Re: Tocumwal and North

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Yuri J  Sos/Melbourne AUS (steam4me@enternet.com.au) wrote:
> On Thu, 06 May 1999 22:40:12 +1000, David Langley <del@ancc.com.au>
> wrote, and I selectively quote:

> >You forget that WC are past masters at maintaining an elderly fleet of
> >locomotives at their efficient best bearing in mind cost. I am referring
> >to the SD45's of which they have over 100 in service in the US. I =
> imagine
> >that it would be a relative piece of cake for them to do the same to the
> >L's. (This comment will probably stir Mark up now.)

> I hadn't forgotten, David.  Some people decry the Cs because they are
> "gas guzzlers".

The same argument was levelled at WCR for choosing the S class. The fuel
consumption tests c1993 gave the exact same fuel economy as an N on a
Warrnambool pass.

However, if WCR was operating the Bendigo line it would be a different
story.

Cheers
David