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jm1941
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Joined: Jan 16, 2003
Last Visited: Nov 30, 2008
Location: Mount Gambier
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Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2003 8:03 am
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| albert3801 wrote: | | This has made me stop and think for a while... okay here goes my life story! |
Hi Albert,
Enjoyed your story, was very well put too.
Regards,
John.
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Maikha
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Joined: Sep 06, 2003
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Location: Wagga Wagga, NSW
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 2:05 pm
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John
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| jm1941 wrote: | | Maikha wrote: | | 4) The ZZR driver who let me cabride his loco |
AND look what that lead to.
Maikha, seeing your a ZZRailwayman, next time your at ZZR go up to Bayer Garratt 402 for me, and touch her and say to her "Johnny said, to say hello" I loved these engines and shunted at Jamestown with this engine a lot in the 1960's (Jamestown was a reducing station for the notorious Belalie bank) and I cab rode and actually had a drive of this engine a couple of times. (under engineman's supervision of course). If you were in railway working in those days and interested in these engines, to get into the hot seat and have hands on the throttle for a section or two was easy. Ah those good old S.A.R. railway family days, now long gone.  I was instigator for first double heading these engines out of Jamestown, back over Belalie North to Peterborough, and it was a fantastic sight and sound to behold.
I have picture of 402 at ZZR sent to me, but has the 402 number plate missing off the front of the engine. Has the number plate been put back on since. No number plate is almost like standing there naked. 
Nothing like standing in a stationary Bayer Garratt (see my avatar) on a cold frosty morning at 3am waiting for the cross with cab doors closed and the warmth and the pounding of the air pump sounding like your actually inside a resting moster listening to it's heartbeat pounding. These engines were also the most noisiest (fantasic) when under full power. One has to see and hear to truly believe.
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Tomorrow, I'm up there undertaking my FINAL assessment as a guard. I'll let the Garratt know you said hello 
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Maikha "V" Ly |
Yesterday, during my 60min break at Bottom Points, I took a moment to say hi to the Garratt from you.
Cheers
Maikha "V" Ly
P.S. My guard's assessment didn't go ahead 
Cheers
Maikha Ly
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jm1941
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 3:15 pm
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| Maikha wrote: | | Yesterday, during my 60min break at Bottom Points, I took a moment to say hi to the Garratt from you. |
Thanks Maikha,
Nice sleeping loco hey. Are they looking after her okay, she is near one of her kind. Her only sister now is preserved at the Port Dock Railway Museum. Will they ever get her fired up, if they do, get the front seat when they let her loose, it will be absolutely mind blowing stuff I tell you, especially with some tonnage behind her. Get a ride in the cab and you will be hooked forever.
| Maikha wrote: | | P.S. My guard's assessment didn't go ahead |
Oh well, give you something to look forward to later.
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John.
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Hellbilly
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Location: Pampa Texas
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 3:31 pm
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except one who is a very well-known railfan ).[/quote]
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