Re: 6029 Restoration - what's happening?

[Jonathan Lau <jonlau@ozemail.com.au>]

Good to hear that most of the remaining 60 Class are in resonable condition.
I've never seen a 60 Class in action before, so I forward look to the day when
"Garrett" power will once again run in NSW (althought I could be waiting a long
time!).

Thanks,

Jon Lau

Trevor Edmonds wrote:

> I have been off the air for a couple of days. Seems I have a few queries to
> catch up with!!!
>
> Darren Yates wrote in message...
>
> <<6039 shouldn't be too far away from running order.>>
>
> 6039 is in very good condition, and would only need a thouorgh tone up to be
> a runner. Her biggest problem will be to get the water tanks fixed. The 60
> class were built with thinner than usual tanks to reduce weight, but this
> left them with an ongoing problem with rust holes. The boiler and
> mechanicals are all in very good order.
>
> <<6042 was left out at Forbes in pretty ordinary condition before being
> dragged up to Dorrigo.>>
>
> We do own 6042, but she is still at Forbes. Since we bought her, she has ben
> getting the standard weatherproofing treatment and has been stabalised. She
> will possibly be moved to Dorrigo next year.
>
> <<My tip is that it will be used for spares for 6039, which was just
> serviced before the end of regular steam. Since 6039's done little work
> since then, it should still be in good nick... Trevor????>>
>
> We should not need to canibalise 6042 for 6039. The intention is to keep
> both. As you mentioned 6039 received a heavy overhaul just before being
> withdrawn. Thats why we picked her (we had 18 to pick from).
>
> bf0017@hotmail.com wrote...
>
> <<6039 is supposed to be in excellent order.  It was the last locomotive in
> regular service to go through 'shops and saw minimal service before
> withdrawal (cracked frame, subsequently repaired - used in tour service in
> 1977).  6039's boiler is stored dry reputedly with sacks of silica gel to
> keep it dry.  Mechanically 6039 is about as good as a Garrat can be.>>
>
> The cracked frame was never a major problem, the railways just did not need
> to keep 6039 in traffic, so they did not waste their time fixing it.
>
> <<Has 6042 gone from Forbes?>>
>
> See my comment above. Its on the list of rolling stock to be moved, but
> there are higher priorities at the moment. The Silver City Comet set should
> be the next to move.
>
> <<Is the spare 60 Class boiler (6018?) at Dorrigo causing confusion?>>
>
> Probably. It was used in a saw mill at Murwillumbah. It was donated to us in
> 1989. As Chris Stratton mentioned, its currently near our BHP Porter.
>
> <<6042 was the second last Garrat to be overhauled.  It was in good
> condition when it went to Forbes but 20 years in the weather may not have
> done it too well.>>
>
> It appears to have survived reasonably well, but 6039 is definitely the
> better of our Garratts.
>
> Darren Yates wrote...
>
> <<Sorry all, I assumed it had gone to Dorrigo based on info from the DSR&M
> web site http://www.ozemail.com.au/~dsrm/Newlist1.gif  If you look at the
> loco list, it includes 6042. I assumed they had already moved it.>>
>
> The list is all the locomotives we own. There are several in off site
> storage (including 6042, 42102, 4420, 4521, 4706 and 4822). This list is
> getting smaller. The two BHP Newcastle diesels were the last to move.
>
> The web site is not official. It has been created by one of our members. As
> for the discussion regarding how much information should be published on the
> web, I am not completely in agreement with our policy. I think the policy
> will soften over time.
>
> If there are any queries that I have missed, let me know.
>
> Trevor