Hi guys, quick update.
Good news is I am finally working on my pride and joy. My 1972 MGB. I have also been working on more HO scale projects. That shall keep me busy for some time to come, as I have a few pieces I need to finish...this comes along side the movement of RVRM's ROD23 up to loco in preperation for a static restoration.
Bad? Well, that's easy - school, work, etc etc.
Ugly? That should be upsetting. My laptop of the past 3 years which I do my primary photo editing, file storage and associated things with, has went kerplunk today. A system error which I am unable to figure out as to why, has caused it to stop functioning. I am having it looked at as we speak, which I hope to keep the files on it...because there is an amount of photos around 100gb...railway photos mainly.
But that is life, nothing we can do to stop it...
Anyway, back to things, will update you all asap.
Cheers, Mick.
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Canberra Chronicles...
After a lengthy week of work, I needed to get away. With the realisation redundancies lay on our footstep, I had to get away. Few phonecalls later found me in a situation I was able to get time off and go to Canberra. This was an undertaking and a half for me, first drive over 300km for me as a P plater, and this would also bring me to a certain 263 ton locomotive, 6029.
6029 is the only operational Standard Gauge Beyer Garratt in the southern hemisphere. At this given point in time, 6029 is the largest operational steam locomotive in the world, as UP Challenger 3985 is not operational at this point in time. Arriving in Canberra on a Thursday night to find that the road directly to my hotel was closed, annoyed me to no end. This quickly was forgotten once I was settled into my room with my laptop set up in order to watch some movies and have a drink, a usual thing to be done on any trip away. Settling into the sheets had me awoken at 8am the next day, the camera fully charged and a tripod placed in my bag for a change. The trusty Hilux loaded with the pack of the day and I made tracks to Kingston in the ACT to visit the ARHS. I was greeted to 6029 being shunted in the yard in order to allow it to be lit up that day. Joining a crew member I was given access to the loco with no restrictions which was brilliant! I looked the whole thing over and took numerous hundreds of images which would be filed for my personal collection. Shortly after I headed over to the Australian War Memorial to have a look there, which was brilliant.
Later in the afternoon I had arrived back at the ARHS ACT to see a plume of smoke erupting from the boiler unit of 6029. First thoughts were that she was lit up, which she was. Still, with no PSI on the gauge she sat there, impressive as she was. I was still amazed by the sheer size of the locomotive, and was shown around the museum by a member which allowed me to take photos of the rollingstock in the museum.
Saturday morning had me back at the museum to see the loco in full steam, and I was on the footplate shoveling a few loads of coal into her huge firebox which is an experience never forgotten. Thanks to the ARHS ACT for allowing me in to take images, I enjoyed the experience.
Monday morning came and I was headed home from Canberra. Through the towns on the way home, and realising the Newcastle Flyer was heading back to Sydney, I got off the M1 at Gosford and made my way to Point Clare. 3642, unassisted with a load of around 310t raced through, with the shutters flickering at the train. Beautiful.
Thank you all who made the weekend worthwhile!!!
6029 is the only operational Standard Gauge Beyer Garratt in the southern hemisphere. At this given point in time, 6029 is the largest operational steam locomotive in the world, as UP Challenger 3985 is not operational at this point in time. Arriving in Canberra on a Thursday night to find that the road directly to my hotel was closed, annoyed me to no end. This quickly was forgotten once I was settled into my room with my laptop set up in order to watch some movies and have a drink, a usual thing to be done on any trip away. Settling into the sheets had me awoken at 8am the next day, the camera fully charged and a tripod placed in my bag for a change. The trusty Hilux loaded with the pack of the day and I made tracks to Kingston in the ACT to visit the ARHS. I was greeted to 6029 being shunted in the yard in order to allow it to be lit up that day. Joining a crew member I was given access to the loco with no restrictions which was brilliant! I looked the whole thing over and took numerous hundreds of images which would be filed for my personal collection. Shortly after I headed over to the Australian War Memorial to have a look there, which was brilliant.
Later in the afternoon I had arrived back at the ARHS ACT to see a plume of smoke erupting from the boiler unit of 6029. First thoughts were that she was lit up, which she was. Still, with no PSI on the gauge she sat there, impressive as she was. I was still amazed by the sheer size of the locomotive, and was shown around the museum by a member which allowed me to take photos of the rollingstock in the museum.
Saturday morning had me back at the museum to see the loco in full steam, and I was on the footplate shoveling a few loads of coal into her huge firebox which is an experience never forgotten. Thanks to the ARHS ACT for allowing me in to take images, I enjoyed the experience.
Monday morning came and I was headed home from Canberra. Through the towns on the way home, and realising the Newcastle Flyer was heading back to Sydney, I got off the M1 at Gosford and made my way to Point Clare. 3642, unassisted with a load of around 310t raced through, with the shutters flickering at the train. Beautiful.
Thank you all who made the weekend worthwhile!!!
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