Re: Sale of QR 1700 class loco fleet to New Zealand

[dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage)]

Graham Duffin (duffin@pronet.net.au) wrote:
>Apparently QR have sold the 10 remaining 1700 class locos to New Zealand
>(Tazrail?).

Tranzrail, owned by Wisconsin Central. 

>Also heard is that QR are to soon store their remaining 1502 class locos
>at Banyo (approx. 25 remaining).  Does anyone know what will happen to
>them? (Maybe sold?).

If they go up for sale, you can bet Tranzrail will get some or all of
them. They already have some overhauled, modified and in service as the DQ
and QR classes.

Cheers
David