3801 Timetable Central Western NSW starting June

[Pedro_The_Swift]

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[JDNSW]

Interesting! I am booked on the XPT out of Dubbo on the 8th. So sounds like getting to the station an hour and a half early will be worthwhile!

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Remember the Golden Rule John...
:ttiwwp: [smilebigeye]

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Leaving Thirlmere today,, Timetable is --

TIMETABLE | THURSDAY 3 JUNE
Thirlmere: 8:45am
Picton: 9:35am
Campbelltown 10:06am
Liverpool 10:30am
Westmead 11:00am
Blacktown 11:11am
Penrith 11:33am – 11:41am
Valley Heights 12:16pm – 12:46pm
Wentworth Falls 1:35pm
Katoomba 1:46pm
Mount Victoria 2:08pm
Lithgow 2:46pm

[p38arover]

Missed it at Penrith as I had to take Elisabeth for a blood test at 12 noon (specialist said it had to be done at 12 exactly.)

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Leaving Bathurst yesterday morning.. Bloody great bit of video...


https://fb.watch/5YZ8bYWnV-/

[disco gazza]

Cant watch it,:soapbox:
Have to be signed in to facebroke. I deleted my facebroke acc ages ago and I dont intend to go back in.

Can anyone get if off facebroke and put it up for us folks that dont have a facebroke acc.

cheers

DG

[austastar]

Hi,
Not on phasebook, but can watch in on Android tablet.
Can't see any share options though.
Cheers

[JDNSW]

"You must login to continue". No thanks; after Cambridge Analytica they went on my permaban list.

[V8Ian]

As above, log in to watch.

[101RRS]

Not a Facebook user so cannot watch.

Saw this though - my favourite car, in its best colour - the train is OK too [thumbsupbig]

My Jaguar XJ-C and the 3801 Steam Train. - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53rUmkV7Po0)

Garry

[Pedro_The_Swift]

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[Pedro_The_Swift]

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[Pedro_The_Swift]

Sorry NON FB guys,,,
this ones good too...


https://www.facebook.com/TransportHeritageNSW/videos/247420490485528/

[4bee]

https://scontent.fbne5-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/198137857_1631075273762894_549956410679504538_n.jp g?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=iue52HK_NwYAX9caaUo&tn=CLutkcV56YJ_B66J&_nc_ht=scontent.fbne5-1.fna&oh=78160b08ed1924577b882ef29c8ed406&oe=60E44460 Thanks, can't see it on Face-ache. But get the gist of it. A beautiful Loco in a beautiful part of Oz.

Is she really an Oilburner? "going by the Two Tank Wagons" ie one for water & one for fuel Oil.

[JDNSW]

That looks like coal in the tender, and I listened a day or two ago to an interview with the driver for this trip, and he referred to the amount of work involved in shovelling coal.

I suggest the two mismatched tank cars may reflect the paucity of high flow water services adjacent to tracks these days.

[4bee]

That looks like coal in the tender, and I listened a day or two ago to an interview with the driver for this trip, and he referred to the amount of work involved in shovelling coal.

I suggest the two mismatched tank cars may reflect the paucity of high flow water services adjacent to tracks these days.





Thanks John.

The reason I asked about her fuel was, I'm sure I read somewhere that she was fuelled by oil. Further searching seems very positive it is Coal.

The tank cars she was pictured trailing appeared to be one Oil (Large Tank) & one (smaller one) normally used for the general carriage of water.


I realise some Locos used Coal with Fuel Oil Injection to assist so did wonder.


Consensus online seems to make it Coal only so I'll go with that unless proved otherwise.


Tender (rail) - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tender_(rail))

[101RRS]

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So is the old engine so knackered that it needs the diesels to push it along.

[drivesafe]

Thanks John.

The reason I asked about her fuel was, I'm sure I read somewhere that she was fuelled by oil. Further searching seems very positive it is Coal.
Hi Bee and all steam locomotives in NSW, with the exception of the 59 class, were/are coal fired.

The Yank built 59 class were initially oil burners but most ( if not all ) were converted to coal.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

So is the old engine so knackered that it needs the diesels to push it along.

Not sure what happened to the consist after it topped the Range,, assorted carriages and an extra rattler.. some serious shunting happened somewhere! [bigrolf]

late edit:-- could that extra tanker be diesel?? also explains why the rattlers were re positioned??

[4bee]

Hi Bee and all steam locomotives in NSW, with the exception of the 59 class, were/are coal fired.

The Yank built 59 class were initially oil burners but most ( if not all ) were converted to coal.

Ah Ha I, knew I'd seen a reference to oil somewhere. Thanks for that. NSW would still have good access to coal whereas Oil could cost an arm & a leg. Makes sense now.

[JDNSW]

I failed to get pictures at Dubbo - I arrived at the station shortly before it was due to arrive - and it was just leaving! All I saw was the tail of the train.

But there were 150 passengers that got off it on the XPT I was catching, including the one next to me. Most of them got off at Orange, which is where 3801 came from yesterday.

[Tote]

So is the old engine so knackered that it needs the diesels to push it along.

Nope, it's as good as new, however after an electric train ran into the rear of a steam hauled service near the Hawkesbury river after it stalled on a grade, all mainline steam services have a diesel attached. I'm not sure if its a rule or an insurance condition.
Cowan rail accident - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowan_rail_accident)

Regards,
Tote

[drivesafe]

Nope, it's as good as new, however after an electric train ran into the rear of a steam hauled service near the Hawkesbury river after it stalled on a grade, all mainline steam services have a diesel attached. I'm not sure if its a rule or an insurance condition.
It is pretty well a worldwide requirement.

Top-n-Tail reduce the chances of a single engine operation causing havoc if it fails.

With the backup loco, should the "show" loco fail, you can at least get the train out of traffic.

[4bee]

It is pretty well a worldwide requirement.

Top-n-Tail reduce the chances of a single engine operation causing havoc if it fails.

With the backup loco, should the "show" loco fail, you can at least get the train out of traffic.


It appears as though that Diseasle is sharing the load already, with exhaust emanating from it's stack. A couple of great images back there<. I love steam.

[drivesafe]

It appears as though that Diseasle is sharing the load already, with exhaust emanating from it's stack. A couple of great images back there<. I love steam.
I also love WATCHING steam locos at work, but I absolutely hated working on them.
While I was never qualified to work a C38, they were one of the worlds largest HAND FIRED locomotives.

[4bee]

I also love WATCHING steam locos at work, but I absolutely hated working on them.
While I was never qualified to work a C38, they were one of the worlds largest HAND FIRED locomotives.


Auto Electrix are so much cleaner I suppose.
[bighmmm]

[drivesafe]

Auto Electrix are so much cleaner I suppose.
[bighmmm]
Ironically, the dirtiest locomotives I worked on were the 46 class electrics.

And while steam locos could be dirty, it was more the exposure to the elements that I didn’t like. Much more pleasant being in the cab of a diesel electric or suburban set.