The mighty Garratt running in reverse, then leading, on the same day and more than once. Nice! 4201 is a cool engine, too. I've seen footage recently of the same consist running north from Hawkesbury River, which of course had 6029 in the lead. It would seem it was running back and forth between HR and Gosford, perhaps? You probably know this, but some of the class AD60s were modified to have cab controls on the rear of the cab for tender-first running, as you captured nicely here. These modified ones had their adhesive weight increased slightly, along with their fuel capacity and cylinder size, all of which increased their tractive effort, too. Referred to as 'Super Garratts', 6029 is one of them, and of course the only running example. I hope to see it in person some day.
The mighty Garratt running in reverse, then leading, on the same day and more than once. Nice! 4201 is a cool engine, too.
I've seen footage recently of the same consist running north from Hawkesbury River, which of course had 6029 in the lead. It would seem it was running back and forth between HR and Gosford, perhaps?
You probably know this, but some of the class AD60s were modified to have cab controls on the rear of the cab for tender-first running, as you captured nicely here.
These modified ones had their adhesive weight increased slightly, along with their fuel capacity and cylinder size, all of which increased their tractive effort, too. Referred to as 'Super Garratts', 6029 is one of them, and of course the only running example.
I hope to see it in person some day.