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@ jazza1281

happy birthday bill,

Jazza do you guys want the station name on it or do you want it nameless so you can use it elsewhere?

The building , canopy and platform were measured compliments of google earth dont know how accurate that is the rest was from photos and some guestimating

Longreach Station

cheers
pete

 

[Allanluu]

Now when these cars were joined together they had walkways to allow the crew to walk between the cars (not the Motor Drivers Cab end)
The checker plate was only as wide as the upright pillars each side of the door, and layed on top of one another. The plates were curved on their face .
When not in use they were pinned up blocking the doorway. When dropped down four sets of chains were clipped between the cars.

Cheers
Rod

I thought the walkways were added at a later stage of their life and not part of the original build? The Harris are trains I dont have much knowledge in but.

 

[dreddman]

Nice model Pete might I suggest making it re-namable

 

[Ryan_McC]

Hi Pete

That looks pretty well right, I was out there a month ago.

Ryan

 

[Muliebuck]

Wow - awesome station Pete, looks fantastic mate - I'm sure it'll find a home on many a route - out of curiosity, so I can start planning - how long is the platform?

 

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Hi Mullie 500 feet, all up its about 70 feet wide including steps in front of building


I got bored this arvo so I started on this. would anyone have a clear pic of the rear bogie?

cheers
Pete

 

[Timothetoolman]

The 'Coffeepot' no doubt Pete

 

[dreddman]

BACK TO QUEENSLAND

Some of you might of seen this sight ratteling down the Toowoomba range today ........

 

[Willem2]

Hi Mark,

Sure did see it go past at about 2.30 at Grandchester after lunch at the hotel.

Very good depiction of the real thing. :udrool: :udrool:

Cheers,

Bill.

 

[miappl]

Some of you might of seen this sight ratteling down the Toowoomba range today ........

Great pic Dreddman! :udrool: although it was actually 1089 that did the run, i spent this arvo chasing it

 

[dreddman]

1079 lol 1089 Lol too many beers n a bad typo as you know can be any number or dest like all my locos......BIG DISSCUSSION IN THE BOARDROOM this afternoon.......................................
Bounty Hunters reported in they discovered a possible link to the "RailPage" forums by someone going under the handle of "QRGC" I think? anyway useing the same badge pic and sounding the same ?
Location Brisbane? hMnnnn
After discussing the memo/bill from "Hunters Moon" pty.ltd
We got doen to serious business seems QR in all their wisdom a few years back did some chopping and changing trying to get the best power to weight ratio ......The motion has been brought up by "Ghostryder" a few times at meetings ...and been outvoted.....
But due to the sales of other classes and preorders of the old PB18 it has been decided that production of the B18 class should start as soon as posible ........................
Construction should not take long and a proto type is due out soon
New passanger carrages were on the list also but I wont bore you with the details....................????
Relations with the workers seems to be alot better and production higher? since the new union took over the shops and let their many children??? come to work....oh well everyone seems happy here at QDR
:wave: YOU BET!

 

[Mitchey]

Can I just quickly ask, are the locomotives (such as the C17 Brown Bomber with the Ekka set) 3 foot 6 inch gauge? Or are they standard like the other QR stuff?
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[misterchugg]

hi pete
i got pics of the coffee pot somewhere
i'll try to find them tomorrow
cheers
ron

 

[miappl]

Can I just quickly ask, are the locomotives (such as the C17 Brown Bomber with the Ekka set) 3 foot 6 inch gauge? Or are they standard like the other QR stuff?

They are STD guage, Hopefully Dreddy will make a 3"6 bogey for them

 

[comtrain]

I thought the walkways were added at a later stage of their life and not part of the original build? The Harris are trains I dont have much knowledge in but.

My memory, dull as it is getting these days
Was the 500's arrived with no inter-car walkways and 2 doors per side.
They soon received 3 doors.
The 700's arrived with three doors per side and inter-car connections.
Then came long trailers.
As station staff were reduced, and ticket inspectors were increased, they rebuilt all cars to have inter-car connections.

However not really sure if that is right. Perhaps the three door versions were first? I doubt that, I heard many complained the old Taits were so much easier (and quicker) to load because of the multiple doors.
In the 80's when I drove these things, they did all have inter-car doors, because we used to prepare the train for stabling by walking through to kick the drunks off :hehe:
Cheers
Rod

 

[lenice]

.........because we used to prepare the train for stabling by walking through to kick the drunks off :hehe:
Cheers
Rod

Funny, that's how we prepare them NOW!
Glen

 

[Mitchey]

Thanks! Dreddy, you hear that? Sounds to me like you have a job to do! 3 Foot 6 Bogies, please!

Just kidding... :hehe:
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[comtrain]

Funny, that's how we prepare them NOW!
Glen

Well I guess its easier to push them off at the platform than to push them out the door in the yard. :hehe: And maybe if you throw them off the night before like we did, your mates on morning shift, will not have to face the stench and the vomit and smeg the next morning. I was an Eltham driver, and that's why we spent a few minutes extra doing that, although going home did have its attractions Mind you, I watched the rosters and paid back the slackers on the other shift
Cheers
Rod

 

[lenice]

What I should have claified Rod, was that we push them off at the platform before taking the units into the yard at the end of the run. The last few trains heading in any direction usually stow at the outdepots so have to be empty before going into the yard.

Glen

 

[dreddman]

Well put a start into the B18 today deleted a few items from the black BB and merged over the replacements from the C17...bit of moving stuff here n there making everything fit Still needs a lot of external plumbing and a few other bits.
QR_Questions.....................
Were B18's Green or Black?
I have "Mark Nolans".....perment lend "Locos in the Tropics Vol 2" only black and white in there might be Green?
B13...................any idea in measurments or say at a guess PB15 size?
All help appreceated........
First Sketch of B18