Re: X47 out and about

["Rod Gayford" <rjaygee@smartchat.net.au>]

Yes. Why do we stuff up the perfectly functional designs the Yanks come up
with on all their locomotives. They just look perfect. The NR is a case in
question. Why couldn't the brutish looking USA cab be modified to fit the
loading guage. I cannot understand the rail unions accepting the present
designs which have no collission space. If the US cab had been used on the
NR's then maybe those poor guys who were killed at Robertson might have
survived. What do others think?

Cheers
RJG
David Langley <del@ancc.com.au> wrote in message
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> Craig Haber wrote:
>
> > X47 looks even better in the flesh than it does in photo's, it's very
> > impressive.  Still I'm not a fan of the DOO windscreens/lowered nose, an
> > 'original' new X will look better again....
>
> I don't mind it, better than a sloping nose like some in Australia.
>
> What I'm waiting to see a 1st series X in new colours galloping along long
> nose leading on a crimson pass.  Sigh, oh well dreams are made of this. My
> favourite loco (non-turbo) with my second best pass colour scheme.
>
> David Langley.
>