Re: GEs for Victoria?

[jumboman@my-dejanews.com]

In article <36ddd2a6.3417070@news.bigpond.com>,
  gonoNOCRAP@bigpond.com.au wrote:
> On Mon, 01 Mar 1999 23:53:17 GMT, dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David
> Bromage) wrote:
>
> >David & Jan Winter (winterd@icenet.com.au) wrote:
> >> >David i dont think that NR will be too happy about FV overhauling
> >> >thier loco's at Spotswood since the plant is OWNED by National Rail!!!
> >> >Paul Johnston.
> >
> >> On the other hand, if there's money to be made in the "brave new world"!!
> >
> >Exactly my point. Economies of scale could also reduce costs for NR if
> >similar/identical locos were maintained there.
> >
> >That's one reason Queensland Rail leased ELs for the GSPE/Queenslander to
> >Sydney, they are mechanically very similar to the 2800. Cheaper to
> >maintain as very little additional training is required, and there would
> >be some common spare parts.
> >
> >Cheers
> >David
> Trouble is David i think you will find that Spotswood is working at
> full capacity repairing slipped pinions and doing pinion retrofit mark
> 5 !!!
> Paul Johnston
>


  Goninans have quite a few NARK engines at Newcastle under repair plus one is
spotted at TOLLS siding at Sandgate with the guts ripped out of it.Great
engines these GE's.
  442.

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