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by **bunza** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:58 pm

Its a pretty dodgy angle, but here it is today near Goodna.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbpoCTbj6v8

For the purposes of comparison, here are EMU 52 and 59 at Wacol.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGoHkep-pHA

Note the fact that 161 is almost inaudible over the background noise of the engineering workshop behind me, despite the fact I was about four times closer to the train than I was to the workshop, and had the cameras microphone facing the opposite direction.

by **jamesmp** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:19 pm

I've never liked EMUs anyway ...

by **Member1733** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:53 am

I have Friday off so if anyone knows where 161 will be Friday let me know so I can go find it and get a few photos.

by **jamesmp** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:09 am

Here is a photo of IMU 161 at Redbank:

http://gallery.qrig.org/main.php/v/users/MichaelJ/IMU160_001/IMG_6847.jpg.html

Two Railpagers came for the chase.

by **T1248** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:00 pm

I saw it out on the Ferny Grove line today, I have to go out to uni now, but i will get the photos uploaded on to the internet for your viewing pleasure!!

Cheers James

by **Member1733** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:07 pm

T1248 wrote:I saw it out on the Ferny Grove line today, I have to go out to uni now, but i will get the photos uploaded on to the internet for your viewing pleasure!!

Cheers James

God I hate working! I wish I was out hunting her down today!

by **jamesmp** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 5:29 pm

I saw IMU 161 on the Ferny Grove Line today in many locations.

Here is the link to my album:
http://gallery.qrig.org/main.php/v/users/MichaelJ/IMU160_001/?g2_page=2

Ferny Grove warm-up, then Ipswich Line tomorrow ...

by **Member1733** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 5:55 pm

Does it just go up and down the line repeatedly all day or something?

by **jamesmp** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:20 pm

scud wrote:Does it just go up and down the line repeatedly all day or something?

Yeps!

The train is too tall for the older tunnels in the City because of the air-conditioners ... or that's the way it seems for now.

by **mcpaton** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:52 pm

those airconditioners are awfully ugly. It's like taking a step back to the EMUs... the SMUs had them nicely concealed in the raised roof, shame they havent done the same this time!

by **Andrew21** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:24 pm

MichaelJ wrote:Yeps!

The train is too tall for the older tunnels in the City because of the air-conditioners ... or that's the way it seems for now.

Really?

Where'd you find that out? It's just I find it hard to believe that QR would have allowed a train that exceeds the loading guage of the suburban network to be built brand new for them.

by **bunza** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:20 pm

I thought that the Gold Coast tests at the end of the week were using the Ekka loop and then going back to Robina via Central.

by **V761** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:31 pm

The A/C was only out by 5mm... They initially black banned it on F/G line but have lifted that ban...

boy are those A/C ugly, so boxy! at least the EMU have shaped ones...

I will be catching this set on friday...pics friday night.

by **jamesmp** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:13 am

V761 wrote:The A/C was only out by 5mm...

I will be catching this set on friday...pics friday night.

How did you know the air-conditioners were only out by 5mm?

Where will IMU 161 be on Friday?

by **V761** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:20 am

I was told by a friend.

and it will travelling around Brisbane.

thats all i'm giving away..

by **jamesmp** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:17 am

V761 wrote:and it will travelling around Brisbane.

thats all i'm giving away..

It may not be going anywhere at all ... "that's all I'm giving away."

by **V761** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:11 pm

I have heard it may be going to the Gold Coast.

by **Cab** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 2:23 pm

Wow that i a very nice looking train. :shock:

Any inside pic's yet :?:

by **T1248** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:34 pm

Yeah those air conditioners looked really out of place on a modern train. It was interesting to see at Ferny Grove station an EMU on one platform and the new IMU161 on the other platform. You could actaully really see the similarities, even though they are nearly 30 years difference in age!!

Cheers James

by **T1248** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:36 pm

Cab wrote:Any inside pic's yet

I took some but the glare and reflection on the windows means they are pointless. But they havnt yet installed seats and other interiors that much yet so there isnt much to see. Mainly alot of big metal things used to act like passengers (dead weight)!!

Cheers James

by **T1248** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 4:14 pm

I said i had pictures to post and sorry for taking so long but i havnt had a good chance to get them done up all nicely for you guys. :wink:

So please go here to see them: http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17810

Thanks to mbrowne1045/micheal J(indirectly) for help in finding her!!

Cheers James

by **Volvo B12B Driver** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 4:47 pm

161 stopped in a Central for about minute today.

by **ChoirsOfAngels** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:34 pm

Would an angle grinder shave 5mm off the top or make too much of a mess?

by **V761** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:09 pm

Yes, Probably...

by **translink man** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:33 pm

She was at Robina this morning. Arrived about 8.15ish. Don't know how long it stuck around...

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