Re: QR Steam activity today!!

[Leigh Kirwan <lalkirwa@redback.ins.gu.edu.au>]

On the morning of Sunday 13th, DD17 1046 was operating anti-clockwise around
the City Circle with a water gin and only 6 cars of stainless steel set 38.
BB181/4 1079 was running clockwise with no gin and another set of stainless
steel cars.  All Exhibition trains in both directions ran through island
platforms 8 & 9 at Roma Street, and no fewer than 4 trains were on the
indicator to depart (and did) between 10:40 and 10:41!!  Two of them with
steam.  In the afternoon, both steam trains were operating anti-clockwise.

The electric circulal specials were all new type SMUs.  Although there are some
trains running direct to the Ekka this year from some suburban lines, there are
no direct services home.  Everyone has to catch a train to Roma St or Central
and change.

Steve R wrote:

> I believe the DD17 will operate on Monday after our illustrious Premier and
> party travel to the Ekka behind Blue Baby at around 0800hrs
> "Steve R" <sjrobertson@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
> news:399316c6$1@news.iprimus.com.au...
> > QR will be operating the BB18 1/4 and Brown Bomber C17 today and during
> the
> > entire length of the Brisbane Ekka.
> > The DD17 is doing a trial to Grandchester today and if all goes well will
> > travel to Mayne this afternoon to replace the C17 as from tomorrow (Sat).
> > It's been well over 12months since the "Blue Baby has been on a passenger
> > train.
> >
> > These steam hauled  which operate continuously from approx. 0900 until
> 1500
> > hours  on the Exhibition loop services. Standard electric trains will
> > operate as well and up to 2300hrs.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Steven Robertson
> >
> >

--
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Leigh John KIRWAN  L.Kirwan@mailbox.gu.edu.au
Lecturer in Japanese
School of Languages & Linguistics, Faculty of Arts,  Griffith University Gold
Coast Campus
Parklands Drive, Southport  4215.
PMB 50 Gold Coast Mail Centre, Queensland, Australia 9726.
+61 7 5594 8612   Mobile 0403 169 445
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++