Re: R711 (and other WCR stuff)

[mercury@netspace.net.au (David A.)]

On 15 May 1998 14:22:50 GMT, "Roderick Smith" <rodsmith@werple.net.au>
wrote:

>Just imagine R711 in the livery of a prominent convenience-store chain!
Oh yes.  Maybe they could let out the tender sides as billboard space
...
>One reason for the smaller tenders was to fit on VR's turntables: still a
>requirement for 711.
I can see that.  Clearly the R is a much longer locomotive than the
streamlined S class pacifics, which must have been able to fit onto a
70' table as I have seen a photo of one on one of the  North Melbourne
Loco tables.  I have also seen photos of VR steam engines separated
from their tenders in order to make use of too short turn tables, but
this is not something that anyone in their right mind would
contemplate doing now.  The fact that the tender is big enough as it
is satisfies my curiosity.

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