Re: QR C17 today

["Graham Watkins" <gwatkins@globec.com.au>]

PETer and susAN Cokley <petan@NOSPAMion.com.au> wrote in article
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> All right , who took the C17 steamer out for a run today?????

The C17 was working fireman training runs Mon-Thurs. It ran to Ipswich and
Caboolture on Monday and Tuesday, Sandgate and Thorneside on Wednesday and
two trips to Bethania on Thursday. There may be more trips in another week
or two.

They did take passengers if anyone happened to find out about it. I
understand some school groups were carried. Normal citytrain fares were
charged.

> I went up to Brisbane for a work meeting today and saw the C17 shunting
at
> Mayne at 8:30 am and heard it through the city at 3:30 pm.
> 
> The Sunlander left for the north behind a 39 class this morning. [No
diesel
> haulage]
> 
> Mayne loco depot had a half dozen diesels a well as the heritage diesels.
I
> thought  the diesel loco depot was closed and moved to Redbank. Unless
the
> diesels were just stored there and don't receive any servicing such as
fuel
> etc?
> 

The Mayne diesel shed is nominally closed although I believe locos are
still stored there between trips. The depot is to be converted to a
heritage depot so the steam locos and carriages can be based and serviced
there.