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Re: It's still academic



On Wed, 17 Feb 1999 08:42:36 GMT, dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David
Bromage) wrote:

>MattyQ (matticue@corplink.com.au) wrote:
>> 2. The 830 class loco has one characteristic that no other locomotive in
>> Australia can boast. What is it?
>
>The Queensland DH class can boast the same thing and more.
>1067mm gauge: QR
> 900mm gauge: Former SECV
> 762mm gauge: Puffing Billy
> 610mm gauge: Various sugar cane lines

The "former SECV" was Cooks Construction.  Also on 1000mm gauge in
Vietnam too, IIRC.  But not, in every case, as a DH class.

JD
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