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Just a quiet Sunday morning at East Maitland
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0925 Up coal (90's )
0938 7BM4 on Up coal road - NR's
81/69
0943 Up Mill Wheat on coal road -
8173+8035+8004
0958 Up Endeavour
1015 NL74 Special - Up main
4306+44211
Hmm, no Down trains!
7BM4 and the Mill Wheat were held near Hanbury
Junction for the special to run through.
Watching the 43 reminded me of the last occasion I
photographed one in traffic, at almost the same location. It was September 1979
(20 years ago - eek!) , and 4306 was by then the last of the class in
service. I spotted it working trailing unit behind a 45 class on an Up wheat, and I chased it to Port Waratah. After
they stabled the train, I got a couple of engine first shots of the 43 as the two locos worked light back to
Broadmeadow. Only a week or two later, 4306
failed in traffic, and the 43 class era was over.
This morning , back
once more in home territory, it looked quite a
sight , in tandem with 44211 in new tuscan livery, and the nine stainless steel
cars.
Cheers,
Paul
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