Canberra Railway Museum - Picnic Train arrival and yard shunt, December 21 2022

December 21st saw the arrival of the Picnic Train in Canberra for their summer maintenance program. Locomotives 4903, 5917 and R766 (making its first ever visit to Canberra) helped to shunt the yard and progress several restoration jobs:
-LHY 1613 moved to road 2 for restoration into volunteers facility
-FS 2023 swapped with FS 2082 for roof replacement
-3016 moved to loco road for boiler inspection
-MCE 540 moved to road 5 to free up paint bay
-FS 2023 moved to paint bay
-5917 shunted onto loco pit
-R766 moved onto road 2 hardstand
CHAPTERS:
00:07 5917 and R766 arrive ahead of schedule
00:49 4903 shunts the carriages
03:51 collecting the LHY
06:47 collecting FS2023
08:11 relocating 3016
11:25 moving the railmotors, MCE540, and FS2023
17:16 5917 enters the yard
19:35 R766 enters the yard

[@canberrarail]

CHAPTERS:
0:10 The Picnic Train Arrives
0:50 4903 shunting the "Blue Zephyr" cars
3:45 LHY 1613 picked up and moved to 2 road
6:45 FS 2023 removed from the scaffold
8:12 shunting 3016
11:25 shunting the CPH railmotors, MCE 540, and FS 2023
17:15 the steam locos arrive
18:30 5917 heads to the pit
19:30 R766 heads to road 2
22:05 a job well done!

[@darrenrichardson1738]

DARRENR 🏠 have OK yes ❤LOVE

[@QuazarCG_Studio]

Thanks so much for this video, and good luck for the future restorations!

[@allychat8496]

Where’s R766’s cow catcher?

[@canberrarail]

Apparently it was damaged at Goulburn and had to be removed.

[@blancomputers1]

@@canberrarail damage was cause at rail crossing in Goulburn same crossing that damaged 3801 as well

[@robertcameron2808]

I heard that place was bankrupt and closed everything sold looks like they have got the place started

[@canberrarail]

We’re back and working towards running trains again!

[@lachlansworden-m3n]

What is the condition for Loco 3016? Just a bit curious.

[@joshiewalker5636]

What’s happening with 1210?

[@canberrarail]

Currently on static display in the carriage shed

[@jimmynswgr]

@@canberrarail will 1210 ever run again?

[@gibbsey9579]

I believe 1210 has a cracked wheel.

[@jimmynswgr]

@@gibbsey9579 could do a deal with Thirlmere for a wheelset swap from 1219….

[@canberrarail]

@@jimmynswgr with time, money and volunteers, anything’s possible. We’d also love to see her in steam again one day!

[@hotelsix4099]

You New South Wales guys better look after that R Class 😃 We’d swap for 3801

[@canberrarail]

Would you convert it to broad gauge? 😆

[@SteamInNewSouthRails]

We'll take another R Class if ya offering but ya don't get anything back 😂