Re: Moss Vale 26/1/00

["emd567" <emd567@mitmania.net.au>]

Aus loco discussion mailing list

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Martin" <semartin@idx.com.au>
To: "Ausloco" <Ausloco@listbot.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 7:37 PM
Subject: Moss Vale 26/1/00


> Aus loco discussion mailing list
>
> Further to other reports of activity on the main south today, I would
> like to add my own observations:
>
> On the way to MSV, I saw the two up freights (6PW4 and 1PS6) described by
> Ivar as:
> >NR13/NR116/DL49/NR90 (last 2 dead att.) on 6PW4 @ 1121
> >NR119/NR95 on 1PS6 @ 1213
>
> At Moss Vale 8181 was stabled in the railmotor dock in case of
> eventualities.

* 8181 has been a regular south loco and been running the yo-yo's fairly
often
could be waiting for the yo-yo to start on Sunday night.

> 14.50 - 8256/81??/8214 came through on a shortish down freight, believed
> to be 3BM4 (close to the 15.15 timing of Danny). I now know the centre
> unit to be 8145, (ta Ivar!)

* It was SM2

> 15.41 - 8250/8131 Down empty grain , believed to be 9823. The wagons on
> this train were all labelled with a spray painted legend 'GT4'. Does this
> mean that there are permanent sets of grain wagons in use by Freightcorp
?.

* Freight Corp has been running block wheat train sets for some time now.
There are 14 rakes of regular hoppers and 2 rakes of Canola wagons and 2
rakes of mill wheat wagons (that I have seen)
As the rakes run as a block consist I saw a couple of months ago a single 81
with 42 hoppers on the UP through Exeter.
Obviously only a few were loaded.

> In between these two trains was the late running up Canberra Xplorer. It
> spent about 15 minutes stopped at MSV where the crew tried to rectify
> what appeared to be a fuel spillage (hoses were in evidence), The train
> was also about 20 minutes behind time when it pulled in.

* They had to fill the radiator in the rear car with water, hence the hoses.

> Most of the time was spent rain dodging unfortunately, although I did get
> a chance to inspect the Endeavour fuelling point and storage sidings.
> Quite impressive. the fuel point is a doosie, with 10,000 litres of
> diesel inside.

* How about "Alcatraz" the new stabling point for the Endevours.
It got its name due to the 10 foot chain wire fence around it topped with
either barbed or razor wire.

> All in all, I spent a great day at Moss Vale, so thanks again to Danny on
> the south, whose timely intelligence got the ball rolling.
>
> Scott
>
>
> ______________________________________________________________________
> To unsubscribe, write to Ausloco-unsubscribe@listbot.com
> ______________________________________________________________________
> Get a Free PC with a 3-year subscription to The Microsoft Network
> (after rebates). The new PC features a 400MHz Celeron, 32MB, 4GB, 40x
> CD, 3D Graphics and a 56K modem.  Come to
> http://www.listbot.com/links/myfavoritepc2 for details.  Act now
> since this is a limited time offer!
>


______________________________________________________________________
To unsubscribe, write to Ausloco-unsubscribe@listbot.com
______________________________________________________________________
Get a Free PC with a 3-year subscription to The Microsoft Network
(after rebates). The new PC features a 400MHz Celeron, 32MB, 4GB, 40x
CD, 3D Graphics and a 56K modem.  Come to
http://www.listbot.com/links/myfavoritepc2 for details.  Act now
since this is a limited time offer!