Re: T413 - anyone know anything about this loco?

["Reuben Farrelly" <reubie@bigpond.AAA.com>]

David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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>Reuben Farrelly (reubie@bigpond.AAA.com) wrote:
>> I saw T413 at Geelong near the loco yard turntable about 2 or so months
>> ago...it looked beautiful in fact I'd have to say it looked like one of
the
>> most attractive locos I've ever seen.  Does it get used at all?  Who owns
>> it?  I hope it wasn't just sitting there waiting to go rusty...
>
>It was built for Australian Portland Cement in 1969 and was as D1 on their
>narrow gaune (3'6") Fyansford line near Geelong. VR bought it when APC
>closed the line (when?), and converted it to broad gauge to become T413.
>It is almost the same as the first series T class (T320-T346), but also
>has dynamic brakes.
>
>It worked most of its life on the Cudgewa line, and was preserved in 1987.
>It is owned by the T413 Preservation Group based in Geelong and has run on
>many special trains since.

Hi David,

Thanks for your reply.  Do you (or anyone) have any contact info for the
preservation group?

Reuben