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EDI Downer DH73 - Splitting a consist at the refuge in Queens Park, Maryborough. QLD - this is needed as track length is limited at the 5 ways

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ShannonN		#1 Posted : 24 July 2019 13:10:26(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 14/08/2016(UTC) Posts: 492 Location: Maryborough, Qld		Edi Downer DH73 (Diesel Hydraulic) needed to cut this 8 car consist in half and haul to to upper workshop in two stages as the bottom storage yard is being refurbished and all tracks are ripped out atm. The existing main straight in Kent Street is long enough for 8 cars but the track at the 5 ways it can fit only 4 of these cars at a time hence easier to cut and haul rather than cut at Kent street

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kimballthurlow		#2 Posted : 27 July 2019 05:00:16(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 18/03/2007(UTC) Posts: 6,667 Location: Brisbane, Australia		Hi Shannon, Have the cars just been refurbished at EDI? I assume the cars are pushed through Queens Park up into the rail yards, 4 at a time. The sloping concrete wall in front of the train at 2:00 was built around 1972. At that time my father was a design draftsman in the City Council. Is the old two story timber boarding house still there in Wharf Street opposite McAllister Park? Kimball
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ShannonN		#3 Posted : 27 July 2019 06:20:19(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 14/08/2016(UTC) Posts: 492 Location: Maryborough, Qld		Originally Posted by: kimballthurlow Hi Shannon, Have the cars just been refurbished at EDI? I assume the cars are pushed through Queens Park up into the rail yards, 4 at a time. The sloping concrete wall in front of the train at 2:00 was built around 1972. At that time my father was a design draftsman in the City Council. Is the old two story timber boarding house still there in Wharf Street opposite McAllister Park? Kimball Hi Kimball The trains were on their way to EDi for repairs/refurbish, yes, I imagine pushed up hill and pull from 5 ways into Edi proper I'm sure they have a runaround line in EDI At the moment the bottom yard is all torn up as new track work is put in and extensions over the creek will be set to allow longer consists to be stored, they have completed work on the top yard to accommodate longer cars also and I think they added another track. "Is the old two story timber boarding house still there in Wharf Street opposite McAllister Park?" If its the one next to the old Engineering/Garage that has real 1940's style writing on it , Yes it's being refurbed i think as is that engineering garage building. I'm working the Mary Ann tomorrow I'll try to get pics of the buildings for ya

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ShannonN		#4 Posted : 28 July 2019 11:18:28(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 14/08/2016(UTC) Posts: 492 Location: Maryborough, Qld		Hi Kimball Quote: "Is the old two story timber boarding house still there in Wharf Street opposite McAllister Park?"[/u] If its the one next to the old Engineering/Garage that has real 1940's style writing on it , Yes it's being refurbed i think as is that engineering garage building. I'm working the Mary Ann tomorrow I'll try to get pics of the buildings for ya Piccys follow

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Chook		#5 Posted : 28 July 2019 15:29:02(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 15/08/2012(UTC) Posts: 234 Location: Perth, Western Australia.		Shannon great pics of historic buildings of old. I think I can see that someone has kicked the sh&&t out of the green asbestos sheet on the Meyer and Co building. You can only hope that they got a lung full of the dust as it settled. Regards.......Chook.

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ShannonN		#6 Posted : 28 July 2019 23:47:35(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 14/08/2016(UTC) Posts: 492 Location: Maryborough, Qld		Originally Posted by: Chook Shannon great pics of historic buildings of old. I think I can see that someone has kicked the sh&&t out of the green asbestos sheet on the Meyer and Co building. You can only hope that they got a lung full of the dust as it settled. Regards.......Chook. Yeah I think its a bit of movement in the frame as well, this building and the larger hall like shed to the right is supposed to be slated refurb or had some work already done love the old style Lettering adds character. Guess we are lucky the buildings haven't been tagged. The railway speed signs near the marina have been Best Shanny


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kimballthurlow		#7 Posted : 28 July 2019 23:47:41(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 18/03/2007(UTC) Posts: 6,667 Location: Brisbane, Australia		Wow! Thanks Shannon, that brings back memories. Kimball
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