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Paterson Points Society News PPatersonaterson PPointsoints NNEWSLETTEREWSLETTER OFOF THETHE RAILRAIL MOTORMOTOR SOCIETYSOCIETY INCORPORATEDINCORPORATED DECEMBER 2010 PPatronatron ~ RRearear AAdmiraldmiral PPetereter SinclairSinclair ACAC 621/721 Tests ARTC’s ICE Radio PAGE 5 STOP PRESS PAGE 4 621/721’s crew have changed ends and the test participants stretch their legs in the midday sun as an Up freight rolls off the 1 in 40 grade of Picton viaduct and heads north. With the freight service clear, ARTC ICE radio test train 7R04 will cross to the Up main and also head towards Sydney to continue its verification of the new ICE train radio system operation into the RailCorp network. Photo: S.G. Preston www.railmotorsociety.org.au PRINT POST APPROVED PP247759/00002 Society News From the President’s From the Secretary’s Desk Desk ~ Arthur Burgess ~ Bryan Hicks Well another year is fast drawing The end of the year is again to an end and with it another approaching and a tremendous chapter of The Rail Motor Society, amount of work has been carried it has been a privilege to lead a out by our enthusiastic team of fi ne Committee of Management volunteers over the last eleven during 2010. months. Yes, we have had our ups and downs like any organisation. Our I congratulate all those who have put in the effort to keep our trains have performed faithfully throughout the year however, rail motors running, we have had a lot of mechanical problems despite regular care and attention as befi ts their age, they get during the year which is no refl ection on our maintenance crew tired and eventually need a refi t. This year they needed bogie but rather an indication of the age of our vehicles. repairs and transmission upgrades to meet our future targets. When we received 621/721 they were in poor mechanical However, with our highly trained and motivated tradesmen and condition. Thanks to the efforts of our maintenance crew we have been able to solve a lot of issues with 621/721 to keep them their helpers we managed to meet all our commitments without running while the CPH’s have been out of action due to bogie loss of trade. This was achieved by making full use of rail motor overhauls, body repairs and repainting. The outlay for machining set 621/721 which we acquired from RailCorp’s Offi ce of Rail parts and work performed by contractors has put a tremendous Heritage NSW. strain on our fi nances. We have updated our catering facilities in CPH’s 1,3 and 7 also We have a membership of around 140 of which approximately 621/721 by installing electric water heaters as fi tted in interstate 20% contribute their time to the running and maintenance of the touring coaches, this was made possible with the generous depot and vehicles as well as crewing on tours. So again I appeal support of member Ken Butt also the Australian Railway to members who cannot help out at the depot due to work Historical Society (NSW Division). commitments or who live too distant to attend work days, please I must thank everyone involved for their continued support of consider contributing in some way towards YOUR Society. Your The Rail Motor Society and, in particular, our volunteers who annual subscription alone contributes very little to helping with made such a tremendous effort in their assistance in so many restoration as the majority is absorbed in administration costs. ways. The volunteers who work at the depot not only give freely of I will be off the scene for a little while, the replacement of a knee their time but they also have to bear the cost of transport to and has been successfully carried out but I am confi dent the system from Paterson, most of them live at least 50 kilometres away. So, will keep rolling along. how about donating the cost of the fuel you would use to travel to Paterson, all donations are tax deductible, the workers at To everyone, I wish you a safe and a Happy Christmas. Paterson do not have this privilege so don’t leave it to the 20%, help YOUR Society in some way today. ThThee following list is a report on what work has been carried out aatt ttheh depot in recent times, the magnitude of the activities gives aann iindicationn of the burden on the Society’s fi nances. Season’s 11.. A licensed electrician has installed new suspended 15amp ppower points in the shed and rewired the FZ amenities/ ttraining car for 240 volt lighting to replace the 24 volt Greetings ssystem that was prone to battery failure. 22.. A new metered, pressurised diesel fuel pump has been TThehe OOffiffi ccersers aandnd CCommitteeommittee iinstalled by Stafford Payne to enable 621 to be refueled ffrom our own storage tank eliminating the need for the fuel ooff tthehe RailRail MotorMotor SocietySociety ttruck to call after every trip. eextendxtend tthehe Season’sSeason’s GreetingsGreetings 33.. AllA the hydraulic hoses have been replaced on 621 by PPirtek. New sectioned fl ooring is being placed under seats ttoo aallll mmembers,embers, ffriends,riends, ini 621/721 where the hold down screws will not hold in the originalo ply fl ooring due to deterioration. New cupboards aandnd ttheirheir families.families. forf catering supplies have been fi tted to 621 and 721, a microwave oven has been installed with a rotary 240 volt Page 2 ~ PatersonPaterson PPointsoints Society News inverter to run it and the onboard computers when they transmission has subsequently been returned to Paterson are used for testing purposes. on 15th November, this will allow us to return HPC 402 to 4. Stephen Preston has been busy running cables in all the service for tentative work in the Sydney metro next year. operational rail motors in readiness for the installation of The diffi culties experienced in having these transmissions the new ICE radios. The cost of the aerials and cabling is serviced has highlighted the scarcity of suitable experienced astronomical but is necessary if we are to comply in order personnel and servicing facilities for these items which to operate. Stephen also prepared CPH’s 1 and 7 and then are common to both 402 and the CPH’s . Our Society is 621/721 at short notice to take over HPC 402’s testing/ grateful to the Cooma - Monaro Railway for their assistance inspection role when it developed transmission problems and cooperation with this project which is of mutual benefi t earlier in the year. to both our organisations. 5. Four new alternators and four new dry cell batteries 10. Ray and Dave have made new cupboards and bench tops have been purchased and are to be installed in the CPH’s and fi tted them into CPH’s 1 and 7 which will make life a and 621/721 to operate the new hot water urns. Thanks lot easier for the catering crews. to generous donations by Ken Butt and the Australian Railway Historical Society (NSW Division), the cost of 11. CPH 3 was ready to run trials but the air compressor that purchasing and installing fi ve hot water urns has been was overhauled by a fi rm in Sydney failed and is in the covered. Urns have already been fi tted in 621 and CPH 3 process of being repaired. and are operating successfully, the installation in 721 has 12. After a delay of over 18 months, the two new data loggers been delayed while a special 100amp coupler was made which were ordered from UGL Rail have arrived. They to transfer power from 621 to 721, hopefully this will be were manufactured locally from components sourced from completed before Christmas. the United States at a cost of $22,000.00 for both units, 6. A marine vacuum retention toilet has been ordered for they will be installed in CPH’s 3 and 7. CTC 51 as part of our heritage grant. This type of system 13. Two plaques have been placed on the doors of the operates successfully in CPH’s 1 and 7. Very little work has bookcase in the cottage recognising the bequests made by been done on Trailer Car CTC 51 over the last few months Tom Holmes and Harry Wright of their book and magazine as our body builder, Alwyn Williams has been extremely ill. collections to the Society. We wish him a speedy recovery. 7. The driving bogie on CPH 7 has been reinstated after 14. A new fl at pack kitchen has arrived for the cottage. The being overhauled, these repairs have taken some time original kitchen was manufactured in 1969 and donated by and had to be done as CPH 7 was suffering a hot box a member when he was doing renovations to his home in problem. The repairs necessitated the axle boxes and horn 1987, the chipboard is breaking up badly and the laminated cheeks being welded, re-machined and new axle brasses cupboard surface almost impossible to clean. As the kitchen machined as well, all at considerable cost to the Society. is used to prepare food for the consumption of passengers The trailing bogie was removed from CPH 1 after the tour and crew it was considered necessary to replace the to Murrurundi and is now receiving the same treatment as kitchen to avoid any health issues. the drive bogie in CPH 7. 15. The old garden shed that was adjacent to the cottage 8. Steve Davies and Peter McFarlane have repaired and has been moved to a new location and a new larger shed repainted the exterior of CPH’s 1 and 7 using Galmet one erected to house the BBQ trailer and portable chairs.
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