Re: N/NA class (was: Re: NA 1874)

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John Cleverdon <johnc@cdi.com.au> wrote in message
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> While we are discussing the N/NA classes, does anyone know what to N1878,
> N1879, N1881, and NA1871?
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> I have heard that they were to be sold, but who to? Was it for scrap?
>
> N1875 was the first to go in 1991 following a minor collision followed by
1879 and 1880 in 1992, 1871 and 1877 in 1993. 1876,1878 and 1881 soldiered
on mainly on Manjimup wood chip trains until 1994 until Westrail lost
patience with their frequent failures and withdrew them.
They were scrapped moons ago leaving 1872-1874 for Austrac. Even though they
were Alcos they weren't a roaring success as the design did not really fit a
3'6" loading gauge.
IRO the Essendon Football Club on May 8 - GO DEES
Rgds
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> John Cleverdon, B.App.Sc. (Cartography), AMMSIA
> Amateur astronomer & Railway enthusiast | Essendon - 1999 AFL premier-????
yeah right!
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