Re: Another Austrac rumour

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

David \"The Doctor\" Proctor (daproc.remove.spambait@bigfoot.com) wrote:

> Bevan Wall wrote in message <36383a6f.717712@NEWS.OZEMAIL.COM.AU>...

> It should be interesting to see
> >what locos they will use - apparently they have approached Simsmetal
> >to see if any records were kept of who bought bits & pieces(souvenirs)
> >from locos that were being scrapped - Austrac want to buy back the
> >parts because they anticipate needing them!!

> That is absolutely UNTRUE - I have it direct from Ed Burkhardt, that Austrac
> are buying the class 31, 33 and 37 from English Welsh and Scottish
> Railwaysthat are being made redundant by the current deliveries of Class 66,
> and are attempting to purchase the Class 47's that will be released by EWS's
> Class 67 and Virgins Class 68's.

Geat. Just what we need - a fleet of locos sounding like flatulant
elephants running all over NSW. :) 

Cheers
David