Re: T413 - anyone know anything about this loco?

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Les Brown (pcc@ocean.com.au) wrote:
> dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage) wrote in aus.rail:

> >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.

> Psst, David, you must have written this reply too fast mate. D1 was
> built in 1956 by Clyde (Builder's No. 107/56). It was converted to
> B.G. in 1969 after it was sold to VR. 

> I wonder what they did with the N.G. bogies?

I think they went to BHP Whyalla as spares for the DE class.

Cheers
David