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Re: NR 75 - The Ghan
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 1 Aug 2005 23:42:29 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Timothy Gould wrote:
Very nice work, Tim! Maybe I will try to build this for our next M>ltc layout!
But then I’d have to come up with rolling stock too...
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Since I know nothing much about Australian trains (having developed the train
habit during my stay in the UK) I couldn’t really tell you much about the
motive power or anything.
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It is usually headed by NR74 - the NR class are GE powered, and the 3 repainted
in Ghan livery (74, 75 and 109) are 3000kw (4020HP). Here is a pic of NR74
pulling “The Ghan”:
http://www.railpage.com.au/modules.php?set_albumName=The_Ghan&id=NR74_AN3_5AD8_Livingstone_3Jun05&name=gallery&include=view_photo.php
HTH
ROSCO
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) Thanks. The rolling stock is really easy. I've got some half designed but all you have to do is replace a strip of grey in the Santa Fe carriages with a strip of orange. A little fiddle here and there and you've got a decent Ghan carriage. (...) (19 years ago, 2-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | NR 75 - The Ghan
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| Dear all, Just finished off a project I've been working on for a while. Was going to wait until I finished the instructions but time just slipped away. So, I present here, NR 75 - The Ghan This train, for those who don't know, runs on the newest (...) (19 years ago, 1-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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