Re: 3801 and 3830 Double Headers

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

Definitely restore a 36 class, but it should be 3616 and paint it black
(apologies to Mick Jagger). There are too many green steam locos around.
The RTM will have to put one of the spare 36 class boilers in anyway, so
why not put it in 3616 and then we will have the Giesl as well.
Regards,
-- 
Chris Stratton
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
stratton.chris.cp@bhp.com.au

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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