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73 class locos in Clyde Yard

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      catchpoint Assistant Commissioner

    Location: At the end of a loop
    Noted on Friday last week and again this morning two (2) 73 class locos stabled in Clyde UP yard.

    One appears to be in ex-CRT blue livery the other ex-Indian Red (willing to stand corrected).

    Anyone have any knowledge as to where they may have come from and where they may be going too?

    Regards,

    Catchpoint
    Posted: 11 Nov 2013 16:29

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      theanimal Chief Commissioner

    I believe Manildra Mill has bought them

    7322 and 7332 enroute to Nowra
    Posted: 11 Nov 2013 18:28
      Adam2013 Beginner

    It 7322 in crt blue and 7333 in tuscan and 8140 took them to clyde
    Posted: 12 Nov 2013 10:24
      Adam2013 Beginner

    Ex yennora to bomaderry
    Posted: 12 Nov 2013 10:26
      Junction box Chief Commissioner

    Location: newy
    Probably the last time they will see Clyde yard, they used to always shunt the down yard and do trips out of the up yard twenty years ago, I would would imagine they would be tired units.
    Posted: 13 Nov 2013 11:08
      PILBARAMAN Train Controller

    Location: PILBARA
    Probably a bit more than 20 yrs ago that they were used for any shunting in any yard in Sydney.
    Posted: 13 Nov 2013 11:18
      PILBARAMAN Train Controller

    Location: PILBARA
    Or trip trains.
    Posted: 13 Nov 2013 11:19
      Junction box Chief Commissioner

    Location: newy
    Wheres 7301, still rotting at Chullora?
    Posted: 13 Nov 2013 11:58

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      PILBARAMAN Train Controller

    Location: PILBARA
    Did mean to mention the 73 that countrylink had though I was referring to freight specifically.
    Posted: 13 Nov 2013 12:04
      nswtrains Chief Commissioner

    Wheres 7301, still rotting at Chullora?
    Junction box
    What do you expect NSW Trains to do with it?
    Posted: 13 Nov 2013 13:12
      Raichase Captain Rant!

    Location: Sydney, NSW
    What do you expect NSW Trains to do with it?
    nswtrains
    I believe that 7301, as well as the two 48's and the CountryLink rolling stock is still owned by "Sydney Trains" as they inherited all of the above and below rail assets in the split. NSWTrains/TrainLink just "use" the rolling stock.
    Posted: 13 Nov 2013 14:29
      smithy48165 Station Staff

    It's going to be a busy yard at Nowra (Bomaderry) with 7322, 7333, 7315 and 7319 all in the Manildra Yard.

    They will probably try to make at least one working loco from all three locos. One of the 73's (7319?) was stopped a while ago and apparently is now an organ donor for the other loco.

    Must be hard to get spares for these old workhorses.

    At least they weren't scrapped!

    Smithy
    Posted: 28 Nov 2013 21:18
      Jajb94 Deputy Commissioner

    Location: In a BAM
    It's going to be a busy yard at Nowra (Bomaderry) with 7322, 7333, 7315 and 7319 all in the Manildra Yard.

    They will probably try to make at least one working loco from all three locos. One of the 73's (7319?) was stopped a while ago and apparently is now an organ donor for the other loco.

    Must be hard to get spares for these old workhorses.

    At least they weren't scrapped!

    Smithy
    smithy48165
    7319 when sold by ARHS ACT was in a non-operational condition, whilst 7315 was in operating condition. But that was several years ago.
    Posted: 28 Nov 2013 22:27
      smithy48165 Station Staff

    7319 when sold by ARHS ACT was in a non-operational condition, whilst 7315 was in operating condition. But that was several years ago.
    Jajb94
    So, 2 organ donors and 2 working(?) locos. It will be like a spare parts shop for 73's.

    I hope the Oberon crowd are paying attention and have feelers in place with Manildra.

    Smithy
    Posted: 30 Nov 2013 07:24
      hunslet1915 Chief Train Controller

    The 73s were dead-hauled to Bomaderry on Sunday 8/12 by 8151.
    Posted: 09 Dec 2013 14:17

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