Re: 46 Class Depot

["Chris" <chrisc@fl.net.au>]

there are 5 or 6  86 class at Clyde yard in freight rail blue, are these
bound for storage?

"Hunslet" <hunslet@cia.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> Erk wrote:
>
> > That would be Lithgow Loco Depot. There were all 10 85 class locos and a
lot
> > of 86 class locos last time I passed by at the start of August. I'm not
sure
> > if 4638 (which was upgraded and featured as loco 4620 in the mini-series
> > "Day of the Roses" about the Granville accident) is still there.
>
> Sorry, not quite correct!
>
> Only six 85 class are currently stowed at Lithgow.   8503 is stowed at
Delec,
> whilst 8501, 8507 & 8508 are stowed at Werris Creek.
>
> 4638 was donated by FreightCorp to the NSW  Rail Transport Museum.   Under
an
> Agreement with Freight Rail Corporation, the unit is kept under cover and
under
> the wires at Delec depot, Enfield.
>
> >
> >
> > To get there by train wait until after 1 October when CityRail trains
again
> > run to Lithgow (or if you can't wait, get an XPTor a CityRail bus from
> > Katoomba or Mt Victoria). It is a long walk from the station. You will
see
> > the depot from the train on the left. If you manage to drive there, take
the
> > Great Western Highway to Mt Victoria, turn into Darling Causeway until
the
> > end. Turn left into the Bell's Line of Road until you see the depot on
the
> > right at the bottom of the hill. You can get some shots legally from
behind
> > a small fence in open grassland on the western side of the depot. (Don't
> > forget to call in at the Zig Zag Railway). If you pull into Scenic Hill
> > lookout (halfway down the road on the big hill into Lithgow) on the
left,
> > you will get a good shot of the depot from above (zoom recommended).
>
> From what I hear, FreightCorp no longer allows inspections of the depot to
be
> undertaken.
>
> A good telephoto lens is recommended.
>
> Hunslet.
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