Re: 45/35 classes

["Chris Stratton" <stratton.chris.cp@nospam.bhp.com.au>]

Austrac has 3505, I don't know about the other one.
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Chris Stratton
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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Jonathan Lau <jonlau@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> I think there were 6 of them converted: 3505, 3507, 3513, 3518, 3527 &
3532. Two
> of them still exist - one with RSA and one with Austrac. But I'm not sure
what
> their numbers are.
>
> Jon Lau
>
> Chris Stratton wrote:
>
> > MattyQ <matticueQ@corplink.com.au> wrote in message
> > news:37ca75ad.0@news.bris.corplink.com.au...
> > >
> > > Russell Norton <russelln@primus.com.au> wrote in message
> > > news:936008921.781751@diddley.primus.com.au...
> > > > Modifications to 45's to make them into 35's were as follows (from
> > > memory -
> > > > there may be more):
> > > >
> > > > * No. 2 control stand was removed.
> > >
> > >
> > > Is that correct? From '89 to '92 the entire fleet (all 3 of them) were
the
> > > Brisbane shunt engines. 3505 and 3507 shunted Acacia Ridge whilst
3527?
> > > shunted Clapham. These engines used to do regular trip shunts to each
yard
> > > and in those days the nearest standard gauge turning facility was the
> > > turntable at Yeerongpilly loco.
> > >
> > According to my notes there were 5 of them, 3505 3507 3515 3527 and
3532.
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Chris Stratton
> > Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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