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Western Thunderer
Hello all,
Apologies if this is the wrong area for this specific thread (not sure if it's purely for British Railways' content!) - if need be, I've no objections to having it moved! There is some very British content to follow however... and I'm sure there's a few people that enjoy seeing preservation content from abroad.
The Steamrail Victoria preservation society here in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia had the first day of their 'long weekend' open day, in conjunction with two other associated societies (DERMPAV - custodians of a well-restored D(iesel) E(lectric) R(ail) M(otor) and 707 Operations) that also have stables in one large block of the Newport Workshops complex. I got horribly sunburnt and realized at the end of the day that wearing a white t-shirt was a terrible idea around soot and smoke!
The Pièce de résistance was the fact that SEVEN broad-gauge (5'3") locomotives were in steam in one location. Admittedly, one of the seven was basically a boiler and rolling chassis mid-way through restoration that couldn't move under its' own power, but still contributed to the noise and smoke around the place! The trio of operating 'R' class 4-6-4 express passenger locomotives, built by North British, were the big guns and are one of my favourite Australian locomotives. The charming 1889-built Y-class 0-6-0 tender loco, D3 4-6-0 and K 2-8-0 locos were also doing runs on a short demonstrator freight train in various combinations.
To follow will be a stack of photos and two videos I've put up on Youtube, hopefully to full 1080p HD. If the computer likes me. The videos and photos have been taken on my phone (admittedly, a very good cameraphone - Samsung Galaxy Note 3). The videos are taking a looooong time to upload!
To kick it off (as everything processes/uploads) - a nice broadside shot of R707 'City of Melbourne' with sibling R711 to the side, in the smart but "not prototypical" Spirit of Progress inspired lined blue livery.
Apologies if this is the wrong area for this specific thread (not sure if it's purely for British Railways' content!) - if need be, I've no objections to having it moved! There is some very British content to follow however... and I'm sure there's a few people that enjoy seeing preservation content from abroad.
The Steamrail Victoria preservation society here in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia had the first day of their 'long weekend' open day, in conjunction with two other associated societies (DERMPAV - custodians of a well-restored D(iesel) E(lectric) R(ail) M(otor) and 707 Operations) that also have stables in one large block of the Newport Workshops complex. I got horribly sunburnt and realized at the end of the day that wearing a white t-shirt was a terrible idea around soot and smoke!
The Pièce de résistance was the fact that SEVEN broad-gauge (5'3") locomotives were in steam in one location. Admittedly, one of the seven was basically a boiler and rolling chassis mid-way through restoration that couldn't move under its' own power, but still contributed to the noise and smoke around the place! The trio of operating 'R' class 4-6-4 express passenger locomotives, built by North British, were the big guns and are one of my favourite Australian locomotives. The charming 1889-built Y-class 0-6-0 tender loco, D3 4-6-0 and K 2-8-0 locos were also doing runs on a short demonstrator freight train in various combinations.
To follow will be a stack of photos and two videos I've put up on Youtube, hopefully to full 1080p HD. If the computer likes me. The videos and photos have been taken on my phone (admittedly, a very good cameraphone - Samsung Galaxy Note 3). The videos are taking a looooong time to upload!
To kick it off (as everything processes/uploads) - a nice broadside shot of R707 'City of Melbourne' with sibling R711 to the side, in the smart but "not prototypical" Spirit of Progress inspired lined blue livery.
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