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      Pressman Spirit of the Vine

    Location: Wherever the Tin Chook or Qantas takes me
    1AD8 today ex APT, On Time at 12:20pm

    NR 109 NR 74 with 29 carriages

    Won't be around to report next weeks Ghan as I'll be chasing Kiwirail's Coastal Pacific Smile
    Posted: 16 Mar 2014 15:01

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      phower Chief Commissioner

    Location: Over on Kangaroo Island Sth Aust
    1AD8 today ex APT, On Time at 12:20pm

    NR 109 NR 74 with 29 carriages

    Won't be around to report next weeks Ghan as I'll be chasing Kiwirail's Coastal Pacific Smile
    Pressman

    Well why is that a problem ?? just send one from NZ on their running's  and lets compare
    Posted: 16 Mar 2014 16:02
      Pressman Spirit of the Vine

    Location: Wherever the Tin Chook or Qantas takes me
    Well why is that a problem ?? just send one from NZ on their running's  and lets compare
    "phower"

    Depends if I can be trackside at the right times
    Posted: 16 Mar 2014 16:16
      phower Chief Commissioner

    Location: Over on Kangaroo Island Sth Aust
    Depends if I can be trackside at the right times
    Pressman

    good boy ....
    Posted: 16 Mar 2014 16:24
      sydneyshortnorth Train Controller

    Location: On the 1 in 40.
    NR75 southbound through North Strathfield (Sydney) half an hour ago, leading NR113 on a short BM.
    Posted: 25 Mar 2014 23:43
      Pressman Spirit of the Vine

    Location: Wherever the Tin Chook or Qantas takes me
    NR75 southbound through North Strathfield (Sydney) half an hour ago, leading NR113 on a short BM.
    "sydneyshortnorth"


    Five days later..............

    1AD8 today ex APT, On Time at 12:20pm

    NR 109 NR 75 with 29 carriages

    just send one from NZ on their running's  and lets compare
    "phower"

    Tuesday 18th, South Bound Coastal Pacific was 4763 with 6 carriages (old stock as the new cars where being 'serviced' for a few days) just north of Sneden
    Posted: 30 Mar 2014 14:55

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      Pressman Spirit of the Vine

    Location: Wherever the Tin Chook or Qantas takes me
    1AD8 today ex APT, On Time at 12:20pm

    NR 74 NR 109 with 37 carriages

    Once again the consist split across two platforms, front half (locos + 17) departing platform 1 at 12:00 then backing onto the second portion (20) in platform 2.
    Premium class with Hire carriage BMC-2 plus 3 x BRG's together with a seperate Premium class Dining and Club cars.

    8108 was the terminal shunter
    Posted: 06 Apr 2014 15:16
      Pressman Spirit of the Vine

    Location: Wherever the Tin Chook or Qantas takes me
    1AD8 today ex APT, On Time at 12:20pm

    NR 74 NR 109 with 35 carriages

    8108 still the terminal shunter
    Posted: 13 Apr 2014 14:36

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      greasyrhys Chief Commissioner

    Location: MacDonald Park, SA
    I still haven't heard any reports on AN3's overhaul since it went in.

    May only be a matter of time before the current Ghan livery will disappear from all 4 locos Wink
    Posted: 16 Apr 2014 00:35
      Pressman Spirit of the Vine

    Location: Wherever the Tin Chook or Qantas takes me
    1AD8 today ex APT, On Time at 12:20pm

    NR 74 NR 109 with 27 carriages

    PL1 has returned as the terminal shunter (And unusually parked and shut down in Platform2 on the North end of 2AM8 Overland consist)
    May only be a matter of time before the current Ghan livery will disappear from all 4 locos Wink
    "greasyrhys"

    Stirring the pot again Rhys?? Smile
    Posted: 27 Apr 2014 14:01
      Pressman Spirit of the Vine

    Location: Wherever the Tin Chook or Qantas takes me
    1AD8 today ex APT, On Time at 12:20pm

    NR 46 NR 109 with 30 carriages
    Posted: 04 May 2014 15:33
      greasyrhys Chief Commissioner

    Location: MacDonald Park, SA
    1AD8 today ex APT, On Time at 12:20pm

    NR 74 NR 109 with 27 carriages

    PL1 has returned as the terminal shunter (And unusually parked and shut down in Platform2 on the North end of 2AM8 Overland consist)

    Stirring the pot again Rhys?? Smile
    "Pressman"


    A bit I guess. The 3 NR's (74, 75 & 109) currently in Ghan livery are somewhat due for a repaint in a more updated Ghan livery (like NR18 in the latest IP livery). When I went to the Ghan open day in June last year, there was a fair bit of rust around the windows of 2 Ghan-liveried locos there.
    Posted: 05 May 2014 00:52
      Pressman Spirit of the Vine

    Location: Wherever the Tin Chook or Qantas takes me
    1AD8 today ex APT, On Time at 12:20pm

    NR 74 NR 75 with 28 carriages
    PL1 was busy assembling another Ghan set into Platform 3 just prior to 1AD8's departure.
    Yes, the second weekly Ghan (4AD8 / 7DA8 ) commences on Wednesday 21st
    Will be interesting to see if the second loco is stationed in Alice Springs for the Alice-Darwin legs.

    As to repaints Rhys, it will all depend on GSR as they are the ones who paid for their special liveries on NR 18, 25, 26, 27, 28, 74, 75, 84, 85, 109 and AN3.

    Interestingly, there was speculation in early 2011 that NR's 74, 75, and 109 would lose their GSR livery for the current PN stars livery, yet they survived to today.

    Another item of interest is that any references to the "Southern Spirit" have disappeared from GSR's website totally!
    Posted: 18 May 2014 15:23

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      ANR Chief Commissioner

    There has to be some marketing mileage out of having IP and Ghan liveried locos. I AM sure that GSR will pay for a repaint. Maybe there will be other locos slated for this honor. The PN scheme is grotesque. Even NR had a nice earthy gold or orange with silver. Bring back the AN colours.
    Posted: 21 May 2014 09:27
      Pressman Spirit of the Vine

    Location: Wherever the Tin Chook or Qantas takes me
    1AD8 today ex APT, On Time at 12:20pm

    NR 74 with 29 carriages
    Posted: 25 May 2014 14:11
      Pressman Spirit of the Vine

    Location: Wherever the Tin Chook or Qantas takes me
    1AD8 today ex APT, On Time at 12:20pm

    NR 74 with 26 carriages
    Posted: 01 Jun 2014 14:24
      Pressman Spirit of the Vine

    Location: Wherever the Tin Chook or Qantas takes me
    Sundays 1AD8 ex APT, On Time at 12:20pm

    NR 74 NR46 with 27 carriages

    Looks like NR46 will get to have a few weeks in the Territory.
    Posted: 10 Jun 2014 17:30
      mikado5910 Chief Train Controller

    Location: Kurri Kurri NSW
    There has to be some marketing mileage out of having IP and Ghan liveried locos. I AM sure that GSR will pay for a repaint. Maybe there will be other locos slated for this honor. The PN scheme is grotesque. Even NR had a nice earthy gold or orange with silver. Bring back the AN colours.
    ANR

    When we travelled on the Ghan over three years ago, the marketing manager was part of the train crew under the previous CEO's work experience program. We were chatting in the lounge car, and he advised then that GSR already had designs similar in style to the yellow IP and SS prepared for the repainting of the Ghan locos. Didn't mention colours though.
    Posted: 13 Jun 2014 09:35
      Pressman Spirit of the Vine

    Location: Wherever the Tin Chook or Qantas takes me
    When we travelled on the Ghan over three years ago, the marketing manager was part of the train crew under the previous CEO's work experience program. We were chatting in the lounge car, and he advised then that GSR already had designs similar in style to the yellow IP and SS prepared for the repainting of the Ghan locos. Didn't mention colours though.
    "mikado5910"

    Drawings of the proposed paint schemes hit the internet around the time of the release of the two Southern Spirit liveried NRs (84, 85)
    The original schemes had a white cab with multi-shaded sides, Green with the Star logo for Southern Spirit, Yellow with the flying Eagle for the IP,  Red with the Camel for the Ghan and, believe it or not, Blue with the Emu logo for the Overland.
    The Southern Spirit locos came out with a Grey Cab Roof. The IP (NR18 ) with a Yellow Cab with Grey Roof
    The was a thread on the colour schemes, but that was a few years ago now.
    Posted: 13 Jun 2014 15:23

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      greasyrhys Chief Commissioner

    Location: MacDonald Park, SA
    On Tuesday evening nr's 109 & 75 were on train AM5. No further word on the whereabouts of these locos on Gheringhap, so maybe going in for an Overdue repaint?
    Posted: 13 Jun 2014 16:56
      Pressman Spirit of the Vine

    Location: Wherever the Tin Chook or Qantas takes me
    On Tuesday evening nr's 109 & 75 were on train AM5. No further word on the whereabouts of these locos on Gheringhap, so maybe going in for an Overdue repaint?
    "greasyrhys"


    Nice try Rhys, but no cigar........... NR75 returned to Adelaide on Saturday 14th on MP7 (From Gheringhap website)

    1AD8 today ex APT, 20 mins late at 12:40pm**

    NR 75 with 27 carriages

    ** Seems that supposedly "uncaring and belligerent" GSR staff where kind enough to delay the departure today for late arrival of Guests (passengers) from an Airline connection.
    Posted: 15 Jun 2014 14:29

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      greasyrhys Chief Commissioner

    Location: MacDonald Park, SA
    Guess I was wrong again. But who knows what'll become of the current Ghan liveried nr's?

    Today AN3 was spotted outside Port Augusta workshops in PN stars livery.
    Posted: 16 Jun 2014 17:08
      Pressman Spirit of the Vine

    Location: Wherever the Tin Chook or Qantas takes me
    1AD8 today ex APT, on time at 12:20pm

    NR 75 with 27 carriages
    Posted: 22 Jun 2014 14:11
      Pressman Spirit of the Vine

    Location: Wherever the Tin Chook or Qantas takes me
    1AD8 today ex APT, on time at 12:20pm

    NR 109 NR 74 with 28 carriages

    And just to aid Greasyrhys repaint fetish ...... NR74's cab roof colour is fading badly Wink
    Posted: 29 Jun 2014 14:19
      greasyrhys Chief Commissioner

    Location: MacDonald Park, SA
    The 3 nr's in Ghan colours are definitely fading, less than 3 weeks ago I saw one with a bit of a dirty front.
    Posted: 04 Jul 2014 21:00

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