Re: Re: Change of pace
Greg King
Wednesday, August 29, 2001 12:00 AM
Hi Roy,
I certainly do recall the ride qualities of 980, having run it on a fan trip
in 1966 (actually, I was 16 and the Inspector running the trip, let all of
us have a turn), she rode the same as 1041, as the trucks under 1041 came
from 980!
Actually, the time that Graeme was trying to bribe/blackmail/beg to get the
table that ran 1041 on Footscray, it was fully fitted out with Z controls,
they were ripped out in storage because they were spares, hopefully, when
they start retiring the Z1's, 1041 will be made operable again, externally,
she is fully restored again with all windows replaced and she lives in the
paint shop at Preston workshops, the interior still needs a lot of work yet
though.
I also ran 52 and 53 in fact WGB and I had 52 on it's last ever fan trip, it
was retired about a week later, I liked them, I even had a way of sitting in
them so I could see around the centre pillar, why they put the driver's seat
where they did always confounded me.
Greg
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I certainly do recall the ride qualities of 980, having run it on a fan trip
in 1966 (actually, I was 16 and the Inspector running the trip, let all of
us have a turn), she rode the same as 1041, as the trucks under 1041 came
from 980!
Actually, the time that Graeme was trying to bribe/blackmail/beg to get the
table that ran 1041 on Footscray, it was fully fitted out with Z controls,
they were ripped out in storage because they were spares, hopefully, when
they start retiring the Z1's, 1041 will be made operable again, externally,
she is fully restored again with all windows replaced and she lives in the
paint shop at Preston workshops, the interior still needs a lot of work yet
though.
I also ran 52 and 53 in fact WGB and I had 52 on it's last ever fan trip, it
was retired about a week later, I liked them, I even had a way of sitting in
them so I could see around the centre pillar, why they put the driver's seat
where they did always confounded me.
Greg
Has anyone recollections of the riding quality of 980?
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