What and why?

Mick_Smith · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:29 pm

I live on the Belair line at Belair. I really hear (and feel) the train's and when I hear one coming, if I'm near the window I'll have a look. Well, tonight I was out the front when I heard one coming up. I was surprised to see that it was only 4 loco's, no carriages. I've seen these same 4 loco's at least once per week for a few weeks now and I'm wondering why they're going up by themselves? And where are they going?

Cheers........Mick.

42101 · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:11 pm

Mick that could well be RL class loco's doing trials to get the many bugs out of them...like catching fire Laughing

if they had a sloping front end then its a RL mate.

Thanks heaps to ALL my friends on here.

xr554 · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:27 pm

Those loco's tonight were heading out to Coonalpyn to haul 3AC1 grain to NSW loco's were CLF5/2210/GM43/CLP17. There is usually one return service to NSW with grain hauled by GWA.

42101, at the present time some of the RL's are in for painting into Coote's colours. There was a ballast train run about 2 months ago with 3 RL's to Callington and return and that got back with no troubles so they are doing something right to them.

Cheers,

Andrew McGregor
Some of my pictures can be found at http://andrew777.fotopic.net/ updated 29/11/08.

42101 · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:30 pm

XR554 Cheers for that mate Very Happy

its been a while now since we had any new info on them at all.
More green beasties then Laughing

lots of them around now.

Thanks heaps to ALL my friends on here.

Alco251_244 · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:47 pm

RL301, 302, 304-306 have all been apinted green now.

Justin Cheary
Driver
Qualified Locomotive Fitter, NRM & Pichi Richi Member
"Nothing beats the sound of three 600's and two 700's hauling 3300t grain train into Mt.Lofty
in the dead of the night" ALCO's Rule
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42101 · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:58 pm

Justin thanks mate for that update. Very Happy

Thanks heaps to ALL my friends on here.

trainweld · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 12:20 am

I beleive that the four locos were as i saw them pass my property at blackwood stn

(to belair) <clp <clp <alf> clp> (to adelaide)

like the LED marker lights and EOTM's
looked good in the almost darkness

Trainweld

bingley hall · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 12:59 am

sas85 · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:31 am

Top Cat · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:39 am

Loaded grain trains crossing each other on both the Dry Creek - Crystal Brook line, and on the main south line is extremely rare if not never before. With PacNat, ElZorro and GWA all hauling grain trains in and out of SA - makes it quite interesting indeed. Memories of loaded sheep trains crossing each other on the main south and thinking..."what the...". But of course, different sheep for different purposes and different customers....just like the grain/s. I hope Catchpoint covers this action in the next issue...must be out soon? Cool

bingley hall · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:18 pm

baytram366 · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:40 pm

I saw the CLP and ALF combo last night crossing Churchill rd last night around 9pm - looked strange to only see 4 locos when your expecting to see a whole train behind them. I was in the car with some friends and the only one to actually be excited to be held up at a level crossing Very Happy

Long Live The Jumbos!!!

nm39 · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:57 pm

Mick_Smith · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 6:50 pm

OK, thanks for the info all. They seem to do it regularly hey!

409 · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 6:54 pm