Re: Two down, one to go.

[hunslet@cia.com.au (Hunslet)]

On Fri, 26 Feb 1999 11:05:14 GMT, petan@ion.com.au (petan@ion.com.au)
wrote:

> 
>The NR41 accident as reported in ARHS magazines; 
> 
>    8001  Badly damaged Acacia Ridge 6/10/97. While shunting it was
>hit by  NR41+17 which were parked in the loco shed. Brakes on NR class
>gave way and they rolled uncrewed out of the shed. 8001  crew to
>hospital with whiplash  injuries. Seems 8001 will be not run again as
>there are plenty of spare 80  class locos
>
>

I don't know about "plenty" of spare 80 class, as FreightCorp has been
return all the better units to service to meet a moyive power
shortage.   However, 8001 would not come into this catagory.
Doubtless it would have been stripped for all re-usable parts!

Hunslet.