Re: Mexico trip

["Gunzel99" <gunzel99@yahoo.com>]

Aus loco discussion mailing list

That's OK we'll forgive you this time!
Had a great day at Werai last Wednesday.
Called in on Danny - very pleasant and helpful chap.
Got three good photos of the double header.
Arrived home on Friday night for a relatively quiet weekend.
CU PN
----- Original Message -----
From: "kak 015" <kak015@hotmail.com>
To: <ausloco@listbot.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 3:54 AM
Subject: Mexico trip


> Aus loco discussion mailing list
>
> Good afternoon, all
> Well, back from my trip to Melbourne yesterday and after reading 136
> messages have finally found time to post this message.
> Vey little was moving on Good Friday on the south and saw the following:
> 05.26 at Bargo NR14/NR103/NR74 on 6SP5
> 08.07 at Cullerin NR66/NR95/NR36 on 6WP2
> At approx 8.40 caught up to6SP5 which was waiting for a crew change at
Yass
> (just missed 1WP2 which the outgoing crew advised had 3 NRs)
> 09.10 at Bowning NR101/NR47/NR58 on 3PS6 (had to chase this one back from
> Goondah & pass local roadworks & watercart to verify locos).
> 10.10 at Cootamundra had 4201/44211 stabled as well as 8171, 4884/4869,
> 8255/8165/8167/8182, 4889/4862/48129/48107.
> 11.02 at Junee produced 8177, 4855/48158/4875/48123, 8110/8245 & 8253
> whilst EL63/EL61 were shut down at loco.
> 13.50 at Albury saw N469/N453 arrive from Melb on pass.
> 14.30 at Wodonga produced X51 & Y169. (didn't know until this morning that
> S313 was also there but hidden behind wagons attached to Y169- thanks
Mark!)
> 16.20 at Benalla found GM36/T378 & T320 shut down in beautiful afternoon
> sunshine.
> I won't go into details of the next 2 days, suffice to say that I didn't
see
> any of my beloved Alcos.
> But what the heck, the GMs more than made up for this! (No! Not having
> "change of life", Danny)
> Now, I have some questions for our Mexican bretheren!
> Saw a second series T class at Seymour stabled next to S313. Any clues as
to
> its identity, please?
> Also, out the back of Dynon Loco are 8 withdrawn Y class all in V/line
> livery and all in the one line. The second unit from the western end was
> Y108 whilst the eastern most unit was Y138. Can anybody please provide the
> missing numbers in order?
> And also at Dynon just under cover was one of the 2 G class wrecked at
> Ararat. Any clues to which one it was, please.
> Finally, saw a WCR B class work an up train from Warnambool around 19.25
on
> Saturday 22/4. Would appreciate identity of this one as well.
> I was amazed as to how open things were in Victoria, with no sign of the
> "Cityrail" type of fences we have to put up with (the one behind my place
> has at least 3 big holes in it, but not to my credit!).
> I guess because it was a public holiday and nothing much was running,
there
> was no real need for additional security, but there were plenty of gunzels
> at Dynon photographing the 38s, so I guess no-one was really looking
> elsewhere when I visited.
> I must say that I am beginning to like the little P class, in particular
the
> ones in V/line passenger livery (saw P15 @ Dynon & P11 @ Bacchus Marsh).
> The trip back was uneventfull with the same locos being sighted shut down
at
> both Junee & Coota, but did get to see a few old Alcos at Junee roundhouse
> viz 4403, 4472, 4498, 4807, 4820, 4503 & 1872 whilst the "guide" would not
> let me sneak away to peer at 4816 & 3505 behind closed doors & broken
> windows. Also present in the roundhouse were EL52, and GNR 381 & 373 (I
> think). Plus of course, C503!
> Anyway, good to be back home, but have got the bug to go back to Mexico
for
> another GM session!
> Sorry, Paul Nicholson, Peter Kilburn & Darrell Gainey. I left my address
> book with your details at home, so couldn't contact any of you guys.
> Oh, yes, nearly forgot that I saw the parrallel running of R761/R711 and
> 3801/3830 between Glenrowan & Benalla, though this was not the intention
of
> the trip!
> Whew!
> Ivar
> ________________________________________________________________________
> Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
>
>
> ______________________________________________________________________
> To unsubscribe, write to Ausloco-unsubscribe@listbot.com
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Advertisement:
> Workstation with Monitor under $800!
> So, you just heard that you need to add how many new workstations by
> the end of next week? Check out the bundle below. It includes
> everything you need to get everyone up and running quickly.
> http://www.listbot.com/links/cdw5


__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger.
http://im.yahoo.com


______________________________________________________________________
To unsubscribe, write to Ausloco-unsubscribe@listbot.com
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Advertisement:
Workstation with Monitor under $800!
So, you just heard that you need to add how many new workstations by
the end of next week? Check out the bundle below. It includes
everything you need to get everyone up and running quickly.
http://www.listbot.com/links/cdw5