NR Class Repaints
Location: At Many of Places Yet Nowhere
Top shots NR109! The locos look quite grubby - yep it's time for a wash again. 
The two blues - NR57 and NR52 are a great combo.
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:09 pm
Location: Over on Kangaroo Island Sth Aust
Today two repaints went through Sydney with the first being 3MB4 with NR1(PN*)/NR6.
The second being a nice grubby combo with NR57(ST)/NR52(PN*)
Cheers, Michael 
Yes sir I concur they are in need of some water , but the one of NR1 is great , in fact superb , plenty of colour etc keep it up !!
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:24 pm
Location: Perth Australia
If I can get the OK will upload and post a link, but don't hold your breath.
Bing
I got this same PDF a while ago myself, Its going to be a Sh#t to see the Ghan livery go to White.
My poor old NR109 is the first Ghan to go under the Brush 
Cheers, Michael
yep,its Sad 
NR109 sighted into Kewdale about 08:45 as 2nd unit behind NR114 on 3MP5
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:01 pm
NR57 still leading NR52 ran the Port Kembla Limestone through Moss Vale yesterday a bit before 1500, but the road set up for them was cancelled to allow NR16/NR81/DL50 take a southbound container through at 1449. They crossed with the limestone standing at the end of the up platform.
M636C
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 2:48 pm
Location: Sir Big Lens of the Distant Upper Hunter
This is FACT not speculation it has been confirmed by GSR and Pacific National.
Is there any chance we can see this PDF file ?
I spoke with the station master here in Darwin a few day ago and she said it sounds like someone has got hold of the original plans and has re hasshed them, as the white front / cab was part of the original idea that got dropped for the current scheme.
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 3:51 pm
This is FACT not speculation it has been confirmed by GSR and Pacific National.
Is there any chance we can see this PDF file ?
I spoke with the station master here in Darwin a few day ago and she said it sounds like someone has got hold of the original plans and has re hasshed them, as the white front / cab was part of the original idea that got dropped for the current scheme.
Well thats interesting because this PDF was released about a month before the Southern Spirit livery was released and it ended up being the livery shown in the PDF.
Maybe you should contact GSR or Pacific National and ask them if they are taking original plans and "Re Hasshing" them as you call it...
The PDF you will have to look for yourself through other sources as, No offence RP is the last place i would be putting it.
Cheers, Michael
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 5:25 pm
Location: Sir Big Lens of the Distant Upper Hunter
Fine, I will contact GSR and PN AGAIN, asking for it. I find it odd that they have both not responded to my requests yet people on here can get it and will not back them self up but sharing the information.
BTW, I knew about the SS livery 3 months ago, but being privy to this information, I was asked to say nothing. Odd the same source has not told me of any of the other liveries.
I guess in time we will see.
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 5:35 pm
Location: Newcastle
I had a couple of this pdf sent to me and I have absolutely no problems sharing the info in it.
The South Spirit Livery
The Overland Livery
The Indian Pacific
The Ghan
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:09 pm
Location: Thornlie
Today two repaints went through Sydney with the first being 3MB4 with NR1(PN*)/NR6.
Cheers, Michael
Yes sir I concur they are in need of some water , but the one of NR1 is great , in fact superb , plenty of colour etc keep it up !!
Stop Qutoing pictures you dumbass
Back to the PN* NR's
Two in 2 hours today
1PM5 NR79/XRB562/NR45(PN*) And 6SP5 NR121(PN*)/NR12
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:19 pm
Last edited by Q4004 on Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:50 pm; edited 1 time in total
Location: Sir Big Lens of the Distant Upper Hunter
Thankyou 4705-44201NB.
I see grey not white on the cabs.
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:24 pm
Location: Under a rock
Ah, the different shades of green make a tad more sense now I see they were trying some sort of overlay effect - but then they didn't complete it with the faint logo moving onto the cab. I see they changed the #2 end also.
The IP looks alright with the overlay, but the others don't do it for me ...
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:14 pm
Location: Perth, WA
Those liveries look ok on paper. It seems that they will use all grey on the front. That would look better than grey on the nose and white on the roof. I wonder if they are likely to use the same loco numbers as before?
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 11:12 pm
Location: Newcastle
kafoopsy I have heard that
NR25-NR28 will still be IP
NR46-NR49 to be The Overland
NR74-NR77 to be The Ghan
NR84-NR87 to be The Southern Spirit
These drawings were apparently done prior to NR85 being released so there appears to have been a few changes made to these plans as NR85 came out with a white cab not grey and had the shadow emblem omitted
Current NR109 & AN3 to be repainted Standard PN
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 11:34 pm
White Cabs on the IP locos? Send that west and it will be dirty in 5 secs! 
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:27 am
Location: At Many of Places Yet Nowhere
But then you send them north to Darwin where all the storms are and they'll be white again.
So it looks like that 4 consecutive NRs will be allocated to a GSR service. I reckon the AN should be kept in Ghan livery, incase an NR isn't available. This is often the problem.
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:11 pm
I would expect that somebody took the design consultants aside and pointed out that metallic silver was not a high visibility colour within the meaning of the act, and they had to add white to the lower cab sides to meet the visibility requirements.
It would be better to make the whole cab white since the silver won't stay clean either.
Either way, I think the earlier red and blue schemes were better!
M636C
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:22 pm
But then you send them north to Darwin where all the storms are and they'll be white again.
Good point. Didn't think of that...
Either way, I think the earlier red and blue schemes were better!
Ditto.
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:43 pm
Location: Over on Kangaroo Island Sth Aust
But then you send them north to Darwin where all the storms are and they'll be white again.
Good point. Didn't think of that...
Either way, I think the earlier red and blue schemes were better!
Ditto.
I agree with what you are saying, but would it be correct to say the drivers MAY have asked for some other colour, to best reflect the heat...up North Just asking ??
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:49 pm
I can't believe this! NR77 is being repainted into Ghan and NR109 is going into PN!!!
Sorry NR109!!!
Of note there is a video of NR85 in SS livery here:
Early Morning Trains at Lara (Tuesday 9th Sep, 2008)
By MickFix - watch video on YouTube
Thanks to MickFix for posting it.
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:54 pm
Location: Gone, like a fart in a fan factory!
Luck prevailed today!
NR85/NR7/DL45 on MB4!
Bargo
Shiels Hill
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:28 pm
Location: A well paid kettle boiler.
Couple of shots of NR85 heading through Koolewong and Wyee.
http://stephen-carr.fotopic.net/c733136.html
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:43 pm
Last edited by chase42211 on Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:24 am; edited 1 time in total
By chance were schematics also sent to you with the new colour schemes for the coaches?
Care to share them over at Rolling stock in a "new" thread 
cheers,
Chris
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:34 am
Nice shots of NR85,
Shame it didnt run on time though.
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:21 am
Location: Coffs Harbour NSW
i agree nice shots shame it ran through here in the hours of darkness.
Sashmo
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:59 am
Location: Oakbonk SA
Love those pics Chase.
With regard to the logos, I think they should reverse them accordingly so that they are going forward. The Overland emu running towards the back of the train just ain't right!
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:18 am