Re: Freight Victoria..POWER??

["Graeme" <gvrail@thatsent.com.au>]

There are units from WA, about 16 3,000hp L class have been sold.  There's
the former AN EL's that are now available for lease.  That's about 30 locos,
but I'm guessing that daily fleet utilisation under the old guard was not
all that hot, so with goog maintenance a loco should be able to achieve 20
plus hours per day operations.

--
Graeme Vellacott
PO Box 322
CANNINGTON 6987
AUSTRALIA
Email:   gvrail@thatsent.com.au
Ph/Fax: +61 8 9451 5630
Richard <richard_snook@primus.com.au> wrote in message
3823D104.326A7544@primus.com.au">news:3823D104.326A7544@primus.com.au...
> Without putting too fine a point on it...what choice did Ed have!! The
second hand market was pretty fifth rate.
>
> If the local a re looking for good refurbishable locos of the range as
mentioned....whats available....and obviously
> there will be shorter term solutions whilst plans pan out or fail then the
real purchases would need to be looked at.
> I get the feeling there are not too many "good" 2nd hand locos around...so
awhat would be on the shopping list??
>
> cheers >:~)) Richard
>
> Graeme wrote:
>
> > If the experience of Tranz Rail New Zealand, Tasrail and the operators
of
> > regional lines in the USA are anything to go on they'll be looking for
> > reconditioned power in the 2,200 to 3,300HP range.  These companies
can't
> > afford the high capital costs of new power but in saying that look at
EW&S
> > in the UK which bought 250 x 3,000 HP brand new GM's from the US!!!
> >
> > --
> > Graeme Vellacott
> > PO Box 322
> > CANNINGTON 6987
> > AUSTRALIA
> > Email:   gvrail@thatsent.com.au
> > Ph/Fax: +61 8 9451 5630
> > Richard <richard_snook@primus.com.au> wrote in message
> > 38234065.BECF7FA8@primus.com.au">news:38234065.BECF7FA8@primus.com.au...
> > > Given their veryquick achievements in getting  the log trains
happening
> > and
> > > even sending two loco north for works over the border, it strikes me
that
> > > Freight Victoria, now with Railtex as boss may be even more gung ho
with
> > > regard to line restart-ups and going for other contracts. it begs the
> > question
> > > about motive power. What are the likely scenarios for "new"
power..buying
> > up
> > > anything with wheels (not my favourite choie) or a genuine look at say
> > Clydes
> > > books to see what is on offer??
> > > What sort of size we looking at if this the case...something "X"
size...or
> > > something  msybe of a generic 3000hp.
> > > Anyone have an informed insight or indeed real info on Freight
Victoria
> > future
> > > Power acquisitions...this mob are genuinely an exciting outfit. Rail
is
> > > getting very interesting in old OZ!!
> > > cheers >:~)) Richard
> > >
> > > Graeme wrote:
> > >
> > > > Being only a new subscriber to this newsgroup, is anyone aware of
what
> > the
> > > > early days at Freight Victoria are like in terms of seriously
gaining
> > new
> > > > business and altering services to gain new business.
> > > >
> > > > Any feedback would be welcome!!!
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Graeme Vellacott
> > > > PO Box 322
> > > > CANNINGTON 6987
> > > > AUSTRALIA
> > > > Email:   gvrail@thatsent.com.au
> > > > Ph/Fax: +61 8 9451 5630
> > >
>