Train Rides

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Originally Posted by drivesafe

Mine too.

They were great to work on except for one strange problem.

They were the dirtiest locos I ever worked on and this includes being dirtier than steam locos.

You always ended up covered in black after a shift on them and they were one on the coldest engines to work on in winter, on runs over the Blue Mountains.


Here’s a 46 class triple header about to leave Lithgow on a bloody cold winter’s morning and that’s frost on the ground.

Circa 1974


http://www.traxide.com.au/railpics/W...thgow copy.jpg

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Mate did you work at the Lithgow loco depot???????????????


If so I guess all I have to say is Cricket & the rest should be obvious..... If not doesn't matter..

Hi twitchy, my home depot at the time was Delec but I spent 6 months at Lithgow on loan.

Quite a few of us were living in the barracks, across the road from loco.

ahhh fair enough, my old man drove out of Lithgow depot for 42years. Hence the reason I thought you might know him.....

Hello again,
North America is a train buffs paradise especially in winter here are four more.
Cheers,
John.

46 class stored at Lithgow for asbestos removal
1991 i think......




https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...010/03/101.jpg

the 46 they restored



https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...010/03/100.jpg

Hello Again,
Some more from QR this time in use ones.

!. Cabin in suburban electric.
2.Suburban electric..Just before coming into service.
3.One of the first to run on Qld Railways....restored and running on the Bundamba tourist line.

Here’s some Aussie snow, this is Ardglen, at the top of the Liverpool Range, just south of Tamworth.

The photo is not mine and I don’t know who took it so I can’t give any credit to who ever took it.

http://www.traxide.com.au/railpics/Ardglen snow.jpg

My rail beginnings were in NSW but since moving to QLD, I’ve found the QR is by far, far more interesting.

Don’t get me wrong, still love train chasing in NSW but Qr has just so much more diversity.

Here’s a couple of pics I took in 1972 and then the others were taken over the last few years.

http://www.traxide.com.au/railpics/1...y-197 copy.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2010/03/56.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2010/03/57.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2010/03/58.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2010/03/59.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2010/03/60.jpg

Putting on a good show




https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2010/03/50.jpg