Sayonara
766 - Last run as a "coalie"
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Released 17 April 2000.
This video features R766's
last trip as a coal burner. On Sun 19 December 1999, the steam
year drew to a spectacular close as R711 accompanied R766 to her new "home"
at Ballarat East in preparation for her conversion to a "Super R" like
R711 (but that's another story!). This thrilling trip included runpasts,
heavy acceleration, high speed running, R766 banking R711 up Warrenheip
Bank, the day climaxing in a parallel run with R711 and R766.
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R766 leads R711 up the gruelling
1 in 40 Ingliston Bank
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R766 (at left) and R711 are
side by side as they approach the top of Warrenheip Bank
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This video features:
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digital video footage using
several camera crews;
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spectacular footage of the double-headers
at work, including runpasts, parallel runs;
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in-cab footage;
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pacing R766 up Warrenheip Bank
using R711 as the "pace-car";
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pacing R711 from R766's train;
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watch R766's fire dropped for
the last time;
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cover photograph by noted photographer
Greg Triplett.
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or direct by mail or fax order.
Click
here for Yuri Sos' photo essay on this trip.
Click
here for a preview video clip (750k .mpg file) , showing the
locos working towards the Armco bridge near Bacchus Marsh.
© 2000 Trevor Staats
and Steam Media Productions.
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Photos
Selected
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