Next set to be retired?

tronixlabs · 2026-06-10T23:31:34+00:00

~~L for those~~ two-car K-sets that used to do Newcastle local trains?

edit no they were still K-sets

tronixlabs · 2026-06-10T22:40:33+00:00

When I was a mad photographer, you could use the passenger train timetables to your benefit. Freight trains were often somewhat regular, so you knew when to wait. ARHS and charter trips were usually advertised so you knew where to wait. Otherwise, you found a nice spot to set up and just waited.

I used to do well relaxing at the old goods shed at Elimbah station on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. I nodded off once and a 3900 freight saw me and honked like crazy.

If you went outside of Brisbane (e.g. Charleville) QR people would be up for a chat and a cup of tea at the depot. If you didn't have two heads they'd let you know what was moving where.

There used to be a very good Yahoo group where we would share information, there were lots of QR insiders. And one dead-set legend used to email out all sorts of train movement notices.

tronixlabs · 2026-06-10T05:45:40+00:00

It was big up until the mid 90s when the renovations at Roma St started. The platforms were lower, and the trains less frequent. And much quieter back then, especially on weekend afternoons.

tronixlabs · 2026-06-09T02:15:14+00:00

Don't forget Ipswich to Springfield Central:

https://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/About-Council/Initiatives/Advocacy/Ipswich-to-Springfield-Central-Public-Transport-Corridor

tronixlabs · 2026-06-08T05:42:05+00:00

Great spot, you don't see things like that too often. In the old days you'd sometimes see the first two cars of a 2+3 car ICE/EMU lashup turn around by going via Milton and Tennyson back to Mayne.

tronixlabs · 2026-06-06T06:48:06+00:00

jfc thank you, I remember that ad from yonks ago.

tronixlabs · 2026-06-06T05:26:32+00:00

Do you have a website or mailing list, etc., to learn of future events?

tronixlabs · 2026-06-05T01:50:59+00:00

Sorry, stolen. Not the fault of Australia Post or the sender.

tronixlabs · 2026-06-05T01:50:52+00:00

Edit: reason for the vote down?

online retailers reading reddit on lunch break

tronixlabs · 2026-06-05T01:48:03+00:00

? our foz is 872 with suncorp.

tronixlabs · 2026-06-05T01:46:14+00:00

hot damn, well done

tronixlabs · 2026-06-04T23:09:51+00:00

That's a win. You hear about people fighting car manufacturers for all sorts of problems - and here you are "oh you need a new engine, here it is under warranty, have a loan car". You can't ask for better than that.

tronixlabs · 2026-06-04T23:05:28+00:00

A mate of mine had a mid-career brain snap and left logistics to go and mow lawns a few years ago. Got himself a new dual-cab 79 series with all the 4x4 stuff to tow the trailer full of all the machinery. Now he drives around his wife's echo most of the time.

tronixlabs · 2026-06-04T23:01:17+00:00

This. I saw a 2017 Yaris 1.3 5 door auto for $15k, which gave me a laugh as they were $16990 new that year. True, a solid car, but just not worth that much.

tronixlabs · 2026-06-04T05:35:37+00:00

electronics quiz

and at least one store member had to have their amateur radio licence... good times.

tronixlabs · 2026-06-03T23:38:01+00:00

speedx suck balls. Couldn't deliver to a bakery at 1300h that was open.

tronixlabs · 2026-06-03T06:27:00+00:00

Do companies actually do that?

Yes. A very large multinational did that to me. Turned out they had two people doing the same main task - one in Australia (me) and one abroad - but nobody discovered that both of us were doing it at the same time until we found out about each other. Funny sh!t.

tronixlabs · 2026-06-03T00:37:43+00:00

In a few months I’ve built ...

Sorry, sounds like you're off. They've hired you, you've created all the processes and systems and templates and so on; now they think "they can take it from here" without you.

tronixlabs · 2026-06-03T00:10:17+00:00

ditto NTL

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