Tasmanian Preservation Happenings...

tasrail2100 · Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 2:33 pm

Thought i would start a thread with a bit of info about TR's around the state, feel free to post any news that you might have...

here is my contribution for now:

Don River Railway Y6, X4. work appears to still be going on with X4, Y6 however is finished although it needs a run on the load tank. this would have happened a while ago, except in the time that elapsed DRR aquired some dynamic brake equipment from NSW (a 44 class i think???) with the view of doing it themselves so to speak.

Also in and about the Don workshops on sunday afternoon was the firebox for Redwater Creek's ongoing restoration of the Hunslet...

and the Abt Locomotive D1 which has had a fair amount of work done to it including having the wheels turned (The DRR lathe has also been used by Puffing Billy Railway), fitting of compensating suspension and some other oddjobs.

thats about all for now,

Cheers,

JEFF

Z1NorthernProgress2110 · Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:51 pm

Gees Jeff what has James done to D1? well that was his loco after all! Laughing

SO nothing on the steam front?

Cheers Damien Smith
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Updated 1st July, includes Zs on a ballast train and Burnie's resident shunter

K160 · Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:41 pm

Do you have any info on steam loco CCS23? Last I heard, it was to go to the DRR shed at Inveresk. Smile

Regards
Matthew Davis

Last updated August 24th 2008.

tasrail2100 · Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:49 pm

AFAIK CCS23 is still in the sheds at Don, will check on the weekend, the move to Inveresk has been thrown around for quite a while i think.

not a great deal on the steam front, although we have overcome the turmoil of a couple of months back where NO steam locomotives were operational.

M4 (i assume) will be used on the mainline trip to Burnie coming up in the next fortnight.

tasrail2100 · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:45 pm

Just a quick update... all of the steam locomotives at DRR are once again, out of action.

Minor problems with M4, rail-regulator stuff is keeping the Fowler in the shed, and serious problems will see MA2 in the sheds for some time to come.

I am unsure as to what the problems with the other 'operational' steam locomotives are.

As a result V2 ran the Sunday services at Don, seemingly half-way through a repaint...

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Z1NorthernProgress2110 · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 6:36 pm

Hmmmmm this is very bad for DRR. I hope they fix one of these soon.

Cheers Damien Smith
http://z1-2110gallery.fotopic.net
Updated 1st July, includes Zs on a ballast train and Burnie's resident shunter

tasrail2100 · Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 7:23 pm

Its yellow....

Other things aroudn the Don included No.8 making a return for 5 trips before breaking a spring, but all seems well now and the Dubs should be back in action on Boxing Day.

Merry christmas everybody! Drunk

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tasrail2100 · Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 1:43 pm

Dubs was back in action and despite a late start all seemed to be well and good...

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Z1NorthernProgress2110 · Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 8:54 pm

Ahhhhh she looks good Jeff, happy to see the old girl back on the run.

Cheers Damien Smith
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Updated 1st July, includes Zs on a ballast train and Burnie's resident shunter

Balberra · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:55 am

Does anyone have any info or pics of the Queenstown Railway.............

dthead · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:34 am

For a start:

http://users.bigpond.net.au/bilmac/

Regards,
David Head

FELLGETDoWN · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:59 pm

Don River RW

M4 - Incapacitated

MA2 - Incapacitated

CCS23 - Incapacitated

Dubs & co (number 8 ) - Running, Fixed after boiler leak.

V10 - ... Where actually is V10 ??? Confused

X4 - Nearing Completion

Railcar DP22 & PT3 - MIA / AWOL

This is all i know at the moment. Tas Transport Museum is **I THINK** closed and or not doing runs at the moment. I THINK.

Derwent Valley has been out of actgion for a long long time.

To be honest, we arent going very well at all at the moment with any railways. Crying or Very sad

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grrr17 · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 5:09 pm

V10 was scrapped Crying or Very sad

FELLGETDoWN · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 5:46 pm

BULL $H*T !!!!!

WHY GOD WHY !?!?!? Crying or Very sad

V10 (although not completly by myself) was the first loco i ever drove, it was a fantastic experience

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Z1NorthernProgress2110 · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 5:52 pm

I know DRR have V2 and the under frame of V7.

Cheers Damien Smith
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Updated 1st July, includes Zs on a ballast train and Burnie's resident shunter