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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
Features:
To Goulburn and back during Covid - Neville Pollard had a choice to make; stay at home and protect his septuagenarian frame from Covid-19, or visit family at Goulburn not seen for many weeks! He chose the latter, and had an interesting journey on the Canberra Xplorer as a result.
The 2020 Australasian Rail Industry Awards - The outstanding achievements of the rail industry were celebrated at the Australasian Rail Industry Awards in a virtual ceremony livestreamed across the country on Thursday 16 October. As long-time media partner in the yearly event, Railway Digest was 'there'!
NSW D Sets poised for commissioning - Covered previously in Railway Digest has been the arrival and pre-commissioning testing of the first examples of NSW Trainlink's D Sets. Following almost a year of testing, the trains are poised to enter service before the end of this year. For those coming to the story late, Chris Walters provides a brief recap.
Watco launches its cattle train services - On Wednesday, 16 September 2020 a new era in Queensland rail freight commenced when Watco Australia operated its first cattle train from the western Queensland town of Morven to Oakey Beef Exports meat works. John Hoyle reports.
The Vlocity Mark 4 - The Bombardier Vlocity railcars, now with close to 250 cars in service have become the backbone of V/Line's regional passenger train fleet.
Tim Sutherland takes a look at the latest members of the Vlocity family; the VL2018 sets, aka the Vlocity Mark 4.
Regulars:
Rail Industry
News
Operations -Kalgoorlie-Esperance Rail Operations 2020
Preservation and Tourist:
- Passenger trains return to Oberon
- Wheatbelt Heritage Rail Discovery Centre
- 3801's Grand Day(s) Out
Readers Write
Cover: Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Toowoomba's annual Carnival of Flowers did not feature a steam hauled excursion service this year. Instead, the services of Cairns-Kuranda Scenic Railway Clyde/EMD unit 1774 were utilised. On Sunday 27 September, the last day of celebrations, 1774 in its distinctive 'Buda-dji' livery rounds the curve to enter the heritage listed Ballard Tunnel with a Spring Bluff to Toowoomba shuttle train. Joshua West
Opposite: On Saturday 15 August, a C class Clyde/EMD quartet of C510, C509, C507 and C504 approaches Capertee tunnel with LS06 Airly to Lidsdale loaded coal train.
Back cover (upper): On Thursday 17 September, a procession of four Laing O'Rourke track machines passes through Greta Station and past the junction to Pacific National Greta Train Support Facility, on the NSW Hunter Valley Down main line. Robert Rouse Back cover (lower): Having eased around the western arm of the Crystal Brook triangle at a cautious pace, the driver notches up CFCLA-liveried EL63 and GL107 on Bowmans Rail service 4416S from Port Pirie for the run through the loop at Rocky River on Thursday 1 October. Most of the train's weight is Nyrstar lead in transit to Port Adelaide for export.
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