Re: North West NSW report.

[Don Allitt <nahgfa@zeta.org.au>]

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Evening Bevan.It was my understanding that Silverton was to run all the way to Newcastle with 3EN2 if thats from Cobar as the NR's would not run to Cobar.When at Dubbo i photoed 442's and48's doing a driver learn the road trip to Gulgong.
Don.

Bevan Wall wrote:

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> G'day all.
> I'm recovering from a very hectic four day mission out to Dubbo to
> record material for future volumes of "Diesel Diary".
> Trains, locos and location(s) recorded are as follows:
> Sunday 9/01.
> 8166; 4701; Bathurst to Lyndhurst. (the first train to run on the
> Blayney-Cowra line since it was reopened last month)
> Monday 10/01.
> 4853 empty ore to Blayney; 8176+4894+48117; Wallerawang.
> WL2; NR109; Bowenfels; (blue out-of-gauge carriage attached0
> 1XS2; NR?; Wallerawang.
> 8162 containers from Blayney; 8113; Locksley.
> 9872 flour to Manildra; 8170+8173; Locksley to Tumulla.
> 2GS2; NR58+NR16; Murrobo.
> 8454 ore from Blayney; 8176+ 48117.
> 8136 freight from Dubbo; 8180+48156+8105+48119; dubbo to Guerie.
> Tuesday 11/01
> 8821 empty grain to Nygan; 48140+48154; Nygan.
> 2NE1 empty ore to Cobar; 48s30+48s35+48s31+48s37; Nevertire to
> Hermidale.
> 8822 grain from Nygan 48154+48140; Nevertire.
> 8882 grain from Nevertire; 48162+ 48123; Trangie to Narromine
> 8888 grain from Wellington; 8140+48+48; Dubbo.
> Wednesday 12/01.
> 3EN2 ore from Cobar, NR99+NR60 (order reversed at Merrygoen) Narromine
> to Ulan (this train took nearly 12 hours to run between these two
> locations)
>
> Weather was clear and sunny, train controllers and crews extremely
> cooperative, and petrol expensive. A great trip with around two hours
> of great footage "in the can"
> Bevan Wall.
>
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