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petey3801
Chief Commissioner
Joined: Aug 02, 2004
Last Visited: Jan 2, 2009
Location: Sitting next to colinw and beastjim waiting for a train to Byron Bay
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:05 pm
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The ones on NR's would take your head off when new , they were choked to tone them down - a lot .
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Heh, yeah, I remember those... Nearly blew me away when I was young on the farm at Wallarobba when they were new!
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Factory_Fill
Assistant Commissioner
Joined: Mar 25, 2005
Last Visited: Jan 9, 2009
Location: Melbourne VIC
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KRviator
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Joined: Apr 23, 2005
Last Visited: Jan 9, 2009
Location: Cab of a 90 Class
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Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:50 pm
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| runbleman wrote: | | And our good friend KRviator won the guessing comp for how much paint it takes to paint a 92! |
More asre than class on that one.  Two of us guessed 150L. I just happened to be drawn out of the hat first. For the rivet-counters, it takes 144 Litres of paint to do a 92 Class. Still, better a poke in the eye with a blunt stick.
Story doing the rounds last Friday is these beasties will enter revenue service sometime this week. Unconfirmed at this stage, and I'm certainly execting to be proven wrong, but they might be out and about. "apparently" Roster's is having a bit of a summy-spit about the number of crews that are qualified for them. Or lack thereof. I certainly won't be willing to set foot on one till I get schooled in 'em. Not even qualified for the EPIC Brake Valve at this stage...
Trainee Driver, Pacific National
Comments made are strictly the opinion of the author and do not reflect the opinions of the ADF, Pacific National, Freight Australia or the Boy Scouts of Antartica.
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BDA
Chief Commissioner
Joined: Oct 17, 2003
Last Visited: Jan 9, 2009
Location: Sydney
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Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:45 pm
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The main differences to digest would be the screen based displays and menuing systems , bit different to physical gauges and cut out cocks .
EPIC 3102 (if thats what they have) is good to use , dump valve is a new thing after 26L and 30CDW .
I thought I read somewhere that these engines were getting some kind of NYAB system ?
Electric compressor generally much better than shaft driven ones , can pump flat out without high engine revs .
Cab better than any 81/82/90 , be a big let down to get back into the "old" ducks - let alone a billy cart (48r) .
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8203
Deputy Commissioner
Joined: Jan 15, 2006
Last Visited: Jan 8, 2009
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Termite
Chief Commissioner
Joined: Feb 10, 2004
Last Visited: Jan 7, 2009
Location: In a dark alley!
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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:25 am
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EPIC 3102 (if thats what they have) is good to use , dump valve is a new thing after 26L and 30CDW .
I thought I read somewhere that these engines were getting some kind of NYAB system ?
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Definitely an EPIC brake valve.
Say what you want about me, I don't lose sleep at night worried what you're thinking....
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sashmo
Assistant Commissioner
Joined: Sep 24, 2003
Last Visited: Dec 22, 2008
Location: Coffs Harbour NSW
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rumbleman
Train Controller
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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:24 pm
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| KRviator wrote: | | runbleman wrote: | | And our good friend KRviator won the guessing comp for how much paint it takes to paint a 92! |
More asre than class on that one. Two of us guessed 150L. I just happened to be drawn out of the hat first. For the rivet-counters, it takes 144 Litres of paint to do a 92 Class. Still, better a poke in the eye with a blunt stick.
Story doing the rounds last Friday is these beasties will enter revenue service sometime this week. Unconfirmed at this stage, and I'm certainly execting to be proven wrong, but they might be out and about. "apparently" Roster's is having a bit of a summy-spit about the number of crews that are qualified for them. Or lack thereof. I certainly won't be willing to set foot on one till I get schooled in 'em. Not even qualified for the EPIC Brake Valve at this stage... |
The buggers didn't move at all today. There wasn't enough TO's on for us to do anything much at all really. As KR points out there are still a lot of mainliners and TO's to get schooled with th 92's. So unfortunately for the gunzels it'll be a little while yet till they're in regular service on the coalies.
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sashmo
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Location: Coffs Harbour NSW
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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:31 pm
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yeah so i see but they did manage a run to Ulan on the Saturday after the handing over ceremony. shame i could not get out far enough to see em on that run. ah well maybe next time i come down.
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drover
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Joined: Mar 15, 2007
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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:37 pm
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So,what happend to being multipurpose unit?
Northern coal dont what to share them yet hey? None to intermodal?
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SmokeyDawson
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Location: Stalled in Ulan No3 Tunnel
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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:44 pm
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Rumour is they are going to Antiene very soon. Most of the crews up there have done class and ground instruction, so not too long before they are on domestic coal.
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BDA
Chief Commissioner
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Location: Sydney
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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:37 pm
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No we want the Prem not the Belmont .
Have to wait and see how the Gevo version pans out .
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rumbleman
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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:24 pm
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| drover wrote: | So,what happend to being multipurpose unit?
Northern coal dont what to share them yet hey? None to intermodal? |
None of the divisions can actually spare the locos. We need every bit of motive power we can get our hands on. The blokes from Morandoo don't like us using their engines for shunting when none of ours are available and vice versa. And rightly so too, I might add.
I can't really comment if any are going to Intermodal or not, but as I mentioned we're pretty desperate for more locos up here. Whether the 92's head to Antiene for the power station runs to free up more locos in and around the HBT for export traffic I don't know, only time will tell. From my rumour mill they're all staying in Northern Coal, for the time being.
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EMD16-645E3C
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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:28 pm
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What's the story with the in line fueling?
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pm1225
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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:06 pm
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| EMD16-645E3C wrote: | | What's the story with the in line fueling? |
If they were ever to run on intermodal and were lightened [just put in less fuel] I don't think they could make it Cook SA to Parkeston WA. In line fueling would be the only way to go. By the way lately a few PS6 srervices out of Perth have been running with in line fueling operating.
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