DEL QRN 4147 heads off to Western Australia by road ..

[ozbob]

Redbank Workshops  first of 14 such locomotive movements to the west, 4147 sets off for a 5 day or so road journey.  Apparently the need to gain accreditation and the bureacratic war for each state should the locomotives be actually railed has meant they are being transported by road (at great cost no doubt).









































Photographs R Dow 25th June 2011

[ozbob]

Some earlier photographs from mufreight, prior to the move











Photographs mufreight 24th June 2011

[somebody]

Apparently the need to gain accreditation and the bureacratic war for each state should the locomotives be actually railed has meant they are being transported by road (at great cost no doubt).

I thought ARTC was created to remove precisely this constraint.  I thought it had been achieved also.

[mufreight]

Apparently the need to gain accreditation and the bureacratic war for each state should the locomotives be actually railed has meant they are being transported by road (at great cost no doubt).

I thought ARTC was created to remove precisely this constraint.  I thought it had been achieved also.

Maybe that was the purpose it was created, but equaly obviously it has failed.
The bureaucrats again have made things too difficult to work by creating red tape to justify their existence.

[ozbob]

More photographs of the initial movement of QRN 4147



























Photographs mufreight 25th June 2011

[Dean Quick]

Does anyone know why these loco's are heading west?

[ozbob]

Iron ore duties south west Western Australia I think.

[SAVAGE3]

There's a new depot being constructed that these locos (as well as a few 2300's and a some D-8's) are going to be based at. I'm trying to find the name of the town - all I was told is that it's about 400km out from Perth. I'd like to do some research about the place before applying for a maintainer spot there.

[djukin]

They are heading to Geraldton, the QRN depot is at Narngulu, to be renamed Narngulu West as a new Narngulu West depot is under construction.

4147 & 4148 arrived at Narngulu last week:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/railwa/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/railwa/page2/

There are also 7 DFZ locos ex 2300's based at the depot, contrary to some reports there are only 3 with rebuilt cabs

http://www.flickr.com/photos/railwa/5942868258/in/set-72157604493566124
http://www.flickr.com/photos/railwa/5897192228/in/set-72157604493566124

Regards
Phil