Tasmanian Preservation Happenings...

grrr17 · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 5:57 pm

DRR Have V6 underframe V7 at DVR

FELLGETDoWN · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:02 pm

I cannot wait until i have the opertunity to be able to volunteer at Don RR

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tasrail2100 · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:26 am

FELLGETDoWN · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 10:56 am

Yeh, this is all abit of a nasty kick in the pants is it not?

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tasrail · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:53 am

FELLGETDoWN · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:52 pm

Ah, nice. Thats pretty much the only tourist RW that i can get to these days.

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tasrail2100 · Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:31 am

A bit happened for the Don River Railway today.

When Pacific National suspended tourist railway's operating agreements in mid-Jan after a run of minor incidents, none of which compare to 12 wagons in the bunker at Colebrook golf course, this left DRR's DP22 & PT3 stranded at Inveresk - as they were being stored to run day trips from Launceston through the summer months (the majority of which were cancelled, or in the case of the Rail/cruise the rail section of the journey was replaced by a bus).

Today DP22 & PT3 were allowed to return to Don, empty - so it would appear that PN are obviously concerned with safety of the public on the poor track, which is understandable.

Here is some photos of varying quality from this morning:

http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=8148

Dreadnought · Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:48 pm

Just came back from a trip to Hobart and parts further south where I took a ride on the re-opened 2' Ida Bay railway...

I didn't really know anything much about Ida Bay until I visited it yesterday - It didn't get a mention in the ARHS Rail Routes book (but was listed in the Quail Tassie Atlas which I looked up when I got home). A fascinating little line with an interesting history - all in all, a good bit of fun.

Oh, and managed to get some really good shots of 2151 shunting the Hobart yard near Macquarie Point just before jumping on the plane home...

Cheers,
Dreadnought

Lt-Cdr Dreadnought - Lithgovian Military Attache to South West Victoria and the Tholian Assembly

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tasrail2100 · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:16 am

If you can whack some pis of the ida bay up in here Smile

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Dreadnought · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:07 am

No probs...

It was the last train of the day and the light was fairly smeggy but here's a selection...

1730 Ida Bay Workshops - Jetty train in the platform with MM3 doing the honours

IdaBayCemeteryStation (Railpage Image Gallery)

Ida Bay Town/Cemetary Platform. Train stops here so you can see some pioneer graves.

At the Jetty Station. Facilities include a platform, a fairly tight balloon loop, a run around loop, several sidings, a toilet/shed building and a picnic rotunda. There were also a couple of people camping in the station grounds when we visited.

The train at the station with the remains of the approach to the loading jetty on the left.

The remains of the loading jetty approach. There are also a few other relics of the railway around the site including several old steel limestone bins and a couple of bogies.

Cheers,
Dreadnought

Lt-Cdr Dreadnought - Lithgovian Military Attache to South West Victoria and the Tholian Assembly

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Dreadnought · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:21 am

I should have included their URL, shouldn't I???

http://www.idabayrailway.com.au/

Cheers,
Dreadnought

Lt-Cdr Dreadnought - Lithgovian Military Attache to South West Victoria and the Tholian Assembly

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Z1NorthernProgress2110 · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:27 am

Very good pics there Dreadnought, Ida Bay is a fantastic little railway. Its a pity they didn't keep with DRRs contract to use the Hunslet steamer.

Cheers Damien Smith
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Updated 28th September, includes various Y2151 shunting and Upper Burnie lookout pics

tasrail2100 · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 1:34 pm

Thats true, but hopefully the Hunslet will be riding the rails again, this time at the Redwater Creek Steam railway in Sheffield.

Not sure how far work on this locomotive has progressed in the last few months, will check up on this over the weekend.

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grrr17 · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 3:17 pm

Good photos and did you see the little wagon that had been push off the jetty into the water and Ive seen some photos of its original preservation opening when the livery was green and the people traveled on flatcars with seats on them

tasrail2100 · Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:50 pm

Steamfest was held over the March long weekend, as it is every year. Early reports are that is was a sucess, but the point of view from many who came through the Don River shop on sunday was that it was disappointing that the historic machine display at Sassafrass was a seperate event...

Here are some of my photos from the day, unfortunately everytime I managed to get away from my duties the sun would disappear behind the clouds.

Z1NP2 was also on hand wiht his camera and has some great shots in his galley.

http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=8148