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Australind
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:01 am
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G'day all,
Can anyone tell me where is NR8 is at the moment? I believe that NR103 is on a train at the moment between Kalgoorlie and Kewdale and should arrive here early tomorrow Morning.
Cheers
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gboaf
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:06 pm
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| Australind wrote: | G'day all,
Can anyone tell me where is NR8 is at the moment? I believe that NR103 is on a train at the moment between Kalgoorlie and Kewdale and should arrive here early tomorrow Morning.
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Couldn't tell you if I've seen NR8, but I did see 5 of them, yes 5, no less coupled together on a small train carrying what appeared to be just large rolls of cable, and one heavy wagon with a large beam on it.
I couldn't quite believe seeing 5 of them hooked together at Flemington this morning. One of them looked like it might have had Seatrain colours - though it was hard to tell since it was so blackened.
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Australind
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:10 pm
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Cheers anyway, heading back thought Kewdale today and notice a loco painted in PACNAT colours like NR103 but couldnt be sure.
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csyjunior
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:57 pm
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NR103 should stand out from miles away its paint scheme looks like no other
Last edited by csyjunior on Wed Jul 19, 2006 12:05 pm; edited 1 time in total
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NR77
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:26 pm
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| csyjunior wrote: | | NR103 should stand out from miles away its paint scheme looks like the other |
It's paint scheme DOESN'T look like the other Pac Nat liveried NR's, it is a one-off experimental livery which has a blue front & back, not a yellow front and back like the others.
Dont' know about NR8, but NR73 came and left Melbourne for Adelaide last Wednesday.
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ZZR_Massey
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:19 pm
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| gboaf wrote: | | Australind wrote: | G'day all,
Can anyone tell me where is NR8 is at the moment? I believe that NR103 is on a train at the moment between Kalgoorlie and Kewdale and should arrive here early tomorrow Morning.
Cheers |
Couldn't tell you if I've seen NR8, but I did see 5 of them, yes 5, no less coupled together on a small train carrying what appeared to be just large rolls of cable, and one heavy wagon with a large beam on it.
I couldn't quite believe seeing 5 of them hooked together at Flemington this morning. One of them looked like it might have had Seatrain colours - though it was hard to tell since it was so blackened. |
Sorry to go off topic but, 5 Units coupled together is a fairly rare sight. Those 5 NR's would of been on the front of a steel train. when 5 NR's are on it usually means 2 or 3 need to be taken back to chullora or wherever theyre based. A steel train usually on need 2 locos to pull it. The 3 you saw would of been idleing and acting as lead weights. If there is no train to bring in the driver and fireman will be instructed to couple up and take them back. It is against PN policy to have 5 units powering at ones. Apparently it causes unessasary stress on the couplings on the rear half of the train. However it is permited to have 5 units all powering inbetween lithgow and wenti falls (correct me if im wronge) a mate of mine has had 7 NR's once, however they were only loosly coupled  for shunting purposes in chullora.
once again sorry to go off topic
regards
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Australind
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:57 pm
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NR75 is parked up at Kewdale today with NR79. NR9 was also here, I think they spend a few days here once they come from the east, NR25 arrived on Saturday with the IP and then left yesterday (Monday) on a freighter, its interesting that NR25 didnt go on the IP on Sunday instead NR19 went instead.
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trainmadd
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:20 pm
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| Australind wrote: | | NR75 is parked up at Kewdale today with NR79. NR9 was also here, I think they spend a few days here once they come from the east, NR25 arrived on Saturday with the IP and then left yesterday (Monday) on a freighter, its interesting that NR25 didnt go on the IP on Sunday instead NR19 went instead. |
NR28 led the I.P in saturday and left that arvo on 7PM5 (15/7) NR28/NR26/NR21 was the combo. NR27 was in Kewdale on Friday (14/7) NR25 came in sunday with NR111. 4 I.P liveried engines in perth over the 3 days.
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Alyx
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:08 pm
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I was in Broken Hill Monday - Wednesday.
NR73-AN5 departed for Sydney on Monday evening and the next morning NR8-DL39(?) were stabled in the yard. They headed off early this morning in the dark.
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Australind
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:02 pm
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| trainmadd wrote: | | Australind wrote: | | NR75 is parked up at Kewdale today with NR79. NR9 was also here, I think they spend a few days here once they come from the east, NR25 arrived on Saturday with the IP and then left yesterday (Monday) on a freighter, its interesting that NR25 didnt go on the IP on Sunday instead NR19 went instead. |
NR28 led the I.P in saturday and left that arvo on 7PM5 (15/7) NR28/NR26/NR21 was the combo. NR27 was in Kewdale on Friday (14/7) NR25 came in sunday with NR111. 4 I.P liveried engines in perth over the 3 days. |
Just had a close look at my photo and it was NR28 not NR25, I got a photo of it at Daddow road, they would of had to fuel NR28 and do some maintance on it before it could of left to head back east.
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Australind
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 12:45 pm
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NR28 was on the Indian Pacific yesterday, also NR35 and AN4 on 7PM5.
Has anyone seen the steellink NR's lately?
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biqua
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 1:01 pm
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| Australind wrote: | | NR28 was on the Indian Pacific yesterday ... |
NR27 brought her into Sydney yesterday too ...
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Australind
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 1:12 pm
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Thanks biqua, great shot BTW IP locos on both IP service which is good, I wonder if this will keep going.
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Australind
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Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:31 pm
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NR 8 leaded SP6 in kewdale today looking very dirty, anyone know where NR103 is at the moment?
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NR77
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 4:30 pm
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Yesterday NR25 came into Melbourne, and so did NR27.
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