Re: Oct RD report; Queenslander 2800 locos - and tilt train

[petan@NOSPAMion.com.au (PETer and susAN)]

On Wed, 20 Oct 1999 15:20:06 +1000, "Thomas Fothergill" <s370507@student.uq.edu.au> wrote:

>yer i think your right dean about the 3900s running it between bris and
>rocky, i remember seeing it at roma st. with a 3900 on it before, and in
>fact if u look at the latest queenslander brochure, it shows it being hauled
>by a 3900 class electric on single track (not sure where exactly), the old
>brochures only showed the cars, no locos in the pics.
>
>on another note, i heard on the grapvine today that QR might be electrifying
>from rocky to cairns, then running another couple of electric tilties
>between rocky and cairns (not through to bris.).  however i have also heard
>that they might purchase some 6 car diesel tilties to run through to
>cairns.. the latter being heard quite a while ago mind you! :) .. any
>comments welcome.
>
>tom.
>
>
>Dean Stalker <dstalker2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>7uhihh$1da$1@news1.mpx.com.au">news:7uhihh$1da$1@news1.mpx.com.au...
>> Actually a couple of months ago I saw a lone 2800 passing Northgate
>without
>> a train. The 2800 loco might haul the Queenslander all the way from Cairns
>> to Brisbane and the loco returns up north on its own. The trip from
>Brisbane
>> to Rockhampton would be hauled by a 3900 class loco, then switch to a 2800
>> class loco for the rest of the journey north. Correct me if I'm wrong.
>>
>> --
>> Dean A. Stalker
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>> site
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>>
>> PETer and susAN Cokley <petan@NOSPAMion.com.au> wrote in message
>> z7VO3.348$W51.8454@nsw.nnrp.telstra.net">news:z7VO3.348$W51.8454@nsw.nnrp.telstra.net...
>> > Oct Railway Digest P.36 says the 2800 class locos are rostered to work
>the
>> > Q'lander for the "entire route".
>> >
>> > Does that include in the electric area south of  Rockhampton as well??
>> > Anyone have reports of  2800 locos on the Q'lander south of  Rocky?
>> >
>> > Same section of the RD mag states the GSPE is restricted to 50kph north
>of
>> > Rocky. True? Or are only some sectons, such as meal time areas,
>restricted
>> > to 50kph?   Any reports welcomed.
>> >
>> > Cheers
>> > Peter Cokley
 

Thanks folks.. as I suspected;  Q'lander hauled by 39 class south of Rocky!!

As for the electric wires north of Rocky...I'll  believe it when I see it .. but I said the same for
the return of rail to the Gold Coast / electric trains in QLD / cross river Merivale bridge / QR
trains faster than XPT etc etc etc

Cheers
Peter


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