Sightings 10/1/00

[Scott Martin <semartin@idx.com.au>]

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I was doing some photography this A.M. near my home at Canterbury, and 
saw the following frieght workings which may be of interest.
0948 - 80??/8046: Down 'Stonie'
0954 - 8159/8160: Up 'Stonie' (unusual motive power for this train)
1040 - 8005: Up trip train
1044 - 8169 + 18 conflats, Down freight
1053 - 8160/8159: Down Light Engine 
1115 - 8015: Up Light Engine
1145 - 8248: Down mixed train, consisting of RSA sleeper wagons (loaded) 
and 6 covered 'NPZH' wagons. Some wagons bore the legend 'Special 
Weighbridge Train' (or words to that effect). A very interesting train 
that the 82 worked hard to shift. The points to the Pax/Goods line 
crossover at Campsie were thrown to allow the train to work on the 
suburban lines (I think) as the signals ahead of my position changed from 
Green/Green to Green/Red (this is correct practice I hope).
1150 - 8153/8177: Down freight. the first 2 wagons behind the locos were 
NGRX wagons with the 'Griffith-Port Botany Rice Traffic only' legend and 
faded 'SunRice' decals, the rest were 15 heavily (2 of 3 slots) loaded 
conflats. This train stopped at Canterbury station for 5 minutes to allow 
8248 and train to clear the road ahead.

I hope my morning's work was as interesting and informative as it was for 
me.

Scott


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