day,
	It seems funny that the only people running around at the moment shooting
off their mouths about Dorrigo operating are the friends of the Glenreagh
Dorrigo branch which it appears you purport to support. Having just come
from Dorrigo and experiencing what is going on or in some cases not then I
do not see how you should comment as you appear to be the usual style of
gunzel, all talk and no action.
	Unfortunately the argument on 3813 is purely philosophical. The only
reason why Dorrigo has some bits from 3813 is that the RTM couldn't or
wouldn't get off there butts and move the parts when they were directed to
by the PTC (predates the SRA) I was there and I have the clippings from
roundhouses to prove it. If the DSR&M didn't buy the bits and move them
this talk would be just that. The same with the rest of the collection at
Dorrigo and elsewhere, if it wasn't for people putting there money where
their mouth is and buying the stuff where would we be today.
	Unfortunately there are only so many dedicated railway restorationists in
New South Wales. All societies are probably doing the best with what
they've got and definitely don't need loud mouthed, righteous,
pontificating gunzels spewing from the mouth polished claptrap and other
evils
Cheers
Greg Young


David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in article
<34BC1D26.893921C8@ozemail.com.au>...
> Barry wrote:
> 
> > Steam is boring is my (totally arbitrary) opinion but I think it is not
> > unreasonable to argue that a third representative of a class of 38 is a
> > waste of scarce resources.
> 
> I think one reason that steam has become boring is that there are really
only
> three steam locos running around Sydney.  Two of them are 38s!  I think
3813
> should be left in bits at Dorrigo, where Keith can run around saying "It
will be
> running soon" just like the rest of the line, and everybody else should
turn
> their attention to restoring something worthwhile.  IMHO, the No. 1
priority
> should be the returning to service of 3642 or 3526, whichever is easiest,
and
> then turn to either 5711 or 6042.  I doubt the enthusiast economy can
support
> both at this stage.
> 
> --
> David Johnson, stirring the hornets nest.
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