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QR narrow gauge hopper travelling north from Coffs Harbour

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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 6:23 pm

raymond wrote:

The kwick drop door controls (white levers on doors) are out of gauge south of Gladstone.

Why didn't they originally design the wagons to have the control in gauge? If they made it bigger to carry more freight it would be understandable, but a set of switches... Confused

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