Re: 85/86 class info

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On 19 Jul 98 03:28:34 GMT, "McGinty Family" <mmcginty@bigpond.com>
wrote:

>Good afternoon everybody,
>	I have a few questions for anyone who can answer them.
>
>Does anybody know the current status of the electric locos of the 85/86
>class?
>How many of these locos are still in service?
>Does anybody have the dates that these loco's were withdrawn/removed from
>service?
>Does anybody have the dates that these loco's entered Goninan's
>Taree/Broadmeadow for repainting?
>


Much of the information sought on the withdrawals, etc., of the 85/86
class has appeared in The Railway News, also repaintingf of the 85
class.

There are no 85 class in traffic and only 18 of the 86s AVAILABLE for
traffic if required.   They are used as "units of last resort" for
coal tran workings between Lithgow and Port Kembla - amd so you takes
your chances!

Pete.