Re: Newcastle/Maitland 27 and 29/12/99

["Bob" <alco@acay.com.au>]

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The tuscan 620 set is 638/738 and has been sold to LVR. It is being
prepared for transfer to Cowra. All operable 620s are in the new grey
livery. Also 4865 is leased to RSA.
Bob

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> From: Scott Martin <semartin@idx.com.au>
> To: Ausloco <Ausloco@listbot.com>
> Subject: Newcastle/Maitland 27 and 29/12/99
> Date: Wednesday, 29 December 1999 18:24
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> Hello all,
>           I've just been up to north to the check out the coalroads 
> between Newcastle and Maitland and to ride the 620-720 class units again.

> Anyway, there were some great moments and I'd like to share them with you

> now.
> On the way north on Monday 27/12, I saw XP2000, 7 cars and XP2018 flash 
> past at kotara with the Up Grafton XPT. (This was interesting sighting, 
> as I had seen the same power cars working the Up Melbourne XPT at 
> Campbeltown on Xmas Eve. It shows the kind of mileages these sets run on 
> a weekly basis.) 
> At Wyong, two open wagons with sandstone blocks inside were stowed in the

> up Perway siding. The Endeavour maintenance centre at Broadmeadow was 
> filled with only 620/720 class sets. a total of 5 x 2 car 620/720 sets 
> were in the open. of these 5, only one was in the tuscan red-yellow 
> stripe livery. The rest were blue/grey).  Lone diesel-electric locomotive

> 4865 was also present in Broadmeadow yard. 
> On the way to Maitland, 9028/9024/9004 were seen on the Up Coal road 
> working hard through Victoria Street Station at around 4.30 p.m. 
> On my way back from Maitland to Sydney this afternoon, NR59/NR27 roared 
> through the Up passenger road at East Maitland with a mostly empty steel 
> train at around 11.35 a.m. 
> Just before noon, 8204/8208/8240 powered through Victoria Street station 
> with an Up loaded coal train of older style hopper wagons. 
> As the train I was travelling on (Endeavour set 2805/2855) braked into 
> Metford station, 8212 sped by on the up coal road with an empty grain 
> train. 
> Newcastle terminus revealed  Endeavour sets 2852/2802 making up the 
> Dungog service, 2855/2805 (the terminating service from Telarah), 620/720

> sets 626/726 and 621/721.  The 620's are coded NTC, while the 720's are 
> coded NPF. There were also a number of Electric multiple unit stock in 
> the station too, but being a diesel purist, I failed to record them !. 
> Finally, Broadmeadow yard was much the same as on the 27th, with 4865 
> still in residence. Today though, 8243/8231 were refuged in the yard with

> an up empty coal train heading for Teralba colliery perhaps ?.
>  Thanks for reading this rambling report. I hope it is useful
> 
> Scott
> 
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