1997 Garratt Tour to Toowoomba
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heard a rumor from pretty high up in the chain at Ipswich. They say expect her back in 2015 at a conservative estimate
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Thanks mr.paul. In INDIA WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT GARRATT. WE HAD ONLY IP'S .
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Thanks mr.paul. In INDIA WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT GARRATT. WE HAD ONLY IP'S .
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great vid mate, seeing this train in full flow is truly a sight to behold. i hope to hell this train is restored back to running condition because its sad seeing her sit at ipswich slowly rusting away
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I remember the train being referred to as "The Mountaineer" exciting times back then. Great vid too.
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God I miss the Garratt!
The sound of it working hard at Holmes is just amazing :D
VulcanBB18 1 year ago
@VulcanBB18 You and me both, that Holmes shot would have to be my favourite. Such a shame that it is just left to slowly die at IWRM. You would think that given the 150th Anniversary of QR coming up, it would make a worthy project.
trw1089 1 year ago
@trw1089 there is a rumor going around that as soon as No.3 is out of the way the BG is to be returned to steam for 2015. I have been hearing this from a number of staff at QR Heritage fleet and I hope that there is truth in it.
RedtailFox1 10 months ago
@RedtailFox1 Hope so, it would be so good to see it running again. Its one of the few locos I haven't got any decent sound recordings of and it is such a big drawcard for tours. We ran several 15 coach trains with it, in this vid you can see two Kuranda cars that were "borrowed" so we could have a full load.
trw1089 10 months ago
Thanks Paul. Yes, they were good times. This was one of the few occasions when I wasn't working as Train Manager or Passenger Attendant so chased the train instead.
trw1089 3 years ago