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Re: NSW 44 Class Engines

Subject: Re: NSW 44 Class Engines
From: Railway Rasputin <bob@fastlink.com.au>
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 10:51:32 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail,misc.transport.rail.australia-nz
Organization: Optus Internet
References: <11993-380FCBFC-53@storefull-117.bryant.webtv.net> <7up7as$88t$1@lios.apana.org.au> <7uqqqb$oip$1@centipede.wantree.com.au>



Forster Family Inc wrote:
> 
> >
> > 8-) I am yet to find good quality pictures of 44's running in the
> 'kissing'
> > (nose to nose) mode.
>  on July 18 1976 I travelled from melb-syd on the Snora. X38 to Albury
> thence 4401 & 4464 nose to nose. In all my travels in NSW I had never seen
> 44s nose to nose on any other occasions.
> BTW in true AlCo fashion we were 5' early into Central
> 
> Regards
> 
> NMF

They were pften worked nose to nose because the flat end was eaiser when
coupling up. The shunter could seen eaiser.

rgds

References:
- NSW 4400 Class Engines
  - From: PCCSTREETCAR@webtv.net (John Engleman)
- Re: NSW 44 Class Engines
  - From: "Forster Family Inc" <noelmel@wantree.com.au>

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