Re: GM1 returns to service

Chris Drymalik (gcoscpd@msgw.systems.sa.gov.au)
13 Oct 1997 01:30:35 GMT

In article <61f2ik$rek@internal.sa.gov.au>,
gcoscpd@msgw.systems.sa.gov.au says...
>
>GM1 was in Adelaide on Saturday 4th of October to get its wheels
>turned. It has been painted in original Commonwealth Railways colours.
>It went back to Port Augusta the same day.
>
>Rumour has it that it went back for a touch up as the paint work was
>damaged by a tree branch when it left the works.
>
>I'm not sure what will happen to it now as rumour has it that it was a
>project of the previous transport minister. Apparently it is to be
>retained in Commonwealth owenership instead of going to the buyers of
>AN. Maybe the National Museum wants it. They can take it to Canberra
>and put it on show. Somewhere it never went before in its life.
>--
>Chris Drymalik I speak for myself, not my employeer.

>

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