Another pointless collection of random spark notes I scrawled into a notebook back in the teenage years.

Oh, and a few shots of marginal relevance as well.

DATE	#	LOCATION	NOTES
8-12-1984	C3425	Sims Mascot	To be scrapped obviously.
	C3317	Sims Mascot	To be scrapped obviously.
16-12-1984	C3425	Sims Mascot	To be scrapped obviously. Still there on the 20th.
	C3317	Sims Mascot	To be scrapped obviously. Still there on the 20th.
18-1-1985	_3779	Hurstville	Parcel van at 11:55.
16-3-1985	_8605	Pt Clare	Up Newcastle Express 18:13.
17-3-1985	_8620, 11, 06	Pt Clare	Down wheat 10:50.
	_8605 8616	Pt Clare	Down freight
	_4622	Pt Clare	Up Newcastle Express.
	_8604	Pt Clare	Down Newcastle Express
	_4601	Pt Clare	Up freight 18:25
18-3-1985	_4611 4621	Pt Clare	Up freight 07:38.
	_8604	Pt Clare	Up Newcastle Express
	_4614	Pt Clare	Up Wheat 09:30
	_8620	Pt Clare	Down Newcastle Express 10:20
	4626 4635	Pt Clare	Down freight 10:50
	8603, 31, 35	Pt Clare	Up Freight 11:14
	_8604	Pt Clare	Down Newcastle Express
	_8620	Pt Clare	Up Newcastle Express
	8618, 17, 19	Pt Clare	Down wheatie 14:25
	8628, 01, 02	Pt Clare	Down freight
	4621 4611	Pt Clare	Down freight
	_8604	Pt Clare	Up Newcastle Express
	_4610	Pt Clare	Up Light Engine 18:26
19-3-85	_8603	Pt Clare	Up freight 09:01
	4606, 18,31	Pt Clare	Up wheat 09:35
	_8613	Pt Clare	Down Newcastle Express
	_8613	Pt Clare	Up Newcastle Express
24-3-1985	8613, 15, 02	Pt Clare	Up freight 17:37
			Personal Sightings: Brad Peadon

MELBOURNE DING DINGS

1987 - Part 2

A random selection of 1987 tram photos from 

a trip to Melbourne.

No particular order as I am feeling way to lazy to bother.

Tram details from VicSig website.
Some may be out of date & updates are welcome.

A1 241 - Still in service

SW5 840 - Thought to be stored in Newport. VicSig has no details, but has a photo of her there in 2004.

W2-1275 (formerly 275)

Built: 1929 (W-275)

Withdrawn 1929 to become a W2

Withdrawn 1938 to become a SW2

Renumbered 1275 to avoid number duplication in 19??

Withdrawn in 1988 and sold. Now in Bendigo.

W5 801 at Malvern Depot

12-3-1987

Possibly already set aside as it is listed as being sold in 1987, the first W5 to be sold, due to bad body condition.

Current situation is unknown.

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More Melbourne trams to spew forth shortly.

Part 1 Can Be Caught Here!

New South Wales 

600/620/660 Class Railcars

The fleet as of October 2019, including photos of  57 members of the classes, in most liveries worn by them.
These railcars once serviced the metropolitan areas of Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, as well as many rural branchlines, however they are now retired from service with many now finding homes in preservation.

Where are they now?
Photos & Info On All Cars.

Railmotor Society Website

A Wealth Of Railcar Information.

SRF 600/620/660 Fleetlisting

Video of the great farewell as Jumbo VH-OJU departs for Los Angeles and retirement from QANTAS.

Rumour has it that she is going to Rolls Royce 

for test purposes.

Time will tell I guess.

Recently found my 80s sightings book and thought I would test whether there is interest, or not, in this sort of thing appearing on the blog.
As plain old sighting often don't appeal to many, I will also be including some older, but probably not directly relevant, photos.
If such posts appeal, please let me know. They take a fair bit of time to put together, time that could be better utilized elsewhere.
I guess all my internet time could probably be far better utilized elsewhere :-)

Date	#	Location	Notes
15/05/1984	_4624	Sydney Terminal	15:15 to Newcastle
18/05/1984	_4611	Sydney Terminal	08:55 to Newcastle
18/05/1984	_8612	Sydney Terminal	Shut Down
14/07/1984	_8603	Sydney Terminal	Up Newcastle Express
21/07/1984	_4623	Valley Heights	Up Something
15/08/1984	_8615	Sydney Terminal	Shut Down
15/08/1984	_4608	Sydney Terminal	18:25 Bathurst/Mudgee service
15/08/1984	_8614	Sydney Terminal	Platform 6
15/08/1984	T4387	Central	To City Circle Blue/White
15/08/1984	C3740	Central	18:36 to North Sydney Blue/White
15/08/1984	C7510 T4353	Central	18:44 Bankstown via Lidombe
			Blue/White
18/08/1984	_3779	Homebush	Parcel Van 08:43
15/09/1984	4636 4638	Canterbury	Down Light Engine
15/09//1984	_8625	Sydney Terminal	Platform 5
3/11/1984	_8610	Sydney Terminal	Between Platforms 7-8
10/11/1984	_8630	Sydney Terminal	Newcastle Express
10/11/1984	8628 8615	Beecroft	Up Freight
10/11/1984	4631 4607	Hawkesbury Rvr	Up freight 13:26
21/11/1984	4606 4618	Sydney Terminal	Up Indian Pacific
21/11/1984	_4637	Sydney Terminal	Platform 14
21/01/1984	_8630	Sydney Terminal	18:25 Bathurst/Mudgee service.
24/11/1984	T4547	Sims Metal Mascot	Crushed
24/11/1984	_3992	Punchbowl CS	Yellow
24/11/1984	_3993	Punchbowl CS	Green
		Thanks:	Roy Howarth
			Mick McGinty
		Personal Sightings:	Brad Peadon

MELBOURNE DING DINGS

1987 - PART 1

A random selection of 1987 tram photos from a trip to Melbourne.
No particular order as I am feeling way to lazy to bother.

Tram details from VicSig website. Some may be out of date.

Z3 208

Camberwell Depot

Entered Service 1982

VR53

ARHS North Williamstown

Entered service: 1942

Preserved 1980

Z3 220

Cnr Gertrude and Nicholson Streets
Entered service in August 1983

Tram remains in service.

Z3 209

Bourke an Spencer Streets

9-3-1987
Entered service in February 1983.

Tram remains in service.

Z2 108

Bourke and Russell Sts, Melbourne (Australia)

Entered service in 1979

Withdrawn, Current situation is unknown.
** Possibly the only Z2 I have got a photo of.

Z3-169

Essendon Depot

10-3-1987
Entered service in May 1981

According to VicSig it is still in service there.

W5 783

St Kilda Road

13-3-1987
Entered service in December 1936.

VicSig lists it as stored at Newport Workshops.

For the last 32 years I was totally unaware that I took a shot of the last W type tram in Melbourne. This bit of information was just gleaned from 

treasure trove that is VicSig again.

W7 1040

St Kilda Road
Entered service in August 1956

'Trains For Kids With Cancer' Website. 
Fairfield Showground - October 19th and 20th 2019

FIRST SDS NR CLASS MODELS.

TWO TO BE WON.

Want to be the first too own one of these beauties?

  Thanks to a generous donation from SDS Models and Ben Frost, two lucky winners in this weekends 'Homebush Bay Exhibition' raffle will be the first to own one.

  Check out the 'Trains For Kids With Cancer' stand. 

Trains For Kids With Cancer
October 2019 Update

Trains For Kids With Cancer

The 2019 aim is big, but not impossible with your help.

No 'GoFundMe' account this year, but feel free to contact us if you would like to donate.

'Visit Our Website'

Help Us - To Help Them.

CHARBON RAILWAY TOUR

ET Tours - 2nd November 1991

Three part video covering the late Bruce Cook's final tour.
Despite it not turning our to be the expected interstate motive power, it was a fantastic day that will never likely be forgotten.
The three part series include run pasts of the train, railfans on board (some of whom are no longer with us) and finishes with an evening cab ride from Lithgow, through the ten tunnels, and on to Katoomba.
Bruce ran tours with a difference, doing things that would horrify the self appointed railfan police of today.

Thank you Bruce.

1) Starting at Sydney Terminal, with the hard slog up the Blue Mountains 

to Mt Victoria.

2) Mt Victoria through to Charbon Colliery.
On the train and tour lineside photo stops..

3) Charbon Colliery through to Lithgow on the train, then through to Katoomba in the cab of EMD powered 4905.
On the train and a number of great sounding photo stops.

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