Prayer is asking for a Hitachi, faith is carrying the camera

sos119 · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 1:02 am

I think this thread was a few months early, come Feb/March things would be more interesting, but I think most people here have seen a Hitachi at least in the last week (if you have been going on the train a few days a week at least).

tainted · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:54 am

One stabled at Upper Gully overnight, this seems to happen around every four - five weeks, sorry didn't get a number.

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Gwiwer · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 12:36 pm

17.27 FSS - Cranbourne was a silver last night and returned on the 18.38(?) up

06.52 Frankston - FSS was a silver this morning

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fast01 · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 1:07 pm

Its funny, I haven't seen a silver in over a month. Its been Siemens and Comeng on the ratio of 1:5 for sighting a Comeng during peak.

mjja · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 4:13 pm

I was out 'n' about all afvo yesterday and didn't see a single one... ominous.

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197M-1981T-3M · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 4:16 pm

Another 3 today,2 on Connex South, one on Burnley. Couldn't get any numbers as on each occassion I was going the other way.

Camster · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 4:28 pm

Have not been in Melbourne this week, been in Brisbane where their trains seem pretty good. Last week however, I think I would have seen at least one Hitachi a day, going to and from work.

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mjja · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 6:31 pm

197M-1981T-3M · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 6:35 pm

Just went out to get a pizza and saw 10M-1909T-21M - 49M-1987T-196M pulling into Baysie.

Taitset · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 6:46 pm

37M-1979T-36M-105M-1999T-178M Ran several services to Hurstbridge today. (About time!)

Making the most of a day off School, I was heading into the city, but on arrival at Greensborough the Hitachi pulled in on the down so I ran accross the platform and jumped on! I stayed on it all the way to Hursty, where it stabled. I then caught the next up into the city, and on return, there it was at Eltham! I then photographed it on its next down on the Trestle bridge. Photos: http://martin-bennet.fotopic.net/c773485.html

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comeng301M · Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:54 pm

I ssen one today at Mordialloc Station when I was having a cigarette I missed the numbers of it I did get 1910T

psr85 · Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 6:05 pm

2 were running on the Sandy line yesterday and a 3rd on the FKN line. It was interesting to see, as approaching FSS there was one Hitachi pulling out for a down SHM and two were pulling in (the one up SHM, and up FKN)

Definitely a rare sight. Wish there was a decent photo op!

The Met · Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 6:30 pm

I heard a Hitachi at Bentleigh yesterday earaly-evening. The noises they make, define them subtly...

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Byrnesy · Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 8:04 pm

A hitachi formed the 15.51 DOWN express to Lilydale today.

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Byrnesy · Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:01 pm

I forgot to mention:

The 0755 DOWN Willy from FSS this morning was a hitachi

I also saw another hitachi over in platform 14 at SSS at exactly 16.00 this afternoon. I presume it was coming from Willy to form a DOWN Sandringham at FSS.

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