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Reskin of Speedtree Gum 06. This had to have the compressed textures converted to tga's, ended up at 84mb instead of the original's 21mb. Don't think there's any way to change back to compressed textures? may not be worthwhile with that size file. Leaves have been lightened and new bark texture that could be a bit lighter too. Original on left.
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I have a question about Willem2's (very good) Wagon-on-truck. I saw some of these in October on the Pacific Highway in NSW, and I assumed they didn't transport the wagons on the railway because of the guage difference. Is this the reason why or are there other reasons?
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Wagons, locomotives and even D/EMU's are transported by rail on the wrong gauge - the new TransPerth EMU's have been transported from Queensland to Perth by rail on delivery, for example. When the incorrect gauge is encountered, they can be put onto transfer bogies, which renders the unit as unbraked (and thus needs braked vehicles to be on either side). The reason for transporting the hoppers by road might have something to do with the loading gauge (ie not the distance between the tracks, but the clearances with platforms/tunnels/bridges etc). If transported by rail, it would be considered "out of gauge". Confusingly, some "out of gauge" loads are (and have been for years) transported by road, although these usually have special conditions on them.
Confused yet? I thought so!
Ghostryder
QDRN CEO
mitchey
Further to what Trent has said. These wagons were Built at Lansdowne near Taree. The Plant has rail access it is a direct siding it has no external loop off the main line. The siding faces south making shunting by Northbound trains rather hard. The pick up freights that used to shunt these places have been done away with. Also the wagons in question were to wide for running through the Brisbane Suburban Network stations. So in the end it was easier to run the wagons north to the destination on truck.
cheers
ghosty
Further to what Trent has said. These wagons were Built at Lansdowne near Taree. The Plant has rail access it is a direct siding it has no external loop off the main line. The siding faces south making shunting by Northbound trains rather hard. The pick up freights that used to shunt these places have been done away with. Also the wagons in question were to wide for running through the Brisbane Suburban Network stations. So in the end it was easier to run the wagons north to the destination on truck.
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ghosty
Willem2
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Hi Mitchey,
Regarding the transport of the wagons by road, I was informed that it was cheaper by road than by rail ( I know this sounds silly ) because of the numbers of units completed at any given time. When one is ready it is shipped out to it's destination rather than being stored.
What Ghosty and Raichase said is also the case.
Now I'm confused.
Cheers, I think
Bill.
Regarding the transport of the wagons by road, I was informed that it was cheaper by road than by rail ( I know this sounds silly ) because of the numbers of units completed at any given time. When one is ready it is shipped out to it's destination rather than being stored.
What Ghosty and Raichase said is also the case.
Now I'm confused.
Cheers, I think
Bill.
Further to the notion of transporting things by rail, here are some photos I took in December 2009, of one of the Transperth sets on transfer, seen at Fish River in Southern NSW.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raichase/4308082869/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raichase/4308094395/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raichase/4308107737/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raichase/4308123243/
Hope they are of interest
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raichase/4308082869/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raichase/4308094395/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raichase/4308107737/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raichase/4308123243/
Hope they are of interest
Raichase, I completely understand what you said, believe it or not. Although it seems silly that QR would construct a wagon too wide for it's own platform clearances on the Suburban network. Also, you're photos of the TransPerth EMU being transported are really interesting. I didn't know they'd just marshall a whole EMU into a freight train like that.
Would that also mean its possible for the Indian Pacific to move an EMU set across Australia, say, between the Locomotives and Baggage/Power /Motorail car/s (depending on the consist order and direction)?
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Would that also mean its possible for the Indian Pacific to move an EMU set across Australia, say, between the Locomotives and Baggage/Power /Motorail car/s (depending on the consist order and direction)?
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Well, the wagons in question are only to be used in the coal network (although I'm not sure which one, I'm sure one of our QLD members could specify). In NSW, the 5000 and 90 class are too heavy to operate outside of the Hunter Valley coal network, nothing silly about that.
I can't say, although I don't think so - you'd need a number of extra cars along to provide brakes for the transfer vehicles, and I don't think GSR would be interested - after all, PN just "hook and pull", they don't control the consist beyond the motive power required.
May 2004 this train came through Warabrook, had 5 NR's up front and a set of Transperths down the back.
http://home.exetel.com.au/cws/trainzfilez/DSCN0475.jpg
I was just getting out of the car too...so the shots weren't so good
Cheers
Davido
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NSWGR_46Class
Just call my Captain Rude
4244 class
443 and 444 class
423 and 424 class
At least you got a record shot - in a few years time, when people have forgotten about it, you'll be able to look at it and it will bring back the memory. Just like a headlight photo I have at Demondrille (Southern NSW) at something after 1 in the morning. That photo (of a headlight) reminds me of the sound of triple X Class barking up the grade with a rake of fuel wagons on the Caltex train... Such noise and splendor...
As for your screenshot, seems you have a couple of crews in your employ who seem to be enthusiasts - with balloon loops at each end of the coal transport network, to put a 422 in front of the more modern 81? I'll buy those blokes a beer or two
. Nice to see a 422 in Freightcorp too, I think that's the first time we've seen that skin?As for bearcat245, perhaps you made the 424 and 425 classes? The 423 class is already in existence (albeit of Queensland design, which is why it looks rather different from it's NSW cousins):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raichase/2445487846/in/set-72157604175172911/
They are not very ugly. Just a little bit
NSWGR_46Class
Just call my Captain Rude
In theory my 423 would have been around long before some one at Interail/QR just decied that we have 421's and 422's so a our rebuild QR locos should be 423's - how orginal.
Oh by the way I found my art source cd's that, now i am showing my trainz age, that I got Cafe after one of the Sydney trainzers.
Did not really understand what to do with them way back then but now with a bit of gamx skill its like a new toy.
There a few more hours of kit bashing to go on all the locos before there ready for the DLS.
Oh by the way I found my art source cd's that, now i am showing my trainz age, that I got Cafe after one of the Sydney trainzers.
Did not really understand what to do with them way back then but now with a bit of gamx skill its like a new toy.
There a few more hours of kit bashing to go on all the locos before there ready for the DLS.
Ghostryder
QDRN CEO
Just a few screenies from me from a WIP.
1492 sits with an empty SX set at Shorncliffe.
1492 leaving Shorncliffe heading for Sandgate.
1492 passing the Sandgate Gasworks.
1492 Heading for Deagon.
1492 Rolling through Deagon.
1492 approaching Cabbage tree CK.
1492 Passing through Nudgee.
1492 Approaching Banyo.
thanks to image shack for hosting these.
cheers
ghosty
1492 sits with an empty SX set at Shorncliffe.
1492 leaving Shorncliffe heading for Sandgate.
1492 passing the Sandgate Gasworks.
1492 Heading for Deagon.
1492 Rolling through Deagon.
1492 approaching Cabbage tree CK.
1492 Passing through Nudgee.
1492 Approaching Banyo.
thanks to image shack for hosting these.
cheers
ghosty
Very nice Scott!
It would seem there's a shortage of motive power to move coal in the Hunter.As for your screenshot, seems you have a couple of crews in your employ who seem to be enthusiasts - with balloon loops at each end of the coal transport network, to put a 422 in front of the more modern 81? I'll buy those blokes a beer or two
I regularly spot an 82 and 2 G's lashed up on coal.
Davido