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      qf380 Locomotive Fireman

    Hey just a Quick Question,

    This morning while boarding a train at Mont Albert at 10:57, i heard an incredibly loud train horn when i sat down in the carriage before it pulled away, and when i looked out the window i saw a small white train, electric, go speeding through mont albert. It looked like a maintenance train or something, i only JUST caught sight of it, so all i saw was it was white, and maybe had a line on the side of it, and i remember the word "Track" on the side.

    Whats was it? I cant find any photos of it on Vicsig...well i dont know what im looking for!
    Posted: 02 Sep 2008 20:06

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    EM-100 Track Maintenance Vehicle
    Posted: 02 Sep 2008 20:33
      tomohawk Chief Commissioner

    Location: Getting The Met to get around
    To clarify, it's actually a Diesel, with a pantograph IIRC for recording information about the overheads
    Posted: 02 Sep 2008 21:31
      alstom_888m Chief Commissioner

    Location:


    This it?

    That's EM100, track scanner. Looks for cracks on the track and fault with the overhead.

    It's normally stabled at Geelong but pokes it's ugly head out every few months.

    It used to have the V/Line Orange livery.

    Anyone know how old it actually is?
    Posted: 02 Sep 2008 22:07
      qf380 Locomotive Fireman

    Yeah thats it! It was hammering along! The horn was sooo loud!!

    I found an article on google stating it does track scanning and takes photos of the track and where they go.

    Thanks, it was bugging me!
    Posted: 02 Sep 2008 23:18
      wongm GEEWONG

    Location: Geelong, Victoria
    I saw it out and about yesterday as well at Burnley on the up (or was it on Monday?)

    A number of photyos of it by various people are here:
    http://community.fotopic.net/search/simple.php?tab=P&txt=em100

    This shot by Rodney Williams in 1985 shows the all orange livery:
    http://rodsrailpage.fotopic.net/p444613.html
    Posted: 03 Sep 2008 08:33
      fast01 BUTTSCRATCHER!

    Location: Somewhere your not.
    Well ladies and gents it looks like EM100 is on tour once again, this time sighted at Craigeburn on the UP at 2:17pm today.

    [bigimg]http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/9195/photo0138kt9.jpg[/bigimg]
    Posted: 03 Sep 2008 15:04
      wongm GEEWONG

    Location: Geelong, Victoria
    On Wednesday I was it over the Viaduct headed for FSS about 4:30 pm, it ran back though SSS on the goods line bound for West Tower at 4:45 pm.

    Today I saw something small go speeding past my train in the opposite direction when no other trains were due - I will have to check out Geelong Loco tonight to see if it headed home.
    Posted: 05 Sep 2008 11:56
      Heihachi_73 Chief Commissioner

    Location: Terminating at Ringwood
    Early this morning I saw the silhouette of EM100, presumably on the Sandringham line heading towards Flinders Street (it was near the route 70 tram section).

    I wouldn't have seen it if the 0502 Lilydale wasn't delayed by 6 minutes. The train turned out to be an ex-Northern group one (maybe swapped with the Sydenham train announced at the same time of this train's arrival) instead of the usual Burnley Crapper; strangely it had Flinders Street on the desto rather than Connex, Special or NIS/NTP. Didn't see anyone get off it though.

    Near Glenferrie we hit some detonators on the down track signifying trackwork up ahead; roughly 30km/h to Camberwell from that point on. Ended up at Ringwood only 4 minutes late - good effort by the driver regarding all of that, since a Comeng isn't exactly the fastest Hillydale train on an all stations run.
    Posted: 05 Sep 2008 21:58
      wongm GEEWONG

    Location: Geelong, Victoria
    Today I saw something small go speeding past my train in the opposite direction when no other trains were due - I will have to check out Geelong Loco tonight to see if it headed home.
    "wongm"

    It wasn't there - so I must have seen something else.
    Posted: 05 Sep 2008 22:44
      Sammy D Chief Commissioner

    Location: Melbourne, Victoria
    It is currently calling South Dynon home as it  is on the books for at least another few days work, It will be out and about again next week including driver training runs.
    Its going down to Glen Waverly Monday morning after peak.
    Posted: 06 Sep 2008 16:41
      xtrap_heaven Chief Train Controller

    Location: Melbourne's Train Network
    EM-100 was stabled at Flinders Street for a while a few months back.
    Posted: 06 Sep 2008 17:58
      37M Banned

    Location: Banned
    EM 100 sighted 7:44 AM Rosanna down

    EM 100 sighted 9:00 AM (apprx) Rosanna up

    Sunday September 7
    Posted: 07 Sep 2008 09:29
      upfieldian Station Staff

    Location: On The One And Only Upfield Line
    lol its everywhere

    i spotted it passing anstey this morning around 11.30 heading towards upfield

    I could hear the horn before I could see the train and I was all excited too see what it was because we never get any type of diseal trains on upfield line lol   Smile

    intresting little thing lol
    Posted: 07 Sep 2008 17:03
      alstom_888m Chief Commissioner

    Location:
    It'll do the whole network then disappear for a few months.
    Posted: 07 Sep 2008 17:47
      574M White Guru

    Location: Shepparton
    Ended up at Ringwood only 4 minutes late - good effort by the driver regarding all of that, since a Comeng isn't exactly the fastest Hillydale train on an all stations run.
    "Heihachi_73"


    More or less depends on dwell times at stations, I'd say. The time table has been well and truly tightened up.
    Posted: 07 Sep 2008 20:47
      37M Banned

    Location: Banned


    I could hear the horn before I could see the train
    "upfieldian"


    As I was walking back home from Rosanna Junction after snapping some photos , I could hear its horn as it disappeared around the bend towards the tunnel , I heard it go through Heidelberg and some faint distant sounds for about 4-5 minutes after that. The last faint sound was a very long blast that I assume would have been at the ivanhoe level crossing , amazing how far sound will travel if the breeze is comming from the same direction of the sound source.

    EM 100 normally has a 3 month cycle so I would expect it again around early December.
    Posted: 08 Sep 2008 07:13
      Sammy D Chief Commissioner

    Location: Melbourne, Victoria
    It has already done alot of the lines once and is now doing "Driver Training Runs" and is not recording alot of the time.
    It was supposed to come through  Gardiner Monday Morning but never made it and today was supposed to be going to Pakenham, Cranbourne and Racecourse if I remember correctly.
    Posted: 09 Sep 2008 17:43
      Edith Chief Commissioner

    Location: Line 1 from Porte de Vincennes bound for Bastille station
    I saw it Sunday heading Up through Macaulay.  Yes, quite a loud horn.
    Posted: 10 Sep 2008 10:44
      wongm GEEWONG

    Location: Geelong, Victoria
    Saw it again on the freight lines towards West Tower, about 3pm yesterday.
    Posted: 10 Sep 2008 11:49
      Xiphias Locomotive Driver

    Location: Riding the rails
    Just sighted passing through Glenferrie station heading up at 12:56pm.

    Edit: Also seen returning down through Pl. 3, Glenferrie at 1:36pm
    Posted: 10 Sep 2008 13:00
      Boss Chief Commissioner

    Location: Caulfield Line
    EM100 on the up thru Armadale at 10.49am today
    Posted: 11 Sep 2008 11:01
      Poath Junction Chief Commissioner

    Location: In front of a computer most of the time.
    EM100 on the up thru Armadale at 10.49am today
    "Boss"


    It had gone through Ormond (Frankston line) heading towards the city around 10:40am. Thankfully my bus due at 10:37 was late else I'd have missed seeing EM100, and everyone jump when it blew the horn at the level crossing - it really is one loud horn for such a little train.
    Posted: 11 Sep 2008 13:43
      route14 Chief Commissioner

    It's hardly a train really.
    Posted: 11 Sep 2008 18:54
      Xiphias Locomotive Driver

    Location: Riding the rails
    Something a bit more like a DRC, methinks!
    Posted: 12 Sep 2008 00:55

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