Re: NSW 4400 Class Engines

[Roy.Wilke@bta.bt.com (Roy Wilke)]

Sorry, didn't mean to sound toffee-nosed there.

I suppose I could be described as a gunzel as I've never worked on
railways (my working life started as a tax-office clerk, then a
university student and now I'm a journalist) - but I *do* get peeved
when I encounter gunzels who think that a railway system is there just
the amusement of the gunzels.

Regards,

Roy Wilke.

On Fri, 22 Oct 1999 10:14:49 -0400 (EDT), PCC7407@webtv.net (JVE)
wrote:

>There was no need to get snobbish and defensive about my question.  I
>simply asked why it was so common to see them leading with the number 2
>end.  As far as crew concerns (noise, fumes, visibility, drafts, etc.),
>I am very aware of all of this, as I "drove" trains for 21 years running
>about every kind of American diesel from old Alco & FM switchers thru
>everything EMD or GE offered and the B&O bought, and also that trains
>are not run to suit and please the fans or gunzels.  However, the
>excursions ARE run for the gunzels!
>