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tasrail2100
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Location: Brisbane, Queensland.
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 4:18 pm
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| Z1NorthernProgress2110 wrote: | Nice pics mate.I still don't know why its called 2138  |
would it have something to do with it being rebuilt from (ZC) 2138, or am i barking up the wrong tree???
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Z1NorthernProgress2110
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Location: Burnie, Tasmania
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 5:25 pm
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Actually TR2100 i was just having a long hard think. I reckon ATN had plans to get all MKAs and renumber them in the 2130 numbers. Well you got 2110-2118 series(Z & ZA) 2120-2128 series (ZB) then for some reason jumped 2130 to 2140-2146 series(ZC) and i think that 2130-2138(all MKAs?) was to fill that gap. I think they was going to run with ZB and ZC locos.
I'm sure Stuart would know more about it.
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tasrail2100
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 6:38 pm
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thats not bad thinking i suppose.
where are the other 2 MKAs??? (3 here, 3? in queensland) there is supposed to be 8 yes?
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Z1NorthernProgress2110
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 6:56 pm
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2 are in South Africa on metre gauge i think
We have MKA4, 7 and 8 while Queensland have MKA1,2 and 3 i think.
So MKA5 and 6 are in South Africa.
BTW yes there is only 8 built.
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benscaro
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Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 4:04 am
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2130-2138(all MKAs?)
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The trouble is that is there are nine numbers in the series 2130-2138 but only 8 MKAs.
I think the unit just became 2138 because it was MKA8 ?
[I assume - after all you would just take the letters M, K and A out of the number box and leave the 8 there . . .]
Whichever loco it is, this is a number series which will not be filled - at least not if PNT commences class numbers with the '0' - eg 2130.
So the Tasrail numbering system takes another weird turn . . .
MKA 5-6 are supposed to be in Senegal, which according to online info has a 906km metre gauge rail system.
They are hauling phosphate trains apparently- for a private operator.
In some ways they are odd candidates to go there as many of the Senegalese locos are Canadian GMs supplied as aid.
Ben
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