Also 206 and 211 have been together for the past few days.
Just curious, is it really that easy to get into Mayne and graffiti on stuff? Especially the sidings next to the yard, because they don’t have fencing or anything. Because that paint on 84 is definitely new!
Agreed on the 3 car services. There is still one running from Caboolture to Ipswich in peak time which is ridiculous.
Seen an NGR and EMU 26 I think both in new graffiti livery today.
Yes rather it is quite odd to be retiring sets when I’ve seen a few Cabooltures (and the occasional Redcliffe) only using 3-car sets.
Been a while since I’ve seen weird slogans on the train displays.
Yesterday most cleveland line pm peak trains were EMU units, which the exception of that one manly train that is always an IMU.
Just saw a 3-car Ipswich this morning at like 7:30 and it was jam-packed, people were standing everywhere.
There must be 6-7 NGRs on Kippa-Ring runs today, certainly changing the emus onto other services quickly now.
Very low on sightings around Milton today.
I really don’t like the design of the new NGRs. There’s very low visibility everywhere and I’ve been in at least two occasions where I almost sat on top of another person just because I couldn’t see them there.
Maybe a line continuing from Springfield with a Springfield West or south something on the cards? Bit like Mango Hill and Mango Hill East?? who knows.
Which line will the Toowoomba - Brisbane trains take??
103 & 106 at Milton on 4.08pm to Kippa-Ring again!!
Got really bad sightings yesterday, only one! 21 3-car with no display at Roma St.
Today got some better results, with 85 & 86 pair being broken up, 85 with 40 and I haven’t seen 86 yet.
The other Bandicoot pair of 81 & 82 wasn’t seen but 86 was today, see below.
With 67? At Bowen Hills depot I’m after the other bandicoot which arrived around the same time which is still parked up close to the Ferny Grove bridge.
@Skyblue1 yep I’ve been trying to see that one as well but from the north side the big blocks holding up the Ferny rails block it, and from the south there just isn’t that good of a view. Weird to think that some of the 60s might still be in Mayne just outside of view.
Argh the NGRs are actually the worst when it comes to visibility. Couldn’t keep an eye on 84 and 104 but I think 67 got moved into the Servicing Shed (or it was moved behind the S/IMU which was the only one I could see). Will keep an eye out this afternoon.
Bit late with yesterday’s list.
Morning all! 37 has moved on from being paired with 04, now it’s with 23.
I think QR’s up to 740 with the NGR fleet. Saw 734 ‘Test Train’ a couple days ago.
Yes NGR 740 been seen a few times on Kippa-Ring runs.
Yesterday I noticed 67? Being moved around Bowen Hills with doors open so may have departed with the other half bandicoot (yellow non drivers end and bandicoot drivers end) that was parked near Ferny Grove bridge.
Anyway. Yesterday’s low count sightings.
Just gone past Bowen Hills depot and seen what looks like either an EMU/IMU/SMU with 1 piece windows instead of split windows down the whole of one side. New upgrade ??
Didn’t see it this morning, was busy on my laptop, will check this arvo. Is it really far in the Yard (considering you couldn’t even tell what type it was)?
Only got 42 & 83 and 82 & 43 (is it a coincidence?) on the Roma and a northbohnd run respectively.
Very low day on Emu counts again today.
EMUs seem to be thin on the ground over the last 2 days, very bizarre. Maybe some more gone into storage we don’t know about??
14 & 79 in Mayne Yard, 84 & 104 now gone.
Yep 14 and 79 have taken their place, yesterday afternoon neither were in the Yards so I assume they were moved in last night?
I agree there have been less EMUs to sight, but for some reason I managed to catch 3 out of 4 EMUs on my daily trip yesterday.
I think I got a brief glimpse of the train without the stem in between the windows, it was moving though so I couldn’t classify it.
The 80s series has been working rather hard these past few days though, I’ve seen them on multiple occasions basically every day this past week.
Yesterday was a bit more rewarding with sightings.