Re: 5112

[Bob Gioia <alco@acay.com.au>]

It is possible that there could be a merge between the Central West (Orange)
group and the State Mine(Lithgow) group however there are a number of issues
that they need to agree on. The main sticking point as I hear it is that the
Orange group wish to have control of their equipment should it go to Lithgow and
be represented on the Lithgow committee and the Lithgow people believe that it
is their show and they want the trains from Orange but not the people that come
with them! I guess that sums up the level of squabbling between rail
preservation groups that are all one eyed and think they are the best.
Cheers
Bob

Darren Yates wrote:

> That's pretty disgusting isn't it...
> Is there any likelihood of one of the other groups taking on the job?
>
> Chris Stratton wrote in message <77175l$sgd1@atbhp.corpmel.bhp.com.au>...
> >Darren Yates wrote in message <3693c97a.0@occy.pnc.com.au>...
> >>Anyone know how the mob at Orange is going?
> >>Is it still the disaster that was looming?
> >>What's happening out there?
> >>Darren.
> >>
> >>
> >I was in Orange for 4 days last week and drove past and into East Fork on a
> >number of occasions. There was no-one in sight and 5112 looked exactly as
> it
> >did when I was last there in May 98. I had heard that the only person in
> the
> >group who knew anything about steam locos had moved to Sydney. I had also
> >heard that Bathurst Council want the loco back as there has been no
> progress
> >for a couple of years.
> >--
> >Regards,
> >Chris Stratton
> >Wollongong, NSW, Australia
> >
> >