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Re: 86 class withdrawal

To: ausrail@railpage.org.au
Subject: Re: 86 class withdrawal
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 00:08:30 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
References: <3556e476.0@139.134.5.33>
Reply-To: trainman@ozemail.com.au

DJ NightShade wrote:

> I was wondering if the entire fleed of 86's are to be withdrawn, and for
> what reasons.

Yes.

1)  FreightCorp doesn't own them, a bank does.  The 15 year lease period is
about to end.

2)  RAC want to make FreightCorp pay a much higher rate for the use of
electricity, making electric Locos more expensive to run than diesels.

--
David Johnson
CityRail Guard
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/

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References:
- 86 class withdrawal
  - From: "DJ NightShade" <dj_nightshade@geocities.com>

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