Re: R711 (and other WCR stuff)

["Roderick Smith" <rodsmith@werple.net.au>]

Just imagine R711 in the livery of a prominent convenience-store chain!

One reason for the smaller tenders was to fit on VR's turntables: still a
requirement for 711.

With a light train, R707 ran Melbourne - Albury nonstop only a few years
ago.

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Regards
Roderick Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

David A. <mercury@netspace.nospam.net.au> wrote in article 
> I reckon WCR blue with the 'W' emblem on the tender with
> the stripes leading back to match the coaches (like on the S diesels)
> would actually look OK.  This is going to be a regular service loco
> hauling regular revenue trains after all.  It might as well carry the
> company colours .
> Also, is there any truth to the rumour that the R will have a new,
> larger tender ?   What's the effective range of an R anyway ?  Makes you
> wonder why the VR designed them with a smaller capacity tender; axle
> load and therefore route availability or just to keep the tare weight
> of the thing down.