Gympie North Easter Sunday 2008 March 23 - Go Card Free Travel Trip

[ozbob]

I am thinking of GOing to Gympie North on Sunday March 23 on X403  click here!

Leave Central 11.10am (Roma St departs 11.06am)      Arrive Gympie North 2.08pm

Return  X970 click here!

Leave Gympie North 4pm    Arrive Central 7pm

See you on the train!  Front Car 

[Otto]

Any idea what type of train will be doing the service ?

[ozbob]

The last few weeks it has varied from ICE to SMU to IMU!

Advice received that will possibly be lead cars ICE (2) and 3 car EMU.  Although this can change.

Maybe they can put on a new IMU for us?   

But the ICE is pretty neat too!



From http://qroti.com/travelinfo/qr/fleet/ice/ice.gif

Inter City Express

QR's introduction of these electric intercity trains in 1988 reduced the travelling times by more than five hours on the route from Brisbane to Rockhampton, a distance of some 600km.

Being an intercity express, the train interior is designed for passenger comfort and includes music and catering facilities. Air conditioning, reclining seats and wool carpeting ensure an impressive interior environment while light-weight, radial self-steered bogies provide a smooth and comfortable ride.

The flexible design allows for various train configurations from four to six cars. Two power pairs can be accompanied by either one or two trailer cars. A power pair consists of two power cars with ABB thyristor drive equipment, one of which includes the driver's cab.

The stainless steel vehicles are based on the suburban trains (EMU's) delivered for the Brisbane Citytrain service. ABB supplied the electrical equipment and the company's local partner, Walkers, manufactured the mechanical parts, partly to ABB's design.

The ICE plied the Brisbane-Rockhampton route until 1998 with the introduction of the Tilt Train. Its primary purpose today is to provide services on the Sunshine Coast line.

Above from http://qroti.com/travelinfo/qr/fleet/ice/

[mufreight]

Could be quite a load in the leading car if not the whole train
enjoy.

[Otto]

I will cross my fingers for the ICE as it's the only one I've not yet got a ride on...

[Huggies]

I may go on Sunday. A mate of mine in train control informed me that the ICE / EMU combo was banned from this train due to the amount of passengers using the service especially on the return journey. He informed me of this last year and it may have changed since then.

If it is a ICE / EMU combo I always travel in the EMU as the sound of them being thrashed trying to keep up the timetable is cool  .

[ozbob]

See you on board!

Probably be a six car Intercity Express

[Otto]

What does one do at Gympie North for 2 hours...?.... There's nothing there ! 

[ozbob]

Watch the passing trains?   

Not sure if there will be any but good in theory!



http://www.advancedrailtech.com/images/qrfreight.jpg

[Huggies]

or you can get the QR courtesy bus into town or to the old railway station.

[ozbob]

Yesterday, March 21 the Gympie service was a new IMU set.

Be fun to see what turns up tomorrow (March 23)? 

[ozbob]

Timetable for up journey click here!

Timetable for down journey click here!

Note down journey leaves Gympie North at 4pm.

[Fares_Fair]

G'Day Bob,

Great to see people taking advantage of the Easter Free Travel with GoCard.
I might drop down to Palmwoods Station at 12:43pm and introduce myself, say a brief 'hi'.
Or perhaps even Nambour might be better where you stop for approx. 12 minutes.

Carriage 1 you say.


I'll be holding one of our 'Say No to GoCard' - Our Objectives posters with me, not for display.
( just so you can identify me )
You shouldn't miss it. 

KInd Regards,
Fares_Fair

[ozbob]

We will look for you at Nambour!

[Fares_Fair]

Great, see you at approx. 12:52pm.
Enjoy your trip. 

[ozbob]

Otto and son, Mufreight and myself were on the ICE.

Caught up with Fares_Fair at Nambour!

Nice to meet you all!

Also checked out the works on the way.

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Works for new line around Beerburrum



Photograph R Dow 23 March 2008

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New station construction at  Beerburrum



Photograph R Dow 23 March 2008

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Nice view from window of the comfortable ICE



Photograph R Dow 23 March 2008

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View of interior of ICE



Photograph R Dow 23 March 2008
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[ozbob]

The InterCapital Express waits at Gympie North for the return journey



Photograph R Dow 23 March 2008

[Otto]

It was a great day out topped by a delicious pizza at 'Mumma and Pappa's' pizza shop in Gympie !! The only places open in Gympie on Easter Sunday were the pizza shop (opened early for the day), Crazy Clarks and the RSL..