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JDNSW
16th January 2010, 06:47 AM
On Monday I plan to take the kids to do a trip on the Zigzag railway, so if anyone sees me on the way give us a wave. Will be in a blue County.

John
87County
16th January 2010, 07:27 AM
looks like being good weather for travelling there

Lithgow weather - local weather forecast (http://www.weatherzone.com.au/nsw/central-tablelands/lithgow)

have a great day

BTW... loooks like storms out your way today...
Rangier Rover
16th January 2010, 07:48 AM
Took my family recently:) Big kids enjoyed it as well:angel:

Hope its a nice day for you. I did rain a bit wile we were there but added to the excitement as the old Loco was slipping on the tracks a lot. I had no idea how quickly they pick up RPMs:eek:
dmdigital
16th January 2010, 08:28 AM
Hope it's better than when we tried to go last year. School Holiday, weekend, couldn't even get in to the car park. So we just drove on to Sydney.

Something I've always wanted to do so will be going back to try again one day.
Rangier Rover
16th January 2010, 08:44 AM
Hope it's better than when we tried to go last year. School Holiday, weekend, couldn't even get in to the car park. So we just drove on to Sydney.

Something I've always wanted to do so will be going back to try again one day.

Pick a miserable day, that keeps most away:D
Pedro_The_Swift
16th January 2010, 09:38 AM
excitement as the old Loco was slipping on the tracks a lot. I had no idea how quickly they pick up RPMs:eek:

We did the Mary Valley Rattler in the rain,,
talk about instant wheelspin on the way back up to Gympie!!:twisted::cool:

and just a question for the rail buffs,,
would they normally use an 040 on bendy tracks?
isuzutoo-eh
16th January 2010, 11:54 AM
and just a question for the rail buffs,,
would they normally use an 040 on bendy tracks?

Pedro, basically, yes. Shorter wheelbase = tighter turning circle. But they were also used where an engine needed to be compact but with good adhesion/traction, such as around steelworks.
Sometimes the sheer lack of size of the engine meant they only needed 4 wheels to take the weight too.
twitchy
16th January 2010, 09:36 PM
The Zig Zag is way cool, spent many a weekend in the workshops there. My kids loved it there & we became part of an overseas documentary by the French there as well.
JDNSW
19th January 2010, 09:15 PM
Well, the trip went off well. The girls loved it, and we had no problems travelling except for the perennial "are we there yet?". Saw the end of the cleanup after a major truck accident near the Lithgow Gaol turnoff.

Saw a Series 2/2a ute in Capertee, I think it was, on the way there, and about two other Landrovers that I noticed. Traffic was generally pretty light and moving freely for the whole trip.

John
Shonky
20th January 2010, 07:43 AM
Saw a Series 2/2a ute in Capertee, I think it was, on the way there, and about two other Landrovers that I noticed. Traffic was generally pretty light and moving freely for the whole trip.


Was it a limestone 109" truck cab? (presumably out the front of the pub... :angel:)

Its a late wide light 2a owned by a local - not sure who but it is usually at the Royal! :lol2:
JDNSW
20th January 2010, 02:03 PM
Was it a limestone 109" truck cab? (presumably out the front of the pub... :angel:)

Its a late wide light 2a owned by a local - not sure who but it is usually at the Royal! :lol2:

Yes, limestone 109 truck cab (did not sink in whether wide or narrow lights - I was looking at the driver to see if he waved), but not out the front of the pub - under way going west just before noon - going home for lunch? He did wave, though.

John