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Re: Fuel efficiencies of 422s

Subject: Re: Fuel efficiencies of 422s
From: The Railway Rasputin II <bob@fastlink.com.au>
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 20:21:52 +1100
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Customer of Telstra Big Pond Direct
References: <mdaly.368.00C331BA@pcug.org.au> <38CA1DF8.2D77CC75@ozemail.com.au> <38cab7b8@newshost.pcug.org.au>
Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:3630

Hey, its another way of keeping the locos running so why complain?
They wouldn't be used otherwise.

rgds


> One has to wonder why two 422's are used on a 2 car + van train.  Not a very
> efficient use of motive power.
> Surely it wouldn't be beyond the organisational capability of State Rail to
> refuel a loco in Broken Hill, even if they have to go to a local fuel agent
> to get a road tanker out!
> 
> Regards
> 
> David Bennetts
> Canberra

References:
- Fuel efficiencies of 422s
  - From: mdaly@pcug.org.au (Maurie Daly)
- Re: Fuel efficiencies of 422s
  - From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>

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