Re: Saturday 20th May in Melbourne

["James C." <thalytgvNOthSPAM@hotmail.com.invalid>]

In article <3927CEF8.37E1A060@alphalink.com.au>, Chris Gordon
<cmgord@alphalink.com.au> wrote:
> Hi all,
> On Saturday May 20th, decided with a couple friends to find some
> trains
> in
> Melbourne of interest.
> The following has found:
> GNR 377 (know as T377) left Newport 40 minutes early with a spark
> transfer
> to Somerton.
> http://www.railpage.org.au/vicsig/gallery/special/t377-sparkxfer-np
> t-200500.jpg
> Caught up with it again at Oak Park:
> http://www.railpage.org.au/vicsig/gallery/special/t377-sparkxfer-oa
> k-200500.jpg
> Again at Jacana (steep hill for a T class and dead 6 car comeng):
> http://www.railpage.org.au/vicsig/gallery/special/t377-sparkxfer-ja
> c-200500.jpg
> After it waited a while at Broadmeadows for line clear and the
> signaller
> at
> Somerton to switch in it left about 10 minutes early:
> http://www.railpage.org.au/vicsig/gallery/special/t377-sparkxfer-bm
> a-200500.jpg
> While at Jacana this spark transfer passed X44 and A71 in Jacana
> Loop on
> a
> down Shepperton Goods:
> http://www.railpage.org.au/vicsig/gallery/north-east/x44-a71-toc-go
> ods-som-200500.jpg
> A quick trip over to Elphinstone and we caught up with the Redhen
> transfer
> to Bendigo:
> http://www.railpage.org.au/vicsig/gallery/special/redhens-elf-20050
> 0.jpg
> So it was quite a good day, and found a couple unusual movements. 
> --
> Chris Gordon
> ============================================================
> http://www.railpage.org.au/vicsig
> e-mail - cmgord@alphalink.com.au
> ICQ number: 32989450
> Mobile Phone: 0409 255 620
Good weekend but freezing cold.....I got to see lots of interesting
workings as well as GMs lay around South Dynon turntable,Redhen cross
SwanHill service, NR haul Overland again(NR must be on special
discount??) but the price to pay  is blocked nose...

Cheers
James







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