Re: C505 gone a wandering again?

["The Man" <rodo@alphalink.com.au>]

Some of the C's ARE!!  going to be converted to high horsepower shunt loco's
but there is no time frame.

The Man


Reuben Farrelly wrote in message <7bb523$b5r$1@eplet.mira.net.au>...
>Hi,
>
>Does anyone know what was happening with C505 yesterday - this article came
>through the "sightings" rail mailing list...
>
>>Sat 27/2/99.
>>
>>9821/NP2 departed Gheringhap loop at 1301 with NR76+NR8+C505 and 56 wagons
>>of steel & gas pipes.
>
>Is C505 going to Islington to be with the other C's?  It's starting to
sound
>like C505 will no longer be a yard shunter at the steel terminal :(
>
>I've also heard a _rumour_ that the nose and cab is to be chopped off it
and
>the unit driven behind an NR...anyone know if there is any truth to this?
>
>Rod?  Krel?
>
>Reuben
>
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