Cobar trip, 16-19/4

[Peter Donaghy <PeterDo@als.com.au>]

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A VERY wet and cloudy Sunday 16/4:

Manildra, 1345:	7340, MM01 (or MM02 - I always forget which, and
couldn't make out the number).

Parkes, 1420:	8123, ST32, ST36 / 48s30, NR116 / NR4 / NR66, Alice
Springs regular NR104, all near fuel point; 
		4890, 4888 / 48150 / 48106 / 4887, 442s6, near fuel
tanks;
		4514, 442s2 in fenced enclosure off turntable;
		ST33, 48s37, 442s5 in roundhouse.

Narromine, 1535: 48s31 / 48s35, stabled in yard.

The wrecked wagons from the christmas derailment 18km east of Nyngan
have all been tidied up and stacked beside the road, presumably for
collection in the near future.  An odd wheelset and bogie parts still
remain in the muddy mess beside the track.

Mon 17/4 - weather cleared:

Cobar station: 48s31 / 48s37 / 27 flats loaded with dirty grey
concentrate containers, waiting to depart to Narromine, 1740
		(loading to be handed over to NR66, from Wayne Coleman's
report).


Wed 19/4: again fine:

Narromine, 0930: 48s31 / 48s35, stabled in yard.

Parkes depot, 1100:	48160 / 48148 / 48144 / 48143, ST32, ST36 /
48s37, near fuel point;
			4514, 442s2, enclosure;
			ST33, 442s5, 48s30?, roundhouse.  Note 442s6
gone, and 48s30 and 48s37 swapped places.  I'm assuming it was 48s30,
but it had the illuminated number panels missing from the end I could
see - possibly being renumbered, as on saturday, it was still "30", not
"48s30".  It sounded like it was on high revs - some mechanical repairs
or a service?  31 is also in the new colours, and also still "31" in its
illuminated panels.

Parkes yard:	4888, 48122, Goonumbla concentrate containers, NR
(ex-AN) open wagons with covers (CSA copper or Elura lead / zinc /
silver concentrates? I never remember which).

Manildra, 1145:	8165 / containers, MM01 (02?), 7340.

All Fright Corpse 48's were air conditioned and GPS receiver-equipped,
with the exception of 48144, which had no a/c (but did have GPS).

Everyone have a safe and happy Easter, and I look forward to all your
tales during and after the break!

Peter


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