Re: new 45 class cabs

[James Brook <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au>]

    If they wanted better visibility then why didn't they just lower the short
hood like they did with the 45 they leased to BHP. As for the safety what is the
difference between this and the 442's, 422's, 81's, 82's, 90's and any other
loco with a cab right at the front of the loco. Is it just cheap and flimsy
construction or is there some other safety problem? Anyway I hate the look of
the Pilbara style cabs!

Belinda Gioia wrote:

> The new cab has in fact made it a useless loco.This is a 35 ,not 45
> class that had a modified cab that was already approved by the PTU to
> be used as a leading unit. These twits have destroyed the original cab
> in an attempt to replace it with a home made Pilbara style cab. I'm
> told the home made cab has been rejected by the PTU for many reasons
> one of which is lack of saftey for the crew in the event of a
> collision.The only problem with the 45 cab was they were banned as
> leading units as they were draughty in the cab. Some 45s and all the
> 35s were modified to overcome this problem."Hats off to Austrac"? What
> for? This has been their biggest stuff up to date. As I understand it,
> work has been suspended on this loco. I suspect it will eventually just
> end up as parts for other locos.
> Cheers
> Bob



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