BDR 8 June 2023

  BDR 8 June 2023

The following crew:-

Geoff  = Master of Things
Steve = Mayor of Border Downs
Ray
Stu
Tony 
Me  –         are all the workers

We didn’t start off too well, two trains in the helix decided that they  didn’t want half of their load – split in two they did & the reason, well no one knows.
 I had the easiest session of all times- not one shunt ; just 6 run through trains – just like Johnny had in his hey day.
Ray put the bridges in – I kept away & not a failure.

Plenty of loco noise as there oodles of new 900 class locos.
One turnout in Border Downs did not like one of the new 900 class diesels ( or is it the loco with dicky back-to-backs wheels ?)

Now there is also the need to do some coupler checks – some of them need the proverbial kick up the…

Noise – not only from locos but the banter as normal but a lot of rain on the shed roof… some parts of the Adelaide Hills had nearly 40mm.

2nd Division Overland was run – nearly due for selling off,,,

June 22 crew
Geoff
Steve
Ray
Reg 
Craig
Me

The gunzels are Geoff & Stu

busy Border Downs

 photo by Stu

Border Downs motive power

909 leads the Second Division Overland out of Border Downs

Riverbend by Stu

East and Westbound TNT loading at Border Downs

Action at Coonara

 new 900 class beasts

281 & 532 Bluebirds at Yumali cross

906-901 roll through Coonara on 955 Express Goods

955 & 288 cross at Donald

955 in the loop at Donald – gunzel Stu

Tony’s shunting is getting better – he enlists helpers… trying to get Gold Stars   
I had some free time so sat watching Border Downs & even the SM had spare moments….
I did drop my box & car cards went all over – dunno if I got them back into sequence though( it will give the shunter/paper work officer
 something to do       )

That this report I hadn’t expected to get done until next week due to the train show but I managed to get finished earlier in setting up at Greyhound Park so came home & extracted the digit/ manipulated the keyboard just to get it out to youse lot because I know how much you desire to read what you have done ( or didn’t do…)
that’s your lot until I see you on June 22 if not before, at the train show.

Sol