Location: San Onofre California
are some of the early 1980s series EMU sets going to be withdrawn from service soon ?
Elec Fleet early units going to retire?
westernline
Train Controller
Location: San Onofre California
phil_48
Deputy Commissioner
Location: Wynnum North
Rumours one 6 car unit, I think 62-64 might be the first..
Sulla1
Chief Commissioner
Withdrawals of the single cab six motor 60-series reportedly began this week.
phil_48
Deputy Commissioner
Location: Wynnum North
As I pointed out on another thread recently, on the Cleveland line original EMU's were always the majority of units used. Since the Games ended 2 weeks ago, EMU's are now in the minority on this line.
RTT_Rules
Oliver Bullied, CME
Location: Dubai UAE
Poor old 60' series, unloved from the start
Skyblue1
Assistant Commissioner
I’ve just started a new thread on this but looks like 63 & 77 are withdrawn in Bowen Hills engineers sidings having been dumped yesterday.
coachdriver
Chief Train Controller
Location: Rocky
As well as the two at Mayne, there are another four 60 series and one ice consist stored at Elimbah, and another two 60's at Banyo.
Skyblue1
Assistant Commissioner
I’m currently on emu 60 so this ones still going. Do we know which ones are withdrawn at all besides 62-64 and 77?
phil_48
Deputy Commissioner
Location: Wynnum North
After many weeks of not many EMU's on the Cleveland line, for some reason today we are back to the pre Games period with EMU's outnumbering all others combined.
Skyblue1
Assistant Commissioner
Hi all. Sets 66 & 74 have joined the other 2 units in Bowen Hills engineers yard so 4 sets here now.
Skyblue1
Assistant Commissioner
69 & 72 plus 2 other units have been paired up so guess these 4 units could be soon for withdrawal from service.
Skyblue1
Assistant Commissioner
Sets 66 & 74 are back on Bowen Hills depot with pantographs raised. 74 is also fitted with a new pantograph.
Maybe not retired yet??
Maybe not retired yet??
Skyblue1
Assistant Commissioner
Sets 66 & 74!are back in Bowen Hills engineers sidings along with 37 & 1 unidentifiable set.
Skyblue1
Assistant Commissioner
64 is the other set in Bowen Hills engineers sidings.
coachdriver
Chief Train Controller
Location: Rocky
I'm reliably informed that the four units, starting at the Bowen HIlls end, are 66,74,54 and 37. At least that's what was there at about 9am today. It seems they get shuffled around a bit.
I'm also reliably informed that they are not in the engineers siding, but are in the west road, old Mayne yard.
I'm also reliably informed that they are not in the engineers siding, but are in the west road, old Mayne yard.
locojoe67
Assistant Commissioner
Location: Gen X purgatory/urban Joh-land
They have been there for some time and were still parked this afternoon.
Skyblue1
Assistant Commissioner
All 4 sets that were at Bowen Hills have now gone so either moved onto another storage location or back in service.
phil_48
Deputy Commissioner
Location: Wynnum North
With an enquiry into the 700's about to start, the old EMU's might have more bandaids added to keep them going still longer.
Skyblue1
Assistant Commissioner
Seen set 37 today working the Caboolture line on its own.
coachdriver
Chief Train Controller
Location: Rocky
At about 5 o'clock this afternoon, Elimbah yard was full. 1 x NGR, 1 x 5 car ICE consist, and 6 x emu pairs. Don't know how long they'll all stay there for.
coachdriver
Chief Train Controller
Location: Rocky
At 5 o'clock Sunday 77, 63, 74, 66, 08, 02, 03, 68, 65, 64, 62, 717 and a 5 car ice consist were in Elimbah and two 60's in old Mayne yard.
Skyblue1
Assistant Commissioner
Sets 61 & 73 are in the old Mayne sidings at Bowen hills.
puffymuffy
Junior Train Controller
Location: Brisbane/Moreton Bay
They certainly are chucked in Mayne, pantographs are missing.
Skyblue1
Assistant Commissioner
Both sets in Mayne Yard had pantographs raised with lights on yesterday at 7am so must of been done yesterday.
coachdriver
Chief Train Controller
Location: Rocky
The pantographs were never removed, just lowered.