Re: Freight Victoria..POWER??

[david <david@nmit.vic.edu.au>]

Don't forget the  "C"'s and "L"'s are related....... and could be merged....

David Head

Richard wrote:

> As ELs  are taken I was curious at to their state as you rightly point out would make excellent refurbishing material.
> Someone once intimated to me that the C's were part of some power loanage to NR and should have returned to Victoria as the
> NR1's came on line....any truth to this....or are they indeed property of NRC.
>
> Ls would probably make an iteresting choice...sufficient of them to create a "standard" loco.
> With the "standardising " of freight tracks...which Victoria ones  WONT get the make over and remain Irish!!
>
> cheers >:~)) Richard
>
> Maurie Daly wrote:
>
> > In article <3824A9DF.9037EF03@primus.com.au> Richard <richard_snook@primus.com.au> writes:
> > >From: Richard <richard_snook@primus.com.au>
> > >Subject: Re: Freight Victoria..POWER??
> > >Date: Sun, 07 Nov 1999 09:21:20 +1100
> >
> > >Ah the L's and the EL's :-)  noticed the ELs painted up, very snazzy...did the L's go to the same leasing
> > >company.....being GM would certainly fit in with the other FV locos...L's were 3'6" or Standard?? (sorry been a while
> > >since visiting Perth)
> > >Vline Freight didnt do too bad considering it was hamstrung by Government decree etc...but as FV are showing there is a
> > >whole world of opportunity for those who see a glass as half full..not half empty!!
> > >What was wrong with the two lococlasses that caused their sale??
> >
> > >cheers >:~)) Richard
> > >living in Frankenstein :-)
> >
> > Both the Ls and ELs are SG , and there is nothing wrong at all with the ELs ,
> > being an essentially new loco.
> > The Ls are simply old (1968 vintage) but apart from some failed dynamic
> > braking grids there isnt much wrong with them either.
> > The Ls would make good candidates for rebuild using the 710G3A engine and
> > bigger D87B series traction motors.
> > ELs arnt GM but GE , Ls are GM.
> > I would have thought that Freightcorp would also have some spare 80s and 422s
> > if they havnt been already sold.
> > Frieghtcorp of course may not wish to lease locos to a competitor.
> > NRC also I beleive have some stored DLs , and the Cs of course.
> >
> > MD