Re: Dodo diesel locomotives in Oz

["Ray McDermott" <raymcd@ozemail.com.au>]

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Ray McDermott   raymcd@ozemail.com.au
Bill McNiven <wmcniven@gunzel.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> Various ravers posted ...
> >> How can a P be a 4-6-0 when it has only 8 wheels anyway?
> >>Isn't the 4-6-0 designation applcable only to steam locos? If it WAS
this
> >>format, would it not be a 2-Co? [2 leading (unpowered) axles and 3
powered
> >>axles - although how do you have leading axles on a bi-directional
loco?]
>
> FIRST, a NSWGR P.6 class would be a 2-C as the driving wheels are coupled.
> SECOND, more importantly, it looks like the "house rules" for aus.rail
will
> now have to include identifying the system and in some cases the century
to
> which a locomotive class relates ... e.g. P(Vic Diesel), P.6 (NSW Steam),
> P.127(NSW Steam).  I should correct my previous posting to "XP(NSW)" to
> avoid confusion with X(Vic Steam), X(Vic Diesel, X(Tas Diesel), X(WA
> Diesel), X(NSWGT Sprinkler Steam Trailer), X(MMTB Birney) etc. etc.
> TIA
>
> Bill
> BTW, isn't it fun that we have one thread on DoDo and another on DOO
trains!
>
>
How about we all agree to use post-1924 classifications for NSW locos.

Ray