Re: Silverton Locos turn up in Melbourne.

["Jim Leppitt" <leppijlk@virtual.net.au>]

Which V/Line loco was rebuilt by Morrison Knudsen???
Jim



Rod wrote in message <78II2.36488$Hn5.18005@newsfeeds.bigpond.com>...
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>>That is not the case.  I was simply stating a fact.  The cost of
>>modifications to the two locomotives to meet PTU requirements outside of
>>NSW will in fact buy a house.  There is no meaning to be attached to my
>>previous post or this post other than what I stated.
>>
>>Matthew.
>Well ,Matthew,
>                        why state it if it has no meaning!  V/Line had a
>Loco rebuilt by Morrison Knudsen and it blew up on them, and will cost an
>arm and a leg to repair. I guess they could unhappily say something like:-
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>V/Line is spending enough money to buy a house to  rebuild this engine
>       to return it to the condition we expected Knudsens etc, etc ....
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>Wonder why you want to run them in Victoria anyway, must be something in it
>for you to "waste" the price of a house???
>I also hear around here that our friends at Dynon Car Sheds do a
magnificent
>job, and they do it cheaper than anyone else...but I guess you know that
>already.
>Like I said before our desiels would not even have a windscreen in it, just
>like the first steamers, if we did not force the bosses to give us some...
>Rod :o)
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