Commonwealth of Australia

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Mercator II
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Commonwealth of Australia

Post by Mercator II »

Hi guys

Can someone point me in the right direction on finding information on the tender for CoA please?

I seam to remember reading somewhere that she only ever ran with one tender but can't remember where

thanks

Brian
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mick b
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Re: Commonwealth of Australia

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Corridor non streamlined
52A
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Re: Commonwealth of Australia

Post by 52A »

It must have had a change at some time because it was recorded on the non stop on a number of occasions.
owd sweedy
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Re: Commonwealth of Australia

Post by owd sweedy »

Brian, according to Mel Haig, of SNGLPG, it was streamlined corridor tender number 5646, from 22-6-37 -to- 20-8-64 (withdrawn).
This and more info on tenders here....http://www.sirnigelgresley.org.uk/frame.html

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Re: Commonwealth of Australia

Post by owd sweedy »

That link doesn't take you to the article, so, scroll down the SNGLPG side bar menu to "Chime", and select 'archive' from the drop down. Then open " A Tangle of Tenders", part three.
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Mercator II
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Re: Commonwealth of Australia

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many thanks, very interesting reading, also will help me with my W1 project

Brian
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