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 Thread: A near completed 9202 at United Goninan |
GeoffreyHansen
Replies: 9
Views: 322
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 Forum: Railway Photography Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:57 am Subject: A near completed 9202 at United Goninan |
What else would you expect it to look like? 
One of the Pilbara locomotives.  |
| Thread: Wolgan Valley Railway |
GeoffreyHansen
Replies: 2
Views: 57
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Forum: Railway Archaeology Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:15 am Subject: Re: Wolgan Valley Railway |
See http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/constructionmaintenance/majorconstructionprojectsregional/greatwesternhighway/mt_victoria_lithgow/index.html
and
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/constructionmaintenance/m ... |
| Thread: Animal Attacks 'Sad Sign Of The Times' |
GeoffreyHansen
Replies: 11
Views: 195
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Forum: The Lounge Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 12:41 am Subject: Re: Animal Attacks 'Sad Sign Of The Times' |
| This is sick. To me Animal Cruelty is the worst of all crimes. |
| Thread: Merit in electrifying to Bombaderry? |
GeoffreyHansen
Replies: 28
Views: 897
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Forum: New South Wales Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:57 pm Subject: Re: Merit in electrifying to Bombaderry? |
What's the minimum height needed in a tunnel for overhead electric wires?
And what's the minimum height needed for double deck carriages both loco hauled and with overhead wires? |
| Thread: Ideas for encouraging public transport use (Myki-related) |
GeoffreyHansen
Replies: 31
Views: 705
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Forum: Melbourne suburban Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:08 pm Subject: Re: Ideas for encouraging public transport use (Myki-related |
| Good thinking Mija! |
| Thread: Govt scraps proposed fast rail link to Western Sydney |
GeoffreyHansen
Replies: 1
Views: 177
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:53 pm Subject: Re: Govt scraps proposed fast rail link to Western Sydney |
| I heard about this on the television news about a week or two ago. Does anyone know any details of what exactly was planned? |
| Thread: V/LINE Patronage Goes Through The Roof. |
GeoffreyHansen
Replies: 20
Views: 986
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Forum: Victoria Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:37 pm Subject: Re: V/LINE Patronage Goes Through The Roof. |
| Aren't most of the Hitachis scrapped by now? I've wondered before that, if V/Line were absolutely desperate for rollingstock, they could buy some of the old Hitachis and convert them for use as loco-h ... |
| Thread: Merit in electrifying to Bombaderry? |
GeoffreyHansen
Replies: 28
Views: 897
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Forum: New South Wales Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:47 pm Subject: Merit in electrifying to Bombaderry? |
| In light of the recent discussion on electrifying the Southern Highlands Railway, I wonder what merit there would be in electrifying the remainder of the Illawarra line from Kiama to Bombaderry? How m ... |
| Thread: V sets on the South Coast Line |
GeoffreyHansen
Replies: 6
Views: 321
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:14 pm Subject: Re: V sets on the South Coast Line |
On a trip that I made last week to Kiama about half seemed to be Oscars with the rest being 6 car V sets and 3 car L sets.
I even saw an SCT G class on an ARG train.
After not having been ther ... |
| Thread: Auckland Electrification Thread |
GeoffreyHansen
Replies: 119
Views: 8223
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Forum: NZ and Oceania Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:54 pm Subject: Re: Auckland Electrification Thread |
Excuse my ignorance but I'm a little confused.
I recall reading some time back that Adelaide's electrification is going ahead but Auckland's isn't because Auckland couldn't raise the money through ... |
| Thread: The future of NCL electrification (Bris-Rocky) |
GeoffreyHansen
Replies: 41
Views: 1940
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Forum: Queensland Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 3:18 pm Subject: Re: The future of NCL electrification (Bris-Rocky) |
Option B, run to Bundy only as this is more the practical limit in time and loadings for the RTT in competition with air, This option would also save about 200km of O/H MTCE. Potentially a 3-4 serv ... |
| Thread: A new and improved useless post! |
GeoffreyHansen
Replies: 3334
Views: 35082
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Forum: The Lounge Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:39 pm Subject: Re: A new and improved useless post! |
A few days ago I made a trip down to Kiama and back.
The first time I have been on the line since 1999 and the line was now electrified.
I rode on an Oscar in both directions. |
| Thread: The Comet's Tail/Tale |
GeoffreyHansen
Replies: 53
Views: 2223
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Forum: Preservation and Tourist Railways Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:22 pm Subject: Re: The Comet's Tail/Tale |
Thanks for posting the pictures Les.
I'm enjoying this discussion about the Comet. |
| Thread: Cullen on NZ infrastructure |
GeoffreyHansen
Replies: 2
Views: 125
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Forum: NZ and Oceania Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:48 pm Subject: Re: Cullen on NZ infrastructure |
| Regarding infrastructure could the government put some money into electrifying Auckland's rail network a project which I thought read had been abandoned. |
| Thread: The Comet's Tail/Tale |
GeoffreyHansen
Replies: 53
Views: 2223
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Forum: Preservation and Tourist Railways Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:13 am Subject: Re: The Comet's Tail/Tale |
| I remember being told years ago that the comet's engines weren't powerful enough to get it over the Blue Mountains. Is this true? |
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