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C3827
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:32 pm
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I have rumours that LVRF have ordered new diesel locos from China. nyone know if there is any truth in this story??
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monday
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:37 pm
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They are going to dig up the S class buried under the hill at Newport Workshops, gauge convert it and then lease it out.
"I know. Let's have everyone who enjoys having obstacles in their life, which they can overcome, go this way, and everyone whose insecurities sabotage their potential to overcome those obstacles go that way. "
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DavidB
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:46 pm
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Sure they're not going to use 3805?
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David
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Fireman Dave
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dudley
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4705-44201NB
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 10:57 pm
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latest info I have recieved on this is they are JT30CW's coming from Denmark. They have been purchased from a leasing company called Railton. First expected to arrive at Carrington late March 2005.
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Dark Side
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 2:15 pm
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Does this purchase of locos have anything to do with the ownership changes at LVRF?
They are using a very primative dialect, but I do believe that they think I am some sort of god
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DavidB
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 2:31 pm
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| 4705-44201NB wrote: | | latest info I have recieved on this is they are JT30CW's coming from Denmark. |
Geez, I hope not! As locos go they don't get much uglier than that.
They'd need a lot of work done on them. They are screw coupled for a start and would need frame strengthening to cope with the torsional forces of auto couplers.
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David
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EMBaldwin
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 3:28 pm
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crikey.... that's a loco that only its mother could love!
Steve
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mjja
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 4:10 pm
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Frame strengthening sounds like a big enough job that they'd only be useful for parts. Imagine the litigation if a crew was killed because the frame folded up in a collision.
Happy Gunzelling and remember, "Go by rail!"
Michael Angelico
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bigbs
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 7:23 pm
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Only a rumor going around but could have some substane to it, Patricks will lease the locos LVRF return to CFCLA when their own locos arrive from overseas.This would not be to far wrong as SSR crews operate Patrick trains at present.
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John of Melbourne
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mark carter
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Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 2:26 pm
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| 4705-44201NB wrote: | | latest info I have recieved on this is they are JT30CW's coming from Denmark. They have been purchased from a leasing company called Railton. First expected to arrive at Carrington late March 2005. |
Close enough to April 1st for me!
Cheers, Mark
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FieldShunt74
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Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 2:48 pm
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The dodgy brothers with a Danish SD45 (20-645E3 donk)? I'd like to see that! 
Won't believe it 'till I do see it though.
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4705-44201NB
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Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 4:02 pm
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I still don't believe it myself I am just passing on what I have heard
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