Re: 3801 and 3830 Double Headers

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

Does 6029 still belong to the Federal Government? It was originally
obtained for the National Museum of Australia which, when I was last in
Canberra a few years ago, was still just a visitor's centre desribing what
the museum will be one day. If they still own it it is not likely the ARHS
would cough up the money for the restoration. If the government wanted to
make a contribution as well maybe it could happen.
Regards,
-- 
Chris Stratton
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
stratton.chris.cp@bhp.com.au

Keith Malcolm <keithm@happy.dca.gov.au> wrote in article
<keithm.179.34BC4446@happy.dca.gov.au>...
> In article <34BC1D26.893921C8@ozemail.com.au> David Johnson
<trainman@ozemail.com.au> writes:
> >From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
> >Subject: Re: 3801 and 3830 Double Headers
> >Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 13:04:22 +1100
> 
> >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.
> >CityRail Guard
> >trainman@ozemail.com.au
> >http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
> 
> 
> How about 6029. It only needs about $250000 to be restored. There's even
a 
> spare boiler ready to drop in.
> 
> David Malcolm
>