Re: Austrac

Robert Gioia (gioia@fastlink.com.au)
Tue, 1 Sep 1998 19:17:04 +1000

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> From: Yuri J Sos <steam4me@enternet.com.au>
> To: sightings@omni.com.au
> Subject: Re: Austrac
> Date: Tuesday, September 01, 1998 2:56 PM
>
> X38 (V/Line colours with "V/Line Freight" lettering) led 1822 (maroon
> and silver) and 25 wagons, all but 3 fully loaded through Sunshine at
> about 1145 today bound for Dynon.
>
> 1822 looks a little oddly proportioned, with bogies that seem much too
> big for such a small bodied loco. The bogies look somewhat Alco-ish,
> what is their origin?

The bogies on the NB class were originally fitted to Alco C636 locomotives
from one of the mining companies in W.A. but have been modified by Austrac
as they were slightly too wide for the NSW loading gauge. The main change
was replacing the original brake cylinders in the bogie sides with smaller
diameter ones from a NSW 48 class. More details about the NBs can be found
at:
http://www.iinet.net.au/~richardj/wagr/wa-nclass1.html
Bob

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