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(...) like a GM or GE rather than a British unit. Any reason you chose it (other than it looks cool with that inverse sloped windshield and cab overhang, which came out great, by the way)? (23 years ago, 3-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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(...) After a bit of ferreting around if found this snippet of info. The 82 class was built by Clyde Engineering at Braemar (South Australia). It has a GM 3000HP engine. James (who likes the odd train now and then) (23 years ago, 3-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.trains)
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Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:GJ2Do9.7DE@lugnet.com... (...) Thanks for the praise, much appreciated.:-) I mainly chose it because blue is a colour i have a lot of. Other than those two front windows of course. (...) (23 years ago, 3-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Mmmm. Now James knows a hell of a lot more about trains than I ever will, but there's a Braemar just down the road from my place here in the Southern Highlands (of New South Wales), and Clyde Engineering have a fairly substantial works there (...) (23 years ago, 3-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Step one. If you don't know something, make it up. Step two. when someone does know, fess up. I wasn't sure that it was Braemar SA, just a punt on further searching I did. You're probably right, but there's no harm done. James (who could have (...) (23 years ago, 3-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) It could be an awfully long spur, let's hope the lunchroom isn't at the end of it. (23 years ago, 4-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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