Railfan Trip In Australia

Flash Blackman Dec 31, 2004

  1. JASON

    JASON TrainBoard Supporter

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    Anytime Gary,give us some dates & times your available & we work something out.I'm off for another two weeks so sky is the limit!Plan on getting down the club soon & laying a heap of rock molds,just bought 20kg of casting paster so gunna be busy!
    BTW bring some of those fine looking loco's with you too.
     
  2. Sten

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    Always interested in meeting the people of this forum. as to the details ditto on what Jason said, although I don't have 2 weeks off so hopefully the rosters will go my way
     
  3. Gats

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    We can work around the rosters, Sten. I have 4 weeks though family and friends will take up a bit of time, hopefully not too much on weekends.

    Jase, I'd have to either;
    a) dig them out of storage, or
    b) start bringing back some of the units from here.... [​IMG]

    :D
     
  4. Flash Blackman

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    A few weeks ago, I stopped by Sydney Central Station and saw this Pennsylvania RR FA1 and a switcher pulling some red PRR passenger cars. [​IMG] Just a joke, of course! I was surprised that the power and the cars looked older. I will leave it to others to tell us exactly what these engines are. This is the same track where the Indian-Pacific arrives/departs.
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    [ 17. February 2005, 17:01: Message edited by: sapacif ]
     
  5. Colonel

    Colonel Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    If I recall correct these are both restored Alcos
     
  6. Gabriel

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    Anyone notice the F unit ( for lack of better description) has a horn on the butt end? Who would want to run this thing in reverse??? :confused:
     
  7. Sten

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    hey all,

    I haven't been paying attention to whats been happening but some answers are
    It is a heritage tour operated by the Australian Railway Historical Society (ACT div) Canberra. I think the event was the last screening of the Lion King in Sydney. (A friend from work freelances as a guard on this train)
    Motive power is a 44class and a 48 class (both Alcos)
    The cars are ex NSW govt RR's sitting cars.

    The horn is on the flat end because the locomotive is double ended and was the last locomotive built in NSW with the rounded nose - everything now looks like the flat end or just a big box
    44 class No2 end
    [​IMG]
     
  8. Sten

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    another 12 and a half hour shift, I swear CityRail must be the only commuter system in the WORLD that has congestion problems at 0000hrs :(
     

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