> Bob <gioia@fastlink.com.au> wrote in article
> <3542718B.5317F95F@fastlink.com.au>...
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> > Krel wrote:
> >
> > > G 520 was third unit behind G 529+G 536 on 9692 at Mcintyre at 1730 on
> > > Wed 22/4. Not sure if it was running or being hauled.
> > >
> > > C 506+C 504 left Junee on 5NP2 at 1805 on Thr 23/4 and arrived in Melb
> > > at 0250 the next day en route to storage in Adelaide. They were due to
> > > leave Melb on 5NP2 at 0940 Fri.
> > > >> G520 may be back on the road now. One up, one down.
> > > >
> > > >G520 went south on the wheat train that occasionally runs through to
> > > >Victoria (V-Line hoppers) on Tuesday morning.It was attached behind an
> > > >82 at Cootamundra.
> > > >
> > > >Best wishes Roy Marshall
> >
> > I hear that G520 went back to be "sorted out" or better still finished
> off properly. There were numerous small problems with
> > it and as the project was 18 months and several hundred thousand dollars
> over budget it was literally thrown out of Chullora
> > as soon as it was driveable.
> > Cheers
> > Bob
>
> Yes G520 is back....sort of........I was the poor sod that had to
> run her from Wodonga to Dynon for the first time since [according to her
> log book] 10-01-96!
> THe last entry in the book:- "T-B Radio defective" 10-01-96
> Some clown pencilled in " check the roof to see if the aerial is OK"
> another wrote "eh....wheres the roof?"
> To give you an idea of how her Victorian "delivery" run went, my entry
> went like this...
> No radio gear fitted [in a box..no1 end.] refit all switches etc hanging on
> end of wires. Locomotive shuts down when throttle returned from 8th notch.
> loco cannot be started without holding in Purge switch[which is 30 ft away
> from the start button, and spring loaded!]
> loco has full water tank, but low water shutdown feature cannot be reset
> without turning engine over....refer previous booking!
> control circuit breaker tripped!
> overcome problem by busting end off red flag and jamming purge
> button closed with the shortened flag.....start engine cranking over with
> one hand whilst leaning over motor to reset, and hold Governor low oil
> button, and quickly reach back to twist latch the bloody low water button
> before the low oil button pops again!
> After 4 or 5 tries she holds and back to the cab, knock the flag out reset
> the Control circuit breaker.......SHUTS DOWN!
> Repeat the whole thing again.....this time I turned the Unit on line
> ..then reset the Control C/B.. and she held.
> Powered up Chiltern Bank all OK untill I started to run the
> trottle back and 520 shuts down again! {every time I notched back...she
> shuts down!
> So I try different ways of keeping her going.....only one that worked was
> to turn the front engine off line and leave the throttle in run 8. this
> works untill you need to brake into a loop [15kph] or down hills. Anyway
> had to run the above recorded start routine about 12 times, untill at
> Longwood it actually would not take this treatment any more, and died!
> by this time the relief engine 529 was awaiting me and Sexy Rexy hooked
> on and took me in, i was pretty well stuffed!
> By the way the load for the train was :
>
> 39 Vehs Length 699 meters Gross Haul Tonnage 2448 tonnes [add 132 for a
> dead G]
> 20 by VHGX sorgum BYS NSW to Murtoa
> 19 mixed flats combined Uncle Bens and CRT
> Just a little observation......repairs look very good indeed! Externally
> and Internally the thing looks all new!
> Everything to this Drivers eye looked straight....and inside she was
> clean..like a new one. Sure hope I am right as they say they spent a mint
> on her.
>
It's good to see that Chullora have kept up their usual high standard on this one. And they
wonder why they may not have a job soon!Cheers
Bob
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