Re: West Coast Rail looking for new locos?

["Michael Walker" <walker@hotkey.net.au>]

>Equally they are great for sitting back and listening to B61 powering
along. Us
>diesel fans enjoy that experience very much. I'm afraid I can't get hooked
on steam
>as some others because it was not around in my area of growing up. I only
saw four
>days of real western (Ararat-Serviceton) steam railway before it was back
to the
>sparks and electric locos of Box Hill. But good luck with your R.
>
I must admit, I feel the same way in that I grew up without steam engines
and prefer diesels and electrics. Having now ridden behind R711 though, I
can see why people get excited, it is certainly something to behold.