Re: Locos in parks

["Darren Yates" <dyates@pnc.com.au>]

It doesn't matter how you slice it, diesels don't grab the public's
attention like steam does.
Diesels are still seen in reasonable quantities.
Nothing grabs a child's attention as steam.
"Thomas the Diesel" I don't think cuts the mustard...
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Darren Yates [mailto:info@firebox.bluemountains.net.au]
Firebox Recordings [http://www.firebox.bluemountains.net.au]
* Producers of NSW steam train compact discs *

Chris Stratton wrote in message <6uf9j3$bui25@atbhp.corpmel.bhp.com.au>...
>Eben Levy wrote in message <360A501E.6CF339DC@ozemail.com.au>...
>>
>>
>>Yes but they are throwing so much money at them, they only half repair
them
>and
>>they fail again. or they do a bodgy job. The 44 is not an operational loco
>at the
>>moment either.
>
>
>Most of the repair work is being done by a small number of volunteers who
>currently have five diesels to look after. Don't forget that these are old
>locos and after you fix one thing another two go wrong. 4490 has had 2
>cracked heads and a number of batteries replaced and is currently
>operational.
>Regards,
>Chris Stratton.
>
>