Hi All, You can't forget our own class leader DEL1400, which ran on 4'8".5 on tests in NSW in QR blue. I think our own 1200 class ran with 4'8".5 bogies in the...
Is there any speed limit that IMU's CAB door can be opened / closed ? Obviously, it may need to remain open until a guard has a chance to view a platform on...
In relation to the coal trains running from McAlister and Acland to Fisherman Island for unloading, my question relates to the "Direction of Travel" arrow on...
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... Actually Dean, the railroads in the US use different designations to descibe the same locos. I believe the Union Pacific use this designation as one...
Hi Corey I have two suggestions. Go to the tramway museum at Ferny Grove, or go to Melbourne and see a large system still operating. Cheers, Ken Smith ... ...
G'day all, Just letting you know I've sorted out a problem that popped up on QRIG.org over the weekend. Seems a changed server setting interrupted the QRIG.org...
... to Fisherman Island for unloading, my question relates to the "Direction of Travel" arrow on each wagon. ... Island, to unload, presumably automatically,...
*G* Someone want to spring a return ticked on the CTT/Virgin Blue for me? I'm stuck in Far North Queensland at the moment. I don't even have any QR traffic up...
I was at Fish Is about a couple of weeks ago waiting for the BMT to finish loading our train and noticed that the coalie turns on the balloon loop on arrival...
Hi all, I've been reading this list for a few weeks now and am leaning heaps...thanks everyone, time for my first post. I was driving from Brisbane o Toowoomba...
Hi Mike, Welcome to QRIG! At a guess, it might have been because of the road closures on the western line between Sherwood and Granchester. They might have...
G'day Michael, I saw that there wasn't much happening on the weekend on the Western Line. I saw at the various stations between Ipswich and Rosewood notices...
Hi Colin, Hmmm... [flicks through UBD] The nearest LC to the suburb of Grange is Wilston Rd, just on the FERNY GROVE side of NEWMARKET Station, on the Ferny...
... take ... 2800's, ... QR/Interail ... Junee ... with the ... underperformer ... the QR ... to the ... With the East coast corridore from Brisbane to Mel,...
... western ... Mike, Everyday around Yaamba (On Bruce Hwy nth of Rocky) at 7:30am I pass a QR semi with rail wheels on the back, today there was only 2. I ...
Welcome Michael, seems like there was a fair bit of track work going on. I saw track machines on the Darra Wacol section on Saturday morning, work on the...
The wagons which have the direction of travel arrow on them are fitted with "kwik drop doors". The must run through the unloading pit in that direction ...
Hi All, Spotted four 23XXs at the head of a container train just now (1520hrs) going round the Normanby from South Brisbane direction. 2322, 2372 2388 and...
In response to the interesting load it is quicker and more cost effective to send the machines via road than by rail, do the work required clear the track of...
Signed on at Acacia Ridge @ 0530, 7F30 Loco's 1764/1756 multi Locos there were S731/Brisbane end 2116, S731/Sydney end 2499, 7F09 2192, 2810/2824 for YL17,...
Mark, In addition to other replies, I've seen the trains work both ways, ie, heading to Macalister/Jondaryan with the consist forwards and backwards. It seems...
All coal trains run though with arrows to the loco and heading towards the city. If a train arrives with the wagons facing the wrong way, the train is run onto...
Many track machines are simply "out of gauge" ie too big to be carried by rail. On the same subject, yesterday 1/2/04 I saw 2 track machines on the back of a...
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