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pheonics
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Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:23 pm
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A Fantastic Day!!
Thanks to all the crew & volunteers of VGR for making the day such a sucsess!. Also congratulations on the tackling the issue with the SRV train needing to cross at Muckleford. Very well done!!.
Here are my Photos of the day!
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J541 steams out of the Loco compound & into the Platform past the consist which is stabled in 2 road.
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K160, J515 & J541 tripple head the consist as they position the cars at Maldon for the first Departure. I believe this is the first time there has been a Tripple Header on the Mlaldon line for along time, if not ever using all steam locos.
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K160, J515 & J541 approach the Bendigo Rd level crossing en route to Castlemaine.
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The tripple header performs a fantastic Photostop at the Muckleford Home Signal.
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An amazing sight, shows K160 leading J515 & J541 out of Muckleford as seen across a paddock.
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K160 runs a Mixed back to Maldon after splitting from the Tripple Header consist.
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R761 sitting in Castlemaine station before departure for Bendigo.
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J541 leading J515 across Sinclaires Lane en route to Maldon.
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J541 & J515 look impressive as they arrive past the home stick at Maldon.
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K160 crosses the Muckleford Creek Trestle Bridge.
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K160 leads a pass near Sawmill rd.
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Milepost 85.
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The first time in a long time two J class locomotives hauling trains have crossed each other.
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R761 leading the consist out of the loop at Taradale.
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Boss
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Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:32 pm
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Thanks for all the great photos.
I never make mistakes. I thought I did once, but I was mistaken.
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hansonator
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VBAndy
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Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:09 pm
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Just to clarify something, the J's crossed each other last year at Muckleford on the 30th of June. So it wasn't that long ago 
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pheonics
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Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:11 pm
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| VBAndy wrote: | | Just to clarify something, the J's crossed each other last year at Muckleford on the 30th of June. So it wasn't that long ago |
Ah Righto, That i did not know, Ohwell! Still looked great.
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VRfan
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Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:46 pm
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| pheonics wrote: | | I believe this is the first time there has been a Tripple Header on the Mlaldon line for along time, if not ever using all steam locos. |
I think it would be a first. AFAIK the VR never ran triple headers and I don't think double headers on the Maldon line would have been too common either (although it did happen on gunzel trips). Gunzel fantasy, but it is spectacular! 
Nice shots btw 
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Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:57 pm
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Myself and 10 others came over on the Overland from Adelaide on Friday. We were joined by 5 others from Adelaide on the day and had a great trip. Looking forward to another Steamrail trip again soon.
Cheers,
Justin Cheary
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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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Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:55 pm
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Just a point of interest, the VGR has run triple headers in the past. However they have been always been a steam/diesel combination. The last one I can recall was at the Steamfreight 1999 event when K160(in disguise as K157) led T333 and F212 on a goods.
A very nice combo to have in the future (but might be a stretch as far as crewing is concerned) could have K160-J515-J541-Y133-F212 at the head of a train 
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VBAndy
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Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:25 pm
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It appears I got my dates wrong for the J's crossing. It wasn't the 30th of June but it has happened earlier than last weekend.
K160, why not go that bit further. K160-J515-J541-J549-Y133-F212. That would be a first for any tourist railway
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K160
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Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:36 pm
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It certainly would, but I would be happy enough to see quadruple steam if J515 and J541 are still around when J549 returns to service.
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SteamtoStay
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:59 am
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Hell, triple-J's would be probably the third time in history:
1st- Delivery from the docks to Newport
2nd- On the scrap road at Newport
And how about quad-J's, when J536 is restored to a Westcoaster livery as was presumably intended
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:25 am
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| SteamtoStay wrote: | How about quad-J's  ... when J536 is restored to a Westcoaster livery as was presumably intended |
Keep dreaming buddy... In that particular Livery it most definately will never (if it ever does) appear... That particular livery is now in the history books where it belongs & where it will never again venture from... Just how many operational J's do we need? I surpose 2 J's an an R (as the only VR Steam Locos capable of gauge-conversion on the VR System) is better then nothing through... 
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:57 am
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| VBAndy wrote: | | It appears I got my dates wrong for the J's crossing. It wasn't the 30th of June but it has happened earlier than last weekend. |
I had a feeling you were probably right about the 2 crossing while 541 was being tested, but just not that day.
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pheonics
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:17 am
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| emd645e3c wrote: | | VBAndy wrote: | | It appears I got my dates wrong for the J's crossing. It wasn't the 30th of June but it has happened earlier than last weekend. |
I had a feeling you were probably right about the 2 crossing while 541 was being tested, but just not that day. |
Rightio, Question, Are we talking about two J's crossing while both hauling trains? or one being light loco? .
Heck, Tripple J's would be fine! Although they would run out of sand, due to all the wheel slipping, even if its not raining, if you get my drift 
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