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3265 Hauls the Governor General's Carriage to Thirlmere 2011-05-25

Discussion in 'International Heritage Railways/Tramways' started by Spinner, May 26, 2011.

  1. Spinner

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    Another video by Bevan Wall.

    This one depicts 3265 hauling the Governor General's Carriage (GG) to Thirlmere on Wednesday 25th May 2011. GG will be placed on display in the newly built Trainworks building.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdPqFy5LuN4

    GG is one of the few very special carriages that the NSWGR built. Along with the State Governor's Carriage (SG) and the Commissioners Train (AAH 7, 8, 9 & 19) it was used to when the Head of State's representative travelled by rail. Indeed, it was used when Queen Elizabeth II (Queen of Australia) toured in 1954. GG and SG are NSW's Vice-Regal carriages.
     
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    That's a nice video, thanks for posting.......
     
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    Like it, the carriage looks big, presumably the loading guage is bigger out there even if the track guage isnt...
    Not meaning to Hijack this thread, but on the subject of Australian Steam hows 3801 getting on...
     
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    The NSW track is standard gauge although their loading gauge is quite a bit bigger than the UK. Other states were built with different gauges, with proportionately large loading gauges, but standard gauge track is getting more widespread.
    Try asking on: http://railways.national-preservation.com/showthread.php/26040-3801-Overhaul
     
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