Re: Cockatoo Run to Continue?

["Chris Stratton" <stratton.chris.cp@bhp.com.au>]

Eben Levy wrote in message <363F0229.84E566DB@ozemail.com.au>...
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>Derek Woodlands wrote:
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>> 'Twas a dark and stormy night on Mon, 02 Nov 1998 17:49:03 +1100 as Eben
Levy
>> <tkid@ozemail.com.au> took time out from the neverending quest to rid the
world
>> of grues and wrote:
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>> > To steam a loco 20 times a year is actually worse on it then using it
almost
>> > everyday, think about the metal fatigue cause each time you light it
up.
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>> Perhaps they need to install some type of electric heating elements in it
to
>> keep the boiler and firebox hot at all times?
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>> Fire Engines (in Sydney, anyway) have such devices fitted to the motors
to
>> reduce wear and tear on them (at least the older fire engines did, dunno
about
>> these new ones).  They used to stuff a lot of engines by flooring a cold
motor.
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>As far as I know, all new engines still have an oil heater in them. I just
hope
>that they *ALWAYS* remember to unplugged them before taking off.
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>> Catchya
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>--
>Bye for now,
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>Eben
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>http://www.ozemail.com.au/~tkid/
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>And one ring to rule ... err ... moderate them all!
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In the mini-series Fire that was on a few years ago you could see the driver
yank out the extension cord as he was jumping in.
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Regards,
Chris Stratton
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
stratton.chris.cp@bhp.com.au