Re: How many NR locos are now written of?

[gioia9499@my-dejanews.com]

In article <71e3li$q46$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>,
  festy@terrigal.net.au wrote:
> In article <3639629f.5404615@news.bigpond.com>,
>   gonoNOCRAP@bigpond.com.au wrote:
> > As for NR 41 i havent seen that one.That got smashed at Brisbane i
> > think!!
> > regards Paul Johnston (NRC MELBOURNE)
> >
>
> NR41 is still within the confines of the Broadmeadow plant still sitting on
> blocks sans bogies. It has been like this for well over 10 months. It and
> NR47 collided with 8001 at Acacia Ridge in October 1997. 8001 was of course
> written off and now resides at the front of the "scrapline" at DELEC.  On a
> slight different note, 8002 suffered a similar fate from a collision  at
> Acacia ridge approx 18 months ago, if not more. It is still (as of 2 weeks
> ago) in residence at Acacia Ridge. I have on idea what's going on with this
> unit, but I bet they have forgotten about it.

 It hasn't been forgotten about but it won't ever move by rail again. As such
it's fate has been decided as being cut up on site. The question of when and
by who remains outstanding.

Cheers
Bob

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