Great shot. Is there any of these units saved in Austalia?
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Great shot of a lost scene!
Kent, there are a few DL-500B's saved and still in service in the eastern Australian states, but in South Australia there is only 1 operationally preserved, with Stramranger. 1 is in service with a leasing company, although it had an electrical fire this year and I'm not sure of it's current status. There is 1 stripped of parts to keep Steamranger's going, and the class leader is at our National Railway Museum.
So from a class of 37, only 4 remain. Good odds compared to some of the US locomotives!
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The classleader, 930 is preserved at the Pt Adelaide museum, Steamranger (tourist train operator) have one that I believe is operational and there may be one other that Silverton Rwy got but I'm pretty sure it is not in service.
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That thing reminds me of Alco PA's.
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