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Re: Boxpoc

To: ausrail@railpage.org.au
Subject: Re: Boxpoc
From: dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage)
Date: 23 Mar 1998 05:07:01 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: University of New England, NSW, Australia
References: <3514EEEA.45813925@eis.net.au> <6f226q$jak$1@gruvel.une.edu.au>

David Bromage (dbromage@metz.une.edu.au) wrote:
>VR started to build bits for the R class at Newport as early as 1941, but
>the war got in the way and North British eventially built them with SCOA-P
>wheels. A2.986 has 6' "poxy" driving wheels which were made for an R.

There is a photo of A2.986 clearly showing the Boxpok wheels on the front
cover of Feb.98 Rail News Victoria.

Cheers
David

References:
- Boxpoc
  - From: Greg Olson-Hyde <datamech@eis.net.au>
- Re: Boxpoc
  - From: dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage)

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