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KRviator
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Oldfart
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:51 am
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Great shots KR. I love these sort of 'slice of life' series that people like you and 42101 put up, and the night scenes add another dimension again
Glass cockpits in locomotives - Humpf! The disease has spread. 
He remembered he was doubly irritated because he had forgotten and because he had remembered he had reminded himself twice not to forget (James Joyce).
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Raichase
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Location: Sydneys Northern Beaches, NSW.
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:57 am
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I especially liked the shot at Enfield, but all those shots are really something different! Love your work Rob!
- Raichase.
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Bwana
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:26 pm
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Good stuff there KR. I like the angle on the Enfield shot.
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8050
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:51 pm
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Absolute Quality! 
Correct authority was obtained for all photographs in rail corridor and depots. note that some are taken from the cab.
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574M
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:26 pm
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First photo is an absolute ripper!
T 401 will never look the same to me!
Very informative photos, great that you have shared them.
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pig3642
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 3:14 pm
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Good photos , thanks for posting them .
I always preferred night-shift , less annoyances around , especially away from the Metrop .
Cheers...
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Fred3801
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:35 pm
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Wow! Those are some top shots KR! I've gotta' agree with Rai and Bwana, that shot from Enfield takes the cake! I also quite like the one as your coming into Hornsby with the spark but all together these are some awesome Night Shots.
Cheers for the insight
Last edited by Fred3801 on Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:40 pm; edited 1 time in total
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Maikha
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:35 pm
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Concur with all replies, great photos and an insight into something not normally seen!
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alltrainzfan
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:50 pm
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Absolutely marvelous shots KRviator. Enfield shot is great as well as the cab shots of the screens. I never knew the 90 class had such an "electrical screen" displaying all the speed and fuel of other locos in the consist! Also a very interesting shot taken from T401 of the 8 second time lapse.
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hurstville1
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:00 pm
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Awesome shots there KRviator!
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42101
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:13 pm
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KR thanks mate for sharing those great pics mate they are briliant.
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KRviator
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:13 pm
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Thanks for the comments all. I'll see what else I can dig up here out and about soon...
| oldfart wrote: | | Glass cockpits in locomotives - Humpf! The disease has spread. |
Not quite a full glass cockpit setup unfortunately. FuelMiser was a FreightCorp initiative to allow you to isolate and/or shut down trailing locomotives from the leading cab. Most times it doesn't work, but on this occaision, all three loco's were operating proplerly. Probably the only unit in the fleet like that. There is only one physical screen, switching between the two being done with softkeys below the screen itself.
| alltrainzfan wrote: | | I never knew the 90 class had such an "electrical screen" displaying all the speed and fuel of other locos in the consist! |
Both the 82's & 90's have FuelMiser fitted, as do selected 81's, though how many actually work is another story. I've never seen photo's of the system on the 'net so thought as I liked seeing the in-cab & screen-based shots before I was on the job I'd get the photo's out there...
Something else I've learnt since I've been here is both the 82's & 90's had the option of being outfitted with a complete glass cockpit from the start, instead of "just" the fuelmiser screen, but FreightCorp decided against it. Pure madness in my opinion. The 92's will have a full screen-based layout.
For those who've never seen one, here's an overview of the Driver's side of the 90 Class cab. Or is it an 82 Class? Can't remember, either way they're identical...You can see the FuelMiser panel on the lower right of the photo.
Trainee Driver, Pacific National
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CaseyJones
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 5:32 pm
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81/82/90s - the CD player in the silliest position available, at least they're fitted though!
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chase42211
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:13 pm
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| KRviator wrote: | | Both the 82's & 90's have FuelMiser fitted, as do selected 81's, though how many actually work is another story. |
The only 82 classes fitted with fuelMiser's are Southern Coals fleet. Their system is a lot better then the system on the 90 classes, it gives you a couple more options plus you can monitor few more engine components.
| Quote: | | For those who've never seen one, here's an overview of the Driver's side of the 90 Class cab. Or is it an 82 Class? Can't remember, either way they're identical...You can see the FuelMiser panel on the lower right of the photo. |
The way you can tell your shot is a 90 class, Brake cylinder pressure is 500kpa , third round gauge from the left (82's are 350kpa) plus the fuelMiser screen, not on Northern Coals fleet of 82s.
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