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      comeng301M Chief Commissioner

    Location: Melbourne, VIC
    I thought that I would make a thread for sightings of Hitachi Trains as a tribute to them post here if you see a hitachi train

    Last edited by The Censorship Commission, edited a zillion times in total. Wink

    If "Ring ring ring" has been done before can someone issue me a warning?
    Sittin' On The Dock O' The Bay - Otis Redding
    NURSE! Another Goonatic has escaped!
    Two all-beef pantos, special seats, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed FUN!
    Hitachi - demand one in the interview. And install OS/2 on it. What a combination!
    Stairway To Hitachi
    The Royal Hitachi Family of France
    Hitachi in Big Brother
    Sheena again? That was years ago!
    Which naughty person said "These trains stink"???
    Are you 412? Or The Hitachi Pill Debate
    Six Hitachis, half dozen of the other
    Holiday(Live. Bullet In A Bible) - Green Day
    ``NEW OPERATOR SOON *** TRANZIT HITACHI Pty!
    Wasting Hitachis and Bandwidth since 1992
    If Thread = 'Hitachi' Then Name = "OMFG HITACHIS SIGHTINGS"
    Support my trackside Hitachi plan! Batch is bad!!one
    The one that got away - A romance by Hitachi
    Streamlined Hitachi under the big hill at Newport?
    Where is Hitachi? Now with PICS!
    Need a Hitissue?
    Need a Hitissue? Yes, I think I'm going to cry!
    Hip Hip Hitachi! (The death sentence is revoked!)
    Hitachis of a humorous nature
    HITACHI NO DRAMA ROAST A RAMA
    If there's ever a Hitachi we'll post it straight away
    Hitachi King speaks out: "Send those new trains back!"
    To err is human, to Hitachi is divine!
    If I buy the steel wool, can you knit me a Hitachi?
    Friends, Romans, Countrymen! Lend me your Hitachis!
    "Air cons are for WIMPS!" - Hitachi bumper sticker
    Hitachis and support for Alex "Delayed Three Times" Makin
    Liberty, Equality, Hitachi! Our anthem is La Melbourneaise!
    Hitachi - Enjoy the Ride!
    On our way to Hitachi we shall not be moved
    Hitachi's Make My Pants Fit Nice
    Merry Airconmas and a Hitachi New Year!
    Hitachi Sightings Thread
    daerhT sgnithgiS ihcatiH Hitachi Sightings Thread
    This Hitachi thread is umop apisdn!
    This Hitachi thread (Welcome Back Silver Trains)
    Hello I am Hitachi number │Ì̦█║│̦Ì̦│█ │Ì̦█̦│Ì ║Ì̦█│ (42M)! ***This one didn't work because of Codepage rubbish, what a shame!
    Posted: 24 Nov 2005 16:32

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      197M-1981T-3M Chief Train Controller

    Location: Bayswater
    I would be posting every day. I see at least 3 a day, sometimes 4, and usually catch 1 or 2 each week.
    Posted: 24 Nov 2005 17:47
      MelbourneCity Chief Commissioner

    On Tuesday, there were 2 running services from Camberwell to the city about 240-2:51. 2 in a row Smile
    I caught one! yay!

    I noticed on Wednesday between 3:10 and 3:40 between Richmond and Surrey Hills every train was a X'trap, bar a comeng coming off the Alamein.
    Posted: 24 Nov 2005 19:49
      Kerpal Deputy Commissioner

    I think I've seen a Hitachi every day this week at Flinders in the evening peak.  I even had the misfortune to ride one all the way to Werribee.

    Connex always roll them out when the temperature exceeds 25 degrees!
    Posted: 24 Nov 2005 20:43
      deblaz Deputy Commissioner

    Location: City of Knox
    I was driving home from work today and I saw one departing Ringwood at about 6:30pm heading for Lilydale (I think)
    Posted: 24 Nov 2005 21:01
      Byrnesy Minister for Railways

    Location: Gone
    The 16.31 DOWN Blackburn from FSS was a Hitachi today. Interestingly enough it ran from platform 6! Yesterday, a Hitachi formed the 15.32 DOWN Alamein, and the day before that, the 16.12 DOWN Glen Waverley super express.
    Posted: 24 Nov 2005 21:45
      deblaz Deputy Commissioner

    Location: City of Knox
    To be honest I do see them out and about quite frequently on the Belgrave / Lilydale lines doing peak runs. There have been a few occasions that a hitachi is stationary at Ringwood early in the morning (6:30am) ready to depart for the city as I drive past heading for work.

    I would really like to catch one to Alamein or Glen Waverley one day soon though.
    Posted: 24 Nov 2005 21:50
      G516 Chief Commissioner

    Location: Somewhere at Steamrail
    I think this week, last week and the week before it has been 2 most days, sometimes even 3 on a couple of ocasions.
    Posted: 24 Nov 2005 21:57
      Byrnesy Minister for Railways

    Location: Gone
    Without wanting to get too off topic, I don't really understand why Glen Waverley gets those two super expresses (at 16.12 & 17.23) full stop. They don't overtake the train before them (the 16.04 and 17.15 all stoppers), which means that even people for stations beyond Glen Iris will use the all stopper instead of the express. Secondly, Glen Waverley is not at all a long line (which is what expresses are normally associated with, e.g Hursty, Frankston, Belgrave)- and other lines of similar length, such as Upfield, Broady and Sandringham, never get any express trains. So why does Glen Waverley?

    Anyway back on the topic of Hitachi sight Laughing ings!
    Posted: 24 Nov 2005 22:03
      ShaunDXB Chief Commissioner

    Location: Southern Crustacean
    Without wanting to get too off topic, I don't really understand why Glen Waverley gets those two super expresses (at 16.12 & 17.23) full stop.
    "byrnesy"

    Aren't they Non-PSR's anyway?
    Posted: 24 Nov 2005 22:17
      Railfan9949 Chief Commissioner

    Location: Somewhere between Gembrook to Healesville to Seymour to Maldon
    I rode one yesterday to Belgrave on my way to Puffing Billy..

    I had a Driver either was having a 'bad morning' or he simply doesn't like railfans..

    As we terminated at Belgrave I took the honors of taking interior pictures of the front 'Motor' unit where I was sitting, then as the driver came out to 'change ends' he obviously saw what I was doing.. nothing incrimating

    As he walked passed I gave him a warm railfan 'g-day' and he just walked passed without saying a word, some might even say he just snoobed me..

    Meh..

    I got my pictures, I can't complain!  Very Happy
    Posted: 24 Nov 2005 22:19
      rjcas SprogMasterZer0

    Caught 1 today on the sandy line
    Posted: 24 Nov 2005 22:29
      Byrnesy Minister for Railways

    Location: Gone
    Without wanting to get too off topic, I don't really understand why Glen Waverley gets those two super expresses (at 16.12 & 17.23) full stop.
    "byrnesy"

    Aren't they Non-PSR's anyway?
    "ShaunDXB"


    No, they are advertised services Shaun. PSR in every sense!
    Posted: 24 Nov 2005 22:30
      Ben-P19 Chief Commissioner

    Location: Greensborough, Vic
    Well here's a sighting...

    Hitachi set 7M-1979T-36M - 105M-1999T-178M ran the 1742  down Hurstbridge this evening. 178M was leading. A very nice ride with all the windows open too.

    viva la hitachi!
    Posted: 24 Nov 2005 22:39
      John of Melbourne The Ghost of George Stephenson

    Location: Melbourne suburbs
    With the new Siemens coming into service, the Silvers may not make it to the Commonwealth Games.
    Posted: 25 Nov 2005 00:27
      sos119 Train Controller

    Location: Doncaster Line
    I think this thread was a few months early, come Feb/March things would be more interesting, but I think most people here have seen a Hitachi at least in the last week (if you have been going on the train a few days a week at least).
    Posted: 25 Nov 2005 02:02
      tainted Missing Link

    Location: Shepparton, Vic
    One stabled at Upper Gully overnight, this seems to happen around every four - five weeks, sorry didn't get a number.
    Posted: 25 Nov 2005 12:54
      Gwiwer Rt Hon Gentleman and Ghost of Oliver Bulleid

    Location: Loitering in darkest Somewhere
    17.27 FSS - Cranbourne was a silver last night and returned on the 18.38(?) up

    06.52 Frankston - FSS was a silver this morning

    If they can be got rid of tomorrow it won't be soon enough for me.
    Posted: 25 Nov 2005 13:36
      fast01 BUTTSCRATCHER!

    Location: Somewhere your not.
    Its funny, I haven't seen a silver in over a month. Its been Siemens and Comeng on the ratio of 1:5 for sighting a Comeng during peak.
    Posted: 25 Nov 2005 14:07
      mjja Sir Nigel Gresley

    Location: Mount Waverley, Melbourne
    I was out 'n' about all afvo yesterday and didn't see a single one... ominous.
    Posted: 25 Nov 2005 17:13
      197M-1981T-3M Chief Train Controller

    Location: Bayswater
    Another 3 today,2 on Connex South, one on Burnley. Couldn't get any numbers as on each occassion I was going the other way.
    Posted: 25 Nov 2005 17:16
      Camster Chief Commissioner

    Location: Geelong
    Have not been in Melbourne this week, been in Brisbane where their trains seem pretty good. Last week however, I think I would have seen at least one Hitachi a day, going to and from work.
    Posted: 25 Nov 2005 17:28
      mjja Sir Nigel Gresley

    Location: Mount Waverley, Melbourne
    Have not been in Melbourne this week, been in Brisbane where their trains seem pretty good. Last week however, I think I would have seen at least one Hitachi a day, going to and from work.
    "Camster"

    Ah, but there's no Hitachis in Bris! No trains with opening windows at all, in fact!
    Posted: 25 Nov 2005 19:31
      197M-1981T-3M Chief Train Controller

    Location: Bayswater
    Just went out to get a pizza and saw 10M-1909T-21M - 49M-1987T-196M pulling into Baysie.
    Posted: 25 Nov 2005 19:35
      Taitset Chief Commissioner

    Location: Eltham, (former) vintage safeworking capital of Melbourne
    37M-1979T-36M-105M-1999T-178M Ran several services to Hurstbridge today. (About time!)

    Making the most of a day off School, I was heading into the city, but on arrival at Greensborough the Hitachi pulled in on the down so I ran accross the platform and jumped on! I stayed on it all the way to Hursty, where it stabled. I then caught the next up into the city, and on return, there it was at Eltham! I then photographed it on its next down on the Trestle bridge. Photos: http://martin-bennet.fotopic.net/c773485.html
    Posted: 25 Nov 2005 19:46

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