SOME BURNIE HAPPENINGS

Oct 2002 to March 2003

Part 1, down by the old station

18 October 2002. Don River train for Primrose with MA2 and Y6 passing through the yard.

22 Nov 2002, the logs have just come off a mixed train 72 which hauled several log wagons from Rosebery with the X wagons of concentrates from Primrose, and along with the coal wagons, are about to be attached to the rear of train 35. The log trains then ran as stand alone trains until early January but have since ceased.

18 December 2002. 2126 & 2128 arriving back in the yard after hauling train 69. The logs were left near West Park.

Part 2, in the local area

18 December 2002. Coal wagons on the wharf, 2003 is the shunter.

11 January 2003.

The Burnie Rail railcars are being used for a wedding charter today, picking up guests at Somerset for a trip to the Tasrail Burnie station.

Passing the Cooee plant of Cadburys.

The appropriate decorations were applied at the Station.

Driver Les looked resplendent in shirt and tie, and here was helping with the washing. Could this start a new trend? of drivers washing their engines?

Part 3, in the top yard

A full top yard, Saturday 11th January 2003

Saturday 11th January 2003

At last! a wash for the D class.

Did they ever need it!

No amount of high pressure will get rid of that black scum, brushes are needed.

Inside the cabins had the feminine touch

A washed 2021, although I would not want these operators to wash my car. Plenty has been missed, such as the area above the side windows. The DQ spliced between the two D class was not in the washing contract.

Tuesday 18 March 2003

DV1 away from its normal home, probably to lead a repaired 2005 back to Devonport. 2005 broke down on Monday night 17th March.

Outside the "Quick Fix" shed at Burnie.

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