Re: 3801 and 3830 Double Headers

[Bob <gioia@fastlink.com.au>]

Keith Malcolm wrote:

> In article <34BDDAB8.808725A5@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: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 20:45:28 +1100
>
> >Keith Malcolm wrote:
>
> >> How about 6029. It only needs about $250000 to be restored. There's even a
> >> spare boiler ready to drop in.
>
> >Yeah, that's what I meant.  I know there is no chance of 6043 running again.
>
> >--
> >David Johnson
> >CityRail Guard
> >trainman@ozemail.com.au
> >http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
>
> 6043? wasn't there only 42 60 class.

  In actual fact there were 50 garratts however only 42 kits were initially assembled.At one
stage a new 6042 was assembled at Cardiff and the old one can in and they swaped numbers. A photo
in one of the Preston books shows the two 6042s side by side at Cardiff.
                                                                    Bob