Re: SA (inc EP) workings over Xmas

["M. HARDACRE" <hardacre@acay.com.au>]

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Enjoyed meeting up with you.  I headed up to Whyalla on 30/12/99 and bombed
out badly.  Nothing was running until late that evening.  I decided to head
towards Kimba and backtrack from there, finally picking up NJ's 3/5/4 at
Darke Peak.  I then headed for Lock and just managed to photograph
DA3/872/871 at Murdinga before they dumped their wheat wagons and took off
light engine towards Lock.  Fortunately, I managed to get at least one sunny
shot of each train which, as you know, was no easy task with the continual
clouds that we experienced.

Next morning, I noticed NJ1+869+another NJ in Pt Lincoln loco.  Did this
work the train to Yaninee?  If it did, then I missed it.  Do you know the
number of the last NJ?

I photographed the last train arriving into Port Lincoln for 1999 ( the
return of the Lock wheatie) on the morning of 31/12/99  but unfortuately the
clouds rolled in just as it was arriving.

If you could let me know of that NJ number, I would greatly appreciate it.
Hope we met up again soon.

Regards,

Mark.

-----Original Message-----
From: Gorbi <gorbi@iweb.net.au>
To: Aus loco discussion mailing list <Ausloco@listbot.com>
Date: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 9:56
Subject: Re: SA (inc EP) workings over Xmas


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>
>Yup, well better late than never they say, 182 memo's later that was!
>
>On the EP front, been there, seen that, fotted that, even met up with
>Mark Hardacre out near the old GPD crossing, just outa Lincoln.
>Workings were triple NJ's, NJ-830-NJ, triple 830's (or 830-830-DA),
>with DA7 working the shunt.  No sooner were they in , they'd be
>prepared and send out with the empties, usually earlier that scheduled
>times.
>
>Today's working included 851 and 842 on a ballast train, sighted Wudinna
>around 1230hrs, thru Yaninee and heading to Minnipa. Empty grain hoppers
>sighted at Yaninee, and on the way home, also at Kimba (no MP sighted)!
>
>To any EP enthusiast/historian, the Historical collection displayed and
>housed in the Port Lincoln station is worth a visit!!!  Only $2 bucks!!
>
>Regards,
>GOB  :-))
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rail 2000 Inc <rail2000@adelaide.on.net>
>To: Ausloco@listbot.com <Ausloco@listbot.com>
>Date: 24 December, 1999 10:25 AM
>Subject: SA (inc EP) workings over Xmas
>
>
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>>Most interstate service are cancelled except:
>>
>>SCT
>>
>>25/12           7MP9S ex Melbourne
>>29/12           4PM9S
>>1/1                7MP9S
>>
>>Toll
>>
>>26/12           1AP4T )
>>31/12           6PA4T ) I am not a 100% convinced of these three as there
>>appears to be no connecting
>>2/1               1AP4T ) MA4/AM4  services to /from Melbourne
>>
>>Patrick
>>
>>28/12           3MA3P works
>>29/12           4AM3P works
>>30/12           5AM3P if required, 5MA3P ?
>>
>>National Rail Service are also heavily cut - it is difficult to say by how
>>much but I reckon at least 80-90% of services between 25/12 and 2/1 will
>NOT
>>work.
>>
>>Eyre Peninsula
>>
>>BHP Whyalla - in theory it should be working, but trains were cancelled
>>yesterday because of problems at the pellet plant - if things are fixed
>they
>>should be back to four trains a day as from Monday or Tuesday.Trains are
>>being worked by MKA/DE combinations.
>>
>>Port Lincoln grain - At this stage there will be grain trains running ex
>>Port Lincoln on 28/12. 29/12 and 30/12
>>
>>Departures are  1000hrs to Buckleboo
>>                             1200hrs to Yaninee
>>                             1400hrs to Lock
>>
>>Return arrival times at Port Lincoln are 0530, 0730 and 1045, but I don't
>>know which train the arrival times apply to.
>>
>>The Kevin gypsum starts running again two trains a day on 29/12.
>>
>>No responsibility taken for errors or exceptions, no correspondence will
be
>>entered into.
>>
>>Cheers
>>
>>Mark
>>
>>
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