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Re: 3830

Darren Yates wrote:
> 
> Yes, rolling stock is important but, and I'm quite prepared to be corrected,
> I don't think 44s ever pulled DUB sets in regular service. At the very
> least, they're hardly the same vintage.
> It's great that rolling stock is road-worthy but some same-vintage steam to
> go with them would be even better. ----------------------

Life span of end platform cars 1890s to 1970s. Life span of 44 class
1950s to 1990s. Seems like a good deal of overlap there. I will admit
that 48s and end platform cars were more common, especially on the
Illawarra and in Newcastle, but 44s were used with end platform cars.


Barry Campbell