Hi All, Sorry if this topic is now well out of date. Just heard that the AC16 may have experienced problems in the Warwick tour in Oct. Does anyone have any...
Hi, When in Queensland rail area, does the XPT retain its same train number for control like such as NT4 or does it use a 4 Digit "QLD" number ? Wayne T...
So all these problems will be solved by not running trains after 9pm? Surprisingly all the things that you have mentioned can happen at anytime of the day. I...
Members of QRIG, I apologise profusely for letting this message through to QRIG. Due to a momentary lapse of reason while approving messages in the moderated...
... Hi All, Sorry if this topic is now well out of date. Just heard that the AC16 may have experienced problems in the Warwick tour in Oct. Does anyone have...
Wayne It did have a fairly catastophic failure just out of Warwick on the Dirranbandi tour return. Check messages around 25 - 30 November 2003 for more...
Hi Wayne The Brisbane XPT retains its identity all the way to Roma Street. It appears on the train plotter as NT01to Roma Street and NT02 back to Sydney. This...
Good morning, Thursday 1st : 0903 : Up CTT - "City of Cairns " - V9Q4 0908 : 3930 Down Pass [on Suburban- a little unusual] " Sunlander" - # AC37 - Power Car...
I have to say though, if the 2800's are too powerful for passenger trains, then where does this leave the 3900's? From what I read on the motive power on the...
Howdy, Does anyone know if the PB15 (732 I think) is going to make a come back.? I haven't seen or heard much about it since the trip a few years ago now that...
There is one good thing about the sunday timetable.. a day return trip to Gympie North. Is this service still a 2 car ICE+ 3 car EMU combo? Sean. ... point...
I'd lie to know how many people on new years eve were busted for drinking alcohol on board, I saw a clown at Central drink rum straight from the bottle in...
3926 had the honours of bringing the southbound Sunlander into Roma Street this afternoon. Sighted going through Normanby at 15:51. Also saw later on back at...
I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for PB15 732 to return to active service. It is always listed as the bottom of the queue of locos to be restored. Current...
Hi All The Jan 01/2004 Townsville Bulletin carries a front page story about the current and projected number of airline seats/passenger numbers that are ...
Hi All, There are rumors about the place about steam engines on the QR. I've heard that the Blue Baby and BB18 1079 are due for there 5 year O/H. Also the Blue...
Why do you think they run passenger trains at such uninviting times in and out of major centres. eg SOTO from Brisbane 6.25pm thru Rocky about 4.35am to...
OOPS - a comment on my typing not the town (unless you know better :) ... From: Bill Neumann To: qrig@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 10:49 PM ...
Hi All What I did omit to include in my initial posting on this thread is - this comparison is made on/for major centres - like Bill has used in the example ...
Folks I guess there is no operational reason to have a PB15 anymore - Beaudesert, Churchill the Redbank loop (was that available to C17s?) and giving the ...
The Timetables [TT] and STN list [Special Train Notices] for the interstate trains is at http://stn.ric.nsw.gov.au/ The Timetables are found via the left hand...
hi all, Happy new year one and all, A few days ago I went to Wallangarra station, and what a brilliant restoration on it. Those Qrigers who haven't been here ,...
Hi all What real need is there for a C17 - they're not particularly fast and have a lower load than the BETY which both make them unsuited to a trip on the...
Hi all Speed seems to be the initial problem. The times for trains other than the tilt's is rather drawn out. Are they cruise trains or express trains? I'd...
... From: "G S" <kenworth_10x6@...> To: <qrig@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 9:33 PM Subject: Re: [qrig] One to kick start the new...
GS From what some of the old guards tell me you would definitely get a fright riding in the guards van on some of the old freights. Rough handling by some of...
Hi All I've just finished reading David Malouf's novel "Johnno" and from a rail enthusiast perspective it has some marvellously evocative descriptions of...
Hi Peter Thanks heaps for the link. I see a couple of interesting movements around the 12th to 14th of Jan. On the 13th there will be a fast track speed test...
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