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Re: Strategic Reserve.

Subject: Re: Strategic Reserve.
From: David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au>
Date: Wed, 01 Sep 1999 11:01:39 +1000
Newsgroups: alt.railroad, aus.rail, misc.transport.rail.australia-nz, misc.transport.rail.europe
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Exnarc wrote:
> Of cause after you returned all these mythical steam engines to service with
> the Strategic Reserve of stored steam fitters, you could un thaw your
> Strategic Reserve of Qualified Drivers and Firemen.

The Soviet army had thousands of troops to do just that. They had entire
engineering divisions trained to regauge track in captured territory to
5' gauge and operate trains over it.

Cheers
David

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