Re: 2 EL's on Patrick's

["Rod" <comtrain@mpx.com.au>]

CL Burton <clburton@camtech.net.au> wrote in message
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> A very interesting development is the new GSR IP advertisement in
> Saturday's weekend magazine. The loco pictured pulling the IP is an EL
> in ASR colours.
> Does this mean GSR are dropping NR as their loco supplier, and changing
> over to leased re-geared and microprocessor equipped, ASR manned EL's as
> their main power ?
> Bill Burton
>
>
I have heard from National Rail Drivers, that there is a shortage of hp, and
that might help ASR break a contract that has a few years to run yet.
Otherwise, why would they give up a lucrative income !
Rod