It has to be said. I miss the Cocky. A regular heritage train, keeping the momentum of preservation alive. 4908 and 4833 on the Cocky on 14 March 2007.
A few from Koolewong on 14 April 2007 as positioning runs were made for the Maitland Steam Festival that year. Will start with 01 doing what it had done for 60+ years.
Thankfully (at least one) 01 is still going. And looks better than ever.
3112 is a terrific little loco. Hope it runs once more.
While we are in Koolewong, here's a resplendent 4918 on 4 August 2007.
Some other things were different in 2007 - like the cameras in mobile phones were truly crap. Here a night shot of MZ1432 at Gosford on tour on 7 May 2007 tested my phone's capabilities and found them wanting.
So, jut like the 'real thing', photograph the preservation scene before it too has gone.
Cheers,
Don
I miss the Cocky too. I too lament poor quality cameras, because hundreds of photos I took while working on it and other 3801Ltd trains over the years don't hold up too well these days.
ReplyDeleteWill never forget the cab rides up and down the escarpment in 49 and 44 class locos. Good days.