Re: Mudgee Tour

["Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au>]

While cruising the Hawkesbury today I saw the two GM diesels back to back
leading 6 cars (?) north across Hawkesbury River bridge just after 1000.
Difficult to make out in the distance as they crossed the bridge but they
were definitely Great Northern locos.  They looked great but the 70-210mm
telephoto was at home so no picture.

4918 put in an appearance on 4 cars for the Long Lunch Train.

The up Murwillumbah XPT (about an hour late) and the down Armidale/Moree
Xplorer almost put in a nice cross for a photo but alas they where about
400m out of synch.  Both trains had wheels with real bad flat spots, very
noticeable in the valley of Mullet Creek.

Chris

Bill McNiven <wmcniven@gunzel.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
R9UD5.22226$O7.331895@ozemail.com.au">news:R9UD5.22226$O7.331895@ozemail.com.au...
> >What is this RTM penchant for triple headed diesels? The load could
easily
> >have been hauled by only one. Granted you would need two if they are
single
> >enders and there is no turntable, but why three?
>
>
> The load ended up as 11 vehicles / 480 tonnes.  "Full Goods" for a single
42
> from Valley Heights to Katoomba is 400 or so tonnes.  That explains two
> locos.
>
> The price (in dollars and loss of face) of a failure on the main line is
> high.  In fact 4201 shut down briefly at Lawson on the down.  Does that
> explain three locos?
>
> BTW, with a total fire ban on Sunday, GM22+GM27 were expected to
substitute
> for 3801 on a trip North.
>
> Rgds
>
> Bill
>
>