Re: Cobar ore train

[bevanwall@ozemail.com.au (Bevan Wall)]

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>From my observation it seems that this particular ore train is a
combined NR/Silverton operation. The train of empties from Newcastle
(2NE1) arrived at Narromine on Monday night behind the two NRs.  From
there the four Silverton 48s worked the train out to Cobar (going
through Nygan around 08.00 Tuesday morning), arriving back at
Narromine around 11.00 on Wednesday. Late Monday afternoon two of the
Siverton 48s were shutdown in Narromine yard so the other two must
have run out LE from Parkes early on Monday evening. The two NRs were
left shut down in Narromine yard (where there is no fencing or
lighting) from Monday night to Wednesday morning (a waste of expensive
motive power?). It occurred to me at the time that if that was done in
Sydney they would be absolutely covered in graffiti!
I can't be sure, but I think the crews driving the NRs are Silverton
crews or NR crews on loan to Siverton (on Tuesday evening I phoned the
Silverton office in Parkes to discuss the videoing of Wednesday's run
back to Newcastle and the person I spoke to was the driver of the NRs)
- perhaps someone can explain the crewing arrangement.
Depending on the time of day the train runs it is an extremely
photogenic operation - the quad Silverton 48s crossing the Bogan River
at Nygan in early morning sun (beware of the mossies - I got eaten
alive by the biggest ones I've ever seen!) and the two NRs in
different liveries rounding the huge curve in to Merrygoen in late
afternoon sun are just two examples of the many photo opportunities
available. I also recorded some great scenes of the train passing the
recent derailment sight near Nygan - the wreckage from this is strewn
all around the side of the line because the ground is still to boggy
to allow recovery of the wagons and bogies.
Bevan Wall
ps. Derek, Ross took some excellent photos - I will post a selection
to you next week.



On Thu, 13 Jan 2000 19:14:09 +1100, you wrote:

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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.
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>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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