Re: Scenes of B80 in NSW.

[david <david@gwmail.nmit.vic.edu.au>]

Hey, without giving away your car's description, I think we must have seen
each other there wating for the  ATN train to depart. We missed the actual
departure after heading into Temora. We sure had a good train time from
then......trains to Stockinbingle, then more at Cootamundra ( first time I
have seen the triangle in use ) and a slow chase to Junee where we found
the cup special ( without knowing about it ).

Yes, a good day !

Regards
David Head
( from a Toyota 4WD/Subaru/Ford)


Bevan Wall wrote:

> G'day all.
> I'm recovering from a hectic two days chasing B80 around the
> countryside. The empty ATN train departed Port Kembla Sunday arvo
> hauled by L265, B80, L254 and once out of the fog around Robertson
> some excellent sequences were recorded with the sun cooperating all
> the way to dusk around Frampton, with the only hiccup being  the FA
> grain blocking my shot at Gunning (if I'd known it was coming I could
> have recorded an excellent crossing!)
> Up early on Monday morning to follow 4306 & 4490 on the RTM train in
> beautiful early morning light from Coota to Junee. It was here that
> things got really interesting. As I sped south out of Junee intending
> to record the RTM trtain on the Wagga viaduct  noticed a headlight on
> a train heading into Junee from the south. To my surprise it turned
> out to be T390 & T480 hauling a collection of log wagons and assorted
> carriages from Victoria to Goulburn. A  frantic U-turn began a chase
> back to Coota with some great sequences being recorded, especially on
> the Bethungra spiral. Back to Junee to be in position to record L254,
> B80, 845, 833 & L265 as they departed at 11.00, arriving at Temora at
> 12.30. Loading took a couple of hours but due to two FreightCorp
> trains getting priority to run the section from Stockinbingal to
> Temora before the ATN train could leave, departure was not until arond
> 18.30, with some beautiful late afternoon glint shots being recorded
> in a number of locations back to Stockinbingal. Last  two shots of the
> day were of locos blasting away from Coota and then at absolutely
> howling through Jindalee. Then followed the long drive home.
> A few scenes taken fom the digital video recorded can be seen by going
> to:
> http://www.geocities.com/bevan_wall/B80.html.
> Bevan Wall.