Trains in WA, 1998

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Trains in WA, 1998

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A few pics taken on my 1st visit to Perth back in 1998.
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Great shots, i like the orange livery, the NR class locos would of been new back then :?:
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Gosh, everyone I know detested that horrid orange livery! Replaced a lovely green with classy red sash. Each to their own I guess.

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I agree with Herbert regarding the orange livery, but it evokes good memories for me, a bit like sitting in an old O305 or a PR100.2 on Albany Hwy, stuck behind a cattle truck....(childhood memories....)

I think the best Westrail livery was the predominately blue with the Kangaroo Paw, that was the best!

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I'm with you Herb but now that Westrail is dead and gone, I miss the orange loco's as well as the dark green livery of my childhood, still sends a shiver down my spine when I think of the Napier st Cottesloe pedestrian crossing where as a child I would stand and wait for all sorts of Diesel powered stock go past...aah memories
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Herbert wrote:your return to frequent photo posts. Thank you.[/color]
I am glad you and others are enjoying a trip back down memory lane :)
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There's still a few Westrail liveries locomotives around: L3108&L3113&L3115&L3116&L3118&DB2311&Q4007&Q4008&Q4017
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The bridge you took no 4 pic from at Freo is gone.
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Great shots Inspector. Is it just me, or have the Westrail locos always looked rather dirty?
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mrobsessed wrote:The bridge you took no 4 pic from at Freo is gone.
Yeh from memory in my 2001 visit the footbridge was closed off so couldt do the shot again.
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The australind (Linda) looked lovely in westrail livery.

Classic shots thanks for sharing!
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From Memory, there are 4 locos in the red striped livery. They are operated by Hotham Valley Tourist Railway in Dwellingup. 1 is a Xa classed loco, while the other 3 are C classed locos.
Hope this helps about which locos are in service with the Red striped livery.

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Wow, I just found out that the ADK's made their Perth debut in 1968! I was under the impression that they were released in the same era as the ADL / ADC's (80s) with their fluted stainless steel exteriors.. so the ADK's living on in Auckland are about to celebrate their 44th birthday if they have not already, pretty impressive! ComEng never did things in half measures though. I could see the A sets easily matching that with an appropriate refurb program somewhere along the way, but the way it's going they'll probably be all displaced by the incoming B (or whatever supercedes them) sets in the next 10 - 15 years.
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Mr OC Benz wrote:Great shots Inspector. Is it just me, or have the Westrail locos always looked rather dirty?
ARG/QR (Formerly Westrail) have always had thier locomotives filthy

Love that shot of Q310 at Fremantle with the Westrail logo
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Hi i am brand new to this site.my dear late father worked for westrail he was a porter.He and his boss station master john were the last to work at the old.claisbrook train station before it was moved to whitman park.dad started working for westrail.in the 50s he retired in 1982 i think it was.in 1980 while on his lunch break.(he was working at claisebrook) he went to a nearby shop to buy a paper.but he was hit by a car while crossing a cross walk.
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