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4705-44201NB
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wongm
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:03 pm
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Nice work - I can only just remember the last of the teal Sprinters.
I was digging though some early 1990s Newsrail magazines, when they were first delivered, they ran a 10 car consist out to Ballarat for test purposes! They also ran them out to the Melbourne Showgrounds for the Royal Show one year.
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wolfpac
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:16 pm
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Thanks for the trip down memory lane! Comparing the teal Sprinters to the Blood and Bone, they certainly wore the Teal far better than the B&B...
You wouldn't happen to know the locations at all?
Would love to see photos of a 10 car lashup, too!  Longest consist I've seen is 1/2 that. 
Wolfpac
Secretary of the Melton Model Railway Club! -> http://www.meltonmrc.org.au
25-11-08, V/Locity set 1130 / 1106 @ Melton Hwy, Sydenham
24-11-08, Tottenham Gunzelling
21-11-08, Tottenham Gunzelling + Comengs Xing Anderson Rd, Sunshine + V/Locity @ Sydenham - Melton Hwy
14-11-08, A70, PH452, FSH24 cross VL20/VL30 @ Melton Station
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VRfan
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:39 pm
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I always thought the teal/yellow livery was the best on the sprinters. Here's a couple that are on my site:
Two on the down at Kilmore East in 2000:
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Spencer Street in 2000:
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4705-44201NB
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:17 pm
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| wolfpac wrote: |
You wouldn't happen to know the locations at all?
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This question, would this be for the locations of my photos in the first post?
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NR77
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:31 pm
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Yep the teal livery is definately the best livery the sprinters ever went into.
The pics appear to be taken at Goninans in Spotswood.
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:34 pm
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| NR77 wrote: | Yep the teal livery is definately the best livery the sprinters ever went into.
The pics appear to be taken at Goninans in Spotswood. |
The photo's were taken at Goninans Broadmeadow.
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4705-44201NB
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:31 pm
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yes the photos of 7001, 7003, 7015 & 7017 were taken in the yards at Goninan Broadmeadow
the photo of 7014 is taken in Morandoo yards Port Waratah.
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kuldalai
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:46 pm
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The maximum number of Sprinters that can be operated as one consist driven from the leading car is eight ( . This is the maximum cars that the voltage in the driving control cable can power.
Under the acceptance trials the maximum consist test was run on the Ballarat line with 8 cars . The maximum speed test was run with multiple cars between Werribeeand Little River on the West Line under special approval and IIRC 142 kmh was achieved .
Was on both runs .
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ashbeer
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:54 pm
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Any photos of the trials?
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Mickelaar
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:05 pm
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They have the MET logo on front. Were they not originally for V/Line?
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4705-44201NB
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:17 pm
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They had both the Met & the V/Line emblems on the sides.
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train_lover01
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:29 pm
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Some nice pics there, thanks for sharing them with us 4705-44201NB
The teal is the best livery out of the lot, maybe we will see it again one day when the sprinters are heritage units, but that is a hell of a long way away.
Chris
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wolfpac
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:45 pm
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Yep, 4705-44201NB, but it ended up being answered anyway. 
Wolfpac
Secretary of the Melton Model Railway Club! -> http://www.meltonmrc.org.au
25-11-08, V/Locity set 1130 / 1106 @ Melton Hwy, Sydenham
24-11-08, Tottenham Gunzelling
21-11-08, Tottenham Gunzelling + Comengs Xing Anderson Rd, Sunshine + V/Locity @ Sydenham - Melton Hwy
14-11-08, A70, PH452, FSH24 cross VL20/VL30 @ Melton Station
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A no 1
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:59 pm
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The photo of a new 7003 is interesting
It has had an interesting life surviving a slide down an embankment at Ballan
I seen it tonight and it has 2 shades of silver paint on the top of it
Has it had another mishap or a modification?
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