Re: Was John Fullerton, NRC ....Now Screaming G.E's

["Joe Costello" <jlcostello@ozemail.com.au>]

No worries mate, I drive for NRC and thought you may have been taking the
piss out of them and didn't want to miss the boat.  Thanks for the
explanation.

Joe

Rod Young wrote in message <364ED1CB.2102FC8C@bigpond.com>...
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>Joe Costello wrote:
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>> Please explain this thread as I am not knowing wot your point is and wot
is
>> your evidence for this point ??
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>> Joe
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>Sorry Joe, I think you had to be there! but all seasoned VicRail Travellers
of
>20 years ago would remember our old wooden Tait Suburban Trains, they
trundled
>all over Melbourne, and their pinion gear?traction motor whine was all
>pervasive and over the years were just part of commuting the Melbourne
Rails.
>It probably wasnt too bad a noise, although time blurs the memory.
>The Red Rattlers were part of my working life for three years, and about
the
>end of my time at the SPARKS, I noticed the Comenge's were starting to
sound a
>little like the Red Rattlers. I think their traction motors were also a GE
>derivitave.
>We see a lot of NR's up here at Wodonga, Engine s are very Quiet! but you
ofton
>here that characteristic whine from the traction motors.
>                            Rod
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