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Millenium Train 4GT
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2003 11:20 am
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On wednesday there was a railmotor (the one with pantographs??) in the siding at Kiama and on thursday morning it was seen crossing over at gerringong crossing. Does anyone know why??
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Millenium Train 4GT
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2003 11:37 am
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Sorry it doesnt have pantographs, it is the railmotor HPC 402. Why would it be at gerringong and what is it used for??
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trainboy_John
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2003 12:06 pm
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Were there any Endeavour Railcars working
Because there has been overhead wire problems from Wollongong to Port Kembla and to Dapto so the Endeavour Railcars were running
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mjja
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2003 12:12 pm
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That'll be a problem for them - they converted some Endeavours to Xplorers because they were surplus after the electrification. Now they'll be short of rollingstock.
Happy Gunzelling and remember, "Go by rail!"
Michael Angelico
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Millenium Train 4GT
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2003 12:27 pm
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I had heard the possibility of electrifying to Gerringong if it is cheaper than building another diesel set? Anyone else heard that?
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ninthnotch
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2003 12:46 pm
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| Millenium Train 4GT wrote: | | Sorry it doesnt have pantographs, it is the railmotor HPC 402. Why would it be at gerringong and what is it used for?? |
It is owned by the Rail Motor Society at Paterson (on the North Coast line near Maitland). RIC hire it out to do radio testing and line inspections - it will be working on the south coast over the next week or so. What look like pantos are in fact where the aerials and satellite equipment lifted above the roofline.
That's an attention-getter!
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Millenium Train 4GT
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2003 4:05 pm
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Why is it on the south coast??
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DavidB
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2003 4:30 pm
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| Millenium Train 4GT wrote: | | On wednesday there was a railmotor (the one with pantographs??) in the siding at Kiama and on thursday morning it was seen crossing over at gerringong crossing. Does anyone know why?? |
Would it be the RVX4 track recording car?
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David
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WindyK
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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2003 8:51 pm
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| Millenium Train 4GT wrote: | | Sorry it doesnt have pantographs, it is the railmotor HPC 402. Why would it be at gerringong and what is it used for?? |
HPC402 is an ex NSWGR 400 class railcar, based on the 100 class power vans for the Silver City Comet. It was used on country branches for most of it's life, and is preserved by the Rail Motor Society at Patterson. They lease it to RIC for radio testing, and this is it's first movement for such purposes in about a year or so.
Also, HPC402 is at Eveleigh right now, and will be going to Waverton, Ingleburn, and Olympic Park late tonight before heading back to Eveleigh. It is tabled to depart Sydney Yard on Thursday at 0415 northbound to Patterson.
Hope this is of interest to anyone out there....
Windy.K. 2003.
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nazarail
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Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2003 1:53 pm
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bugga i missed it. i wunted to get a photo of it on starday.
howdi windy winston knong hong
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DavidB
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Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2003 2:06 pm
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Technically HPC402 isn't leased to RIC. It's spot hired on an as required basis.
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David
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XP2009
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Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2003 6:06 pm
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Sorry if this is a slightly Victorian post but does our Testing unit down here have Pantos on it
Cheers Joel
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DavidB
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Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2003 6:37 pm
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| 6002t wrote: | | Sorry if this is a slightly Victorian post but does our Testing unit down here have Pantos on it |
I haven't seen the EM100 for a long time but I think it does. They are very similar vehicles, apart from gauge. They are diesel and have a pantograph for testing the overhead.
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pennoes
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2003 4:42 pm
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| Millenium Train 4GT wrote: | | I had heard the possibility of electrifying to Gerringong if it is cheaper than building another diesel set? Anyone else heard that? |
I believe that it was on the cards of the RIC to extend the electrification of the south coast line all the way to Bombaderry, and that the first stage was to Kiama, and the 2nd stage to Bombaderry would follow later. Has anyone else heard that/have any updates?
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maestro
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2003 1:36 pm
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I believe that it was on the cards of the RIC to extend the electrification of the south coast line all the way to Bombaderry, and that the first stage was to Kiama, and the 2nd stage to Bombaderry would follow later. Has anyone else heard that/have any updates? |
That would make sense as they could then get rid completely of all the endeavours on this line and just go with V and G sets, although the Kiama to Nowra(Bombaderry) section is quite long with very few stations and getting the power down there could pose some problems with quite a few substations needed.
What I would really like is the unanderra to lysaghts link to be electrified as since the Kiama electrification they have stopped all the endeavour services that take this route which I used to take to work. And the worst part of it is that they were not replaced. There were only 3 or 4 each day that went along this track and they were during the peak times, now during the peak times the trains don't match up at Conniston very well and you get long waits for connections. It is now quicker for me to walk to work than catching the train.
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