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siding
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Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 11:25 am
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The south bound Rockhampton Tilt Train yesterday had to reverse at Caboolture towards Elimbah from platform 1 to platform 2 owing to a points failure on platform 1.
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Shadowrunner
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Location: Mount Buggery
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Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 7:20 pm
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I was coming into Caboolture a couple of days ago and my eye caught sight of some sort of machine to do with the catenery. It went back down to Brisbane before I could get a good look at it.
Does anyone know what this machine is? It had one or two pantographs, and it resembled a standard locomotive. It had something like "Line Maintenance" written on it.
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siding
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Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 8:22 pm
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| Shadowrunner wrote: | I was coming into Caboolture a couple of days ago and my eye caught sight of some sort of machine to do with the catenery. It went back down to Brisbane before I could get a good look at it.
Does anyone know what this machine is? It had one or two pantographs, and it resembled a standard locomotive. It had something like "Line Maintenance" written on it. |
It is the QLD version of the ARTC AK recording cars. It travels the state recording all lines for future maintenance and other issues. The pantograph is used to record the overhead wires condition.
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siding
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Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 6:46 am
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There is 300 metres of laid track on the Oxley to Darra third road project but no ballast. With the upgrade of Indooroopilly platform upgrade project concrete sleepers are being laid on the suburban lines.
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Colhad
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Joined: Apr 29, 2004
Last Visited: Aug 29, 2008
Location: Watching 2300 class hauled coalies out at Wulkuraka.
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 7:48 pm
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I saw MMY004 Rail - Track & Overhead Geometry Vehicle today at Walloon. Other sightings for today 20-5-08 include:
Roma Street:
2192F-1738D Sunlander
Corinda:
2311-2349 Coal
Ipswich:
2363-2339 Coal
Karrabin:
2347-2351 Coal
Rosewood:
Couple of stabled trackmachines.
Walloon:
MMY004 Rail - Track & Overhead Geometry Vehicle
2310-2359 Coal
2350-2346 Coal
Last edited by Colhad on Wed May 21, 2008 7:29 am; edited 1 time in total
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GEintheND
Chief Commissioner
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Location: Cairns or there abouts!
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 8:06 pm
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| Colhad wrote: | | I saw the Track Inspection unit today at Walloon. |
That would be MMY004 Rail - Track & Overhead Geometry Vehicle.
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Rob
In the underworld, fringe benefits can be tempting, but the redundancy package is distinctly unattractive. It is small, made of lead and arrives suddenly. You don't even see it coming.
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bulldozed
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 9:09 pm
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| siding wrote: | | There is 300 metres of laid track on the Oxley to Darra third road project but no ballast. With the upgrade of Indooroopilly platform upgrade project concrete sleepers are being laid on the suburban lines. |
Concrete sleeper replacement isn't new on the Milton-Darra stretch, they've been progressively doing it for the last few years. I'll have to slip down one afternoon after work with the camera and check the progress though 
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3foot6
Minister for Railways
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 11:29 pm
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PNQ Intermodal #87P4 arrived into Brisbane this evening with two locomotives on the lead. Not sure what the numbers were though.
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Colhad
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 7:31 am
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| GEintheND wrote: | | Colhad wrote: | | I saw the Track Inspection unit today at Walloon. |
That would be MMY004 Rail - Track & Overhead Geometry Vehicle.
Cheers
Rob |
Thankyou Rob, my post has been ammended.
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GEintheND
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Location: Cairns or there abouts!
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 5:17 pm
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| 3foot6 wrote: | | PNQ Intermodal #87P4 arrived into Brisbane this evening with two locomotives on the lead. |
Was it 87P4 or 87P2 you saw on final approach to MBT? 67P2 departed WQX in Cairns behind 2 PN loco's on Sunday arvo.
Not trying to be picky here, just trying to work out if there was a loco swap between trains en-route. I was unaware of a loco swap scheduled in TVE between 67P2 / 87P2 and 87P4, but it doesn't mean it didn't happen though!
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Rob
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3foot6
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 6:28 pm
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| GEintheND wrote: | | 3foot6 wrote: | | PNQ Intermodal #87P4 arrived into Brisbane this evening with two locomotives on the lead. |
Was it 87P4 or 87P2 you saw on final approach to MBT? 67P2 departed WQX in Cairns behind 2 PN loco's on Sunday arvo. |
Not sure on that one, I will check.
A truck also hit a boom gate at Telegraph Rd, Fitzgibbon earlier this afternoon causing delay on the Caboolture Line in the evening peak hour.
I spoke to a mate just now who said that there was an incident involving a truck and The Sunlander today. That's all I know ...
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GEintheND
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 6:45 pm
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| 3foot6 wrote: | | there was an incident involving a truck and The Sunlander today. That's all I know ... |
Happened between Purono and Kurukan! Truck ran into the side of the second loco (a 1720 Class), rupturing it's fuel tank. The loco was detached at Kurukan and a light engine sent from TVE to rescue the 1720.
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3foot6
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 8:30 pm
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According to a member of another rail group, it was #87P4 led by PN 009/011.
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Colhad
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Location: Watching 2300 class hauled coalies out at Wulkuraka.
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 10:58 pm
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Hi folks
Sightings for today 21-5-08.
Acacia Ridge.
Shunting excersizes: 42202, 8112, NR13-NR5, 8033.
NR49 arrived with flatcars longhood first from Fisherman Island??
2810-2391 departed light engine
CLP9-CLF2, CLP9 was turned and re-attached to CLF2, they both arrived elephant style.
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2808 Containers
2211D Sunlander
1764D-1747D Flatcars and fuel bombs.
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Naz
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 4:05 pm
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1762D and what looked like a 2300 led the Sunlander out of Cairns Today.
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