Re: WAGR Tank Engines

["John Wayman" <trecker@bigpond.com>]

Is it normal practice to abandon preserved locos in this way?

I thought preservation was more civilised in WA where the Hotham Valley
Railway seems to set a good example.

Cheers
John Wayman

Forster Family Inc <noelmel@wantree.com.au> wrote in message
7gdgq5$apd$1@centipede.wantree.com.au">news:7gdgq5$apd$1@centipede.wantree.com.au...
> John Wayman certainly started something here. The ARHS ran Dd592 for 10
> years culminating in its last run on August 4 1995 from Midland to
> Mooliabeenie (1st crossing loop past Gin Gin on Midland line) and return.
> Unfortunately the boiler certificate had expired by then and on arrival
back
> at Midland one of the axles scoured and it limped back to Forrestfield
(the
> old Westrail loco depot) where it has been ever since.
> However Clyde Engineering ( the new tennants) would like to see the "Dead
> Duck" out of there so we will have to look at the axle to prepare it to
come
> back to the ARHS Museum at Bassendean.
> It was a terrific loco which typified the class serving the commuters of
> Perth back in the days. We used it on City Circle trips and it ventured in
> to the country on many occasions. A particularly memorable trip was double
> heading with A1506 to Calingiri (on the Miling branch) in 1990 with 12
cars.
> Dd596 is also preserved under cover at the Gosnells Railway Markets in the
> Perth southern suburbs.
> Regards
> Noel Forster
>
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