On Sunday a very small group of us traveled out to the Blue Mountains to chase a Southern Shorthaul Railroad special to Katoomba and Newnes Junct. The train consisted of two Victorian G Class locomotives, hauling a small number of carriages for their staff christmas party. As there was a long wait at Katoomba for the train to depart, we decided to head to the Zig Zag Railway. Today Railmotors 2006/2011 were out and about, aswell as AC16 218A of which is a locomotive built in Philadelphia, PA, USA. This locomotive is pure Awesome, and I suggest anyone with a free day head out to take a ride on it.
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SSR Special
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G514 and sister G Class pass through Bell
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Passing between Newnes Junction and Bell on their return to Katoomba and Sydney
Zig Zag Railway
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AT Top Points
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QR 2000 Class Railmotor 2006 is seen arriving at Top Points
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A View of the streamlined front of 2011, a QR 2000 Class Railmotor (Most stock at Zig Zag is ex-Queensland, with some ex-South Australian carriages)
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An overview of Top Points with The Yank running around the train to prepare to run back to Clarence
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Front on view of The Yank, built at the Baldwin Locomotive works in 1943 in Philadelphia, PA
A Few more photos can be found in my Zig Zag Railway collection http://www.flickr.com/photos/kommissar_todd06/sets/72157625600975422/with/5260827690/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kommissar_todd06/sets/72157625600975422/with/5260827690/)