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Ben_Daui
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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 2:09 pm
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WTF
I saw in this months issue of MOTIVE POWER QR 2819 will be put on to STANDARD gauge bogies??
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DavidB
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SL65
Locomotive Fireman
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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:09 pm
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QR 2819 currently in Taree accompanied by a NRR 421
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Westie
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:00 pm
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QR 2819 arrived in Grafton this afternoon on MB7 as third unit behind EL57-EL56. The unit was detached from the train and left in the yard. It is presumed it is here also for crew training but for how long is unknown. Unfortunately it was parked behind sugar wagons which made it very hard to get a photo. Hopefully I will be luckier tomorrow if it is still here.
Cheers Ron
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chase42211
Chief Commissioner
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Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:41 am
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| lukebowen wrote: | | Hello sorry got the facts wrong it was in grafton Sunday Monday and Tuesday for Train Crew and Maintence guys introduction. Which we all consider the time could of been spent better somewhere else as the 2800's are just another EL... |
Passed through Wyong on the 15.3.06 on BM7. It was D/A.
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MJoiner
Chief Train Controller
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CaseyJones
Chief Commissioner
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Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 1:52 am
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According to a report on Ausloco, 2819 is heading south on BM7 right now. Apparently it will be detached at Junee (for ground instruction I guess?).
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Vale ARG NSW - the end of a golden (or orange) era - November 22, 2008
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TE2815
Minister for Railways
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Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 2:01 am
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| CaseyJones wrote: | | According to a report on Ausloco, 2819 is heading south on BM7 right now. Apparently it will be detached at Junee (for ground instruction I guess?). |
Indeed it is. Train load shows EL57-EL56-L271-2819 dead attached.
EDIT: It is now 330am. 6BM7 was due Moss Vale 0224/0230 (?) to arrive Junee 0720/0724 (quick shunt that). Not yet sighted so over an hour late if anybody going to try a get to it!
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TE2815
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Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 3:57 am
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AN UPDATE: 6BM7 through Macarthur at 0430 (3hrs 36mins late). If schedule is right and it sticks to it Moss Vale 0600 Goulburn 0657 would make it Junee at 1056. Give or take 20-30 minutes for bad scheduling or possible crosses.
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TE2815
Minister for Railways
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Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 4:39 am
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| te2815 wrote: | | AN UPDATE: 6BM7 through Macarthur at 0430 (3hrs 36mins late). If schedule is right and it sticks to it Moss Vale 0600 Goulburn 0657 would make it Junee at 1056. Give or take 20-30 minutes for bad scheduling or possible crosses. |
I knew the schedule would be wrong as soon as I read it, too long. Just passed Moss Vale at 0539.
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2811
Junior Train Controller
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 5:15 pm
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When it came out of Redbank it still had the DTC installed and working.. Looks as though it has been taken out as there are radios now in its place. Any word if the ATP has been removed from the cab? I noticed a pair of narrow gauge 2800 class bogies on a flat wagon out the front of Redbank shops the other day, maybe the ones from 2819 keeping them handy in case the trial is a failure..
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DavidB
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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:23 am
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As of yesterday, the test area has been extended to include the Main South. Still not allowed to lead.
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David
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mjja
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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 4:43 pm
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How far down the main south? Junee? Albury? Melbourne? (HOPES!)
Happy Gunzelling and remember, "Go by rail!"
Michael Angelico
President, Smart Passengers Inc
(My opinions are my own unless specifically stated.)
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Crosshead
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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:33 pm
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Is it my imagination or does 2819 seem to be riding higher on standard gauge bogies than it did on narrow gauge bogies?
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biqua
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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:45 pm
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Now you mention it, I think it does look pretty high in that 3/4 shot, but I think that the more pronounced bogies may just be giving that illusion, because the pilot isn't too far off the track.
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