EM100 Sightings thread

qf380 · Beginner Joined: Sep 02, 2008 Last Visited: Sep 9, 2008

Hey just a Quick Question,

This morning while boarding a train at Mont Albert at 10:57, i heard an incredibly loud train horn when i sat down in the carriage before it pulled away, and when i looked out the window i saw a small white train, electric, go speeding through mont albert. It looked like a maintenance train or something, i only JUST caught sight of it, so all i saw was it was white, and maybe had a line on the side of it, and i remember the word "Track" on the side.

Whats was it? I cant find any photos of it on Vicsig...well i dont know what im looking for!

PalmerEldritch · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:33 pm

EM-100 Track Maintenance Vehicle

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tomohawk · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:31 pm

To clarify, it's actually a Diesel, with a pantograph IIRC for recording information about the overheads

alstom_888m · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:07 pm

This it?

That's EM100, track scanner. Looks for cracks on the track and fault with the overhead.

It's normally stabled at Geelong but pokes it's ugly head out every few months.

It used to have the V/Line Orange livery.

Anyone know how old it actually is?

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qf380 · Beginner Joined: Sep 02, 2008 Last Visited: Sep 9, 2008

Yeah thats it! It was hammering along! The horn was sooo loud!!

I found an article on google stating it does track scanning and takes photos of the track and where they go.

Thanks, it was bugging me!

wongm · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:33 am

I saw it out and about yesterday as well at Burnley on the up (or was it on Monday?)

A number of photyos of it by various people are here:
http://community.fotopic.net/search/simple.php?tab=P&txt=em100

This shot by Rodney Williams in 1985 shows the all orange livery:
http://rodsrailpage.fotopic.net/p444613.html

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fast01 · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 3:04 pm

Well ladies and gents it looks like EM100 is on tour once again, this time sighted at Craigeburn on the UP at 2:17pm today.

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wongm · Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:56 am

On Wednesday I was it over the Viaduct headed for FSS about 4:30 pm, it ran back though SSS on the goods line bound for West Tower at 4:45 pm.

Today I saw something small go speeding past my train in the opposite direction when no other trains were due - I will have to check out Geelong Loco tonight to see if it headed home.

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Heihachi_73 · Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:58 pm

Early this morning I saw the silhouette of EM100, presumably on the Sandringham line heading towards Flinders Street (it was near the route 70 tram section).

I wouldn't have seen it if the 0502 Lilydale wasn't delayed by 6 minutes. The train turned out to be an ex-Northern group one (maybe swapped with the Sydenham train announced at the same time of this train's arrival) instead of the usual Burnley Crapper; strangely it had Flinders Street on the desto rather than Connex, Special or NIS/NTP. Didn't see anyone get off it though.

Near Glenferrie we hit some detonators on the down track signifying trackwork up ahead; roughly 30km/h to Camberwell from that point on. Ended up at Ringwood only 4 minutes late - good effort by the driver regarding all of that, since a Comeng isn't exactly the fastest Hillydale train on an all stations run.

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wongm · Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:44 pm

Sammy D · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 4:41 pm

It is currently calling South Dynon home as it is on the books for at least another few days work, It will be out and about again next week including driver training runs.
Its going down to Glen Waverly Monday morning after peak.

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xtrap_heaven · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 5:58 pm

EM-100 was stabled at Flinders Street for a while a few months back.

"The next station is Royal Park, passengers for the Inner Circle line, please change trains at Royal Park. From Royal Park, this train runs express to Coburg..."

37M · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:29 am

EM 100 sighted 7:44 AM Rosanna down

EM 100 sighted 9:00 AM (apprx) Rosanna up

Sunday September 7

upfieldian · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:03 pm

lol its everywhere

i spotted it passing anstey this morning around 11.30 heading towards upfield

I could hear the horn before I could see the train and I was all excited too see what it was because we never get any type of diseal trains on upfield line lol Smile

intresting little thing lol

alstom_888m · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:47 pm

It'll do the whole network then disappear for a few months.

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