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Re: 3'6' ELs
David Bromage wrote:
>
> Robert Kearey (ccrkeare@mailbox.uq.edu.au) wrote:
> > On 6 Feb 1999, David Bromage wrote:
>
> > > Belinda Gioia (alco@acay.com.au) wrote:
> > > > QR have been searching for 2 suitable standard gauge locomotives for some
> > > > time to haul the NSW leg of the GSEPE.
> > >
> > > Wasn't NR supposed to provide locos for that bit?
>
> > Said who? I've seen no news either way.
>
> NR class locos hauled the test train to Sydney and Melbourne, and the word
> at the time was that they would also be hauling the regular service.
>
> Either way, it will be good to see ELs doing excatly the job they were
> designed for.
>
> Cheers
> David
Why would EL's be needed on the GSPE? The GSPE will not be an express
train, so why use EL's, when any loco would do? Better off using the
EL's on Ghan, IP, Queenslander etc.
- References:
- Re: 3'6' ELs
- From: Rob Kearey <r.kearey@mailbox.uq.edu.au>
- 3'6' ELs
- From: "Forster Family Inc" <noelmel@wantree.com.au>
- Re: 3'6' ELs
- From: alco@acay.com.au (Belinda Gioia)
- Re: 3'6' ELs
- From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
- Re: 3'6' ELs
- From: Robert Kearey <ccrkeare@mailbox.uq.edu.au>
- Re: 3'6' ELs
- From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)