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An_USA_Engineer
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:37 pm
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Just interested in railroading in Australia,seems to be not much different than here in U.S.
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An_USA_Engineer
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:57 pm
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Thanks for the welcome. Im a 4th generation railroader, My father once told me that Australia used to try and get American engineers (drivers) to come there and work.Is there ant truth to that?
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Minister for Railways
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Location: "Well, we sorta hit a little snag when the universe sorta collapsed on itself."
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:02 pm
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That's true, we short of drivers here by the plenty!
On a more 'foamerish' note, if you like Bulldog nose locos then we still have plenty still on the mainline including a couple of locos (GM 10 and B 61) which date from 1952 and are still being flogged in revenue service.
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SMR30
Minister for Railways
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:07 pm
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Welcome to RP, May i ask you something. Whats the go with your locomotives when they sound horns and whistles, two long notes, one short one, then another long one??
Here in Australia most crews give like a simple quick blast or maybe two at a crossing and that is about it.
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An_USA_Engineer
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:10 pm
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I had to look up what a GM10 and B 61 was.....we refer to those as F 7's and F9's....Good gosh those locos only show up here on tourist trains for very short runs or in a museum lol....Mark
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An_USA_Engineer
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:17 pm
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SMR30 I was going to ask why you guys only give a short blast a crossings as I watch a few of your trains on youtube......The reason we sound our horns that way is that it's Federal law to blow for crossings in that manner.
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SMR30
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:44 pm
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| Quote: | | SMR30 I was going to ask why you guys only give a short blast a crossings as I watch a few of your trains on youtube......The reason we sound our horns that way is that it's Federal law to blow for crossings in that manner. |
Ok thank you for the reply.
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:43 pm
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The Pilbara in the north west of Western Australia all railroads are buillt to US standards and run US domestic, GE CW44-9, AC6000, EMD SD40 and SD70MACe including 10 in BNSF colors.
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Draffa
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An_USA_Engineer
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:13 am
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Thats very interesting that newer US locomotives are used there.I had no idea that they shipped our locos overseas.I didnt relize this until I saw a video of the Pilbara Railway. Do the rail companies there harrase their employess as ours do in the US? We are under a microscope constantly,GPS on the locos allows them to watch an engineers every move of the controls,and a constant eye of company officers watching us and testing us from behind bushes.
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:50 am
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We even have a number of steam locomotives that were built in America preserved in this country. One of the best known is the D59 class of NSWGR we have five preserved 5908, 5910, 5916, 5917 and 5920.
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NSWRTM123
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:34 am
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Welcome to RP Mark.
For those who do'nt know, the builders classifications for Australian bulldogs (includes 43s and 44s)
Commonwealth Railways
GM1 Class = EMD ML1
GM 12 Class = EMD A7
NSWGR
42 Class = EMD A7
421 Class = EMD AJ16C
43 Class = Alco UM-118T
44 Class = Alco DL500B (All dual cab)
Victorian Railways
A Class = EMD AAT22C-2R: A
B Class = EMD ML2
S Class = EMD A7 (Some A16C)
South Australian Railways
900 Class Alco DL500B (Some single cab)
We've Also got a heap of F-111 fighter-bombers over here. They're based at near Brisbane
Save Eveleigh from "progress".
No 12 storey zoning over LES
3801 limited and NSWRTM Forever
Alcos Rule!!!!!
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sarail
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:17 pm
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The SAR Alco DL500B - is the 930 class NSWRTM123...
Peter Michalak
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The ALCos alone are probably keeping the Ozone Hole open 