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konkos
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:50 pm
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Question to anybody. I put this in sightings as I will sight in future but have only heard it. What train runs throught Harden Sunday morning around 6am - 6.30am. All I know that there is at lest one GM (believed to be older unit) by the noise it/they make on the Up through Harden. I was thinking it may be a QRN job (M-B)but can't say for sure.
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hurstville1
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:15 pm
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| konkos wrote: | Question to anybody. I put this in sightings as I will sight in future but have only heard it. What train runs throught Harden Sunday morning around 6am - 6.30am. All I know that there is at lest one GM (believed to be older unit) by the noise it/they make on the Up through Harden. I was thinking it may be a QRN job (M-B)but can't say for sure.
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Perhaps CLs?
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NR109
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 4:24 pm
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| konkos wrote: | Question to anybody. I put this in sightings as I will sight in future but have only heard it. What train runs throught Harden Sunday morning around 6am - 6.30am. All I know that there is at lest one GM (believed to be older unit) by the noise it/they make on the Up through Harden. I was thinking it may be a QRN job (M-B)but can't say for sure.
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The only thing i can think of is 7BM2 on the down but doubtful there would be a GM on it, A DL maybe
The only one on the UP you will get through Harden at that time on a Sunday is 6PS7 and again doubtful for a GM.
Cheers, Michael
No loco in Australia works like an NR does!!
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TE2815
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:55 pm
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3982 through Harden on Up at 0538. Nothing shown in SWTT around 630 except for spare paths each way.
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HMC1989
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:14 pm
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TE2815, Sorry to read of the loss of your father. Our thoughts are with you brother.
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konkos
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 7:08 pm
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thanks people. Come the long weekend I will try to get up and actually sight it if it's running. With my luck it'll be a different combination.
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8203
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 7:49 pm
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| konkos wrote: | thanks people. Come the long weekend I will try to get up and actually sight it if it's running. With my luck it'll be a different combination.
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The train you see would be a great help as it will reveal if its possible for this company to have a GM or older loco like it on this train.
Cheers Adam
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konkos
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:14 am
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Well I didn.t get to see anything Sunday morning as the body said to rest from flu-y condition. We did however did sight an ARG/QRN train powering out of Harden on the down with a short colourful Manildra empty wheatie neaded by 2202, 2208 and what looked like 423 something. 2208 looked good in the shaft being very clean.
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hurstville1
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:43 am
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| konkos wrote: | Well I didn.t get to see anything Sunday morning as the body said to rest from flu-y condition. We did however did sight an ARG/QRN train powering out of Harden on the down with a short colourful Manildra empty wheatie neaded by 2202, 2208 and what looked like 423 something. 2208 looked good in the shaft being very clean.
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Could I ask, are you quoting the shape of the loco or the number is in 'it was in the shape of a 423' or 'it was 423--'.
Thanks, Vince
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8203
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:28 pm
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Im starting to think it is GM10 you heard.. more then likely on the same Manildra working you saw the previous sunday as it is currently being leased by ARG??
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trendyh
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:15 pm
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| konkos wrote: | Well I didn.t get to see anything Sunday morning as the body said to rest from flu-y condition. We did however did sight an ARG/QRN train powering out of Harden on the down with a short colourful Manildra empty wheatie neaded by 2202, 2208 and what looked like 423 something. 2208 looked good in the shaft being very clean.
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L265,2202,2208 operated 9381 to Narrandera on Saturday,returned on Sunday to Nowra.
GM10 was being used on Manildra services when they were leasing some it with KL unit and SCT G,some colourful lash ups.
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=243009
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=243206
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SMR30
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:20 pm
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So is ARG still running to Gunnedah atm?
Hope so cause I wanna chase 422's before they are gone and replaced by 81 class. 
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konkos
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:29 pm
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I am now thinking the third loco may have been a 'L' or even L265. It's a pity the camera was elsewhere. The hoppers all seem to have painted steel in greens and yellows with Manildra on each one. I think the 'L' was shut down as why would 3 biggish loco be all powering for a relatively short (around 15 wagons). It certainly didn't take them long to through Harden and power up to Demondrille and it was gone.
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konkos
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:42 pm
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What I also forgot to mention was that the L or whatever was still painted in the old Interail colours
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8203
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:24 pm
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| konkos wrote: | What I also forgot to mention was that the L or whatever was still painted in the old Interail colours
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That can be no other then L265 in that case
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