deviant art

Deviant Login
Buy ArtBuy T-Shirts & Gear Buy adCast Buy Premium Membership
Shop		  Join deviantART for FREE Take the Tour
×
Browse More Like This
Shop Similar Prints

More from ~DounutCereal

Between the Fronts Chapter 1: The Sentence  Between the Fronts Chapter 1
The Sentence

I stood before the court awaiting my sentence. I knew what I had done, there was no denying it. I wasn't stupid enough to lie and they were smart enough to pick up on that. Me, the small green dragon in front of the group of judges and do-gooders awaiting my fate like some kind of livestock at the slaughterhouse. Not knowing what would become of me I waited for the verdict. Their decision would be final and would put an end to my so called 'nonsense' for good as they put it.

"You stand before us, accused of treason of the highest degree. Not only did you reveal yourself to a human but you also s

Featured in Groups

:iconthe-railfan-nation:
×

103

7 15 3
:icondounutcereal:

Stabled freightby ~DounutCereal

DescriptionDetailsShare
Download JPG 4288 × 3216
Finally a decent rail photo by me! The long end of X37 showing while it is stabled at the head of half of the Warrnambool freight service - it runs once to and from Warrnambool every weekday and has a break on weekends. A pity 37 was shut down and that big rootes blown EMD 16-645E wasn't ticking over, they sound brillient when running - all 2,210hp of it!

When it originally entered service with the Victorian Railways it would have looked splended like this: [link]
©2012-2013 ~DounutCereal
Category: Photography / Transportation

Details

Stats

Submitted on
January 16, 2012
Image Size
3.8 MB
Resolution
4288×3216
Views
103
Favourites
7 (who?)
Comments
15
Downloads
3

Camera Data

Make
FUJIFILM
Model
FinePix S2950
Shutter Speed
1/64 second
Aperture
F/6.4
Focal Length
6 mm
ISO Speed
64
Date Taken
January 16, 2012
Software
Digital Camera FinePix S2950 Ver1.01
Sensor Size
6mm
Shop For This Camera
URL
Thumb
Embed
Only verified accounts can report policy violations. Please check your email and click on the verification link.
* Required field
Add a Comment:
 
Preview   Add Comment
:icontomredlion:
*TomRedlion Jan 22, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
EMD Export power at its best. The naturally aspirated units in the GP38 and SD 38 series loco's here in the US sound really mean sitting at idle. The turbo that EMD added to the 40 series to get 3000 HP out of them simply screams. At any throttle setting. That's not bad if that's what you like.
Reply
:icondounutcereal:
~DounutCereal Jan 22, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Its a hard choice between the Turbo and the Rootes blowen EMD's. We have/had the C class in victoria as well that were mechanically identical to the 40 series locomotives - that was until some were rebuilt with E3C engines. Have you ever heard the 6-645E? sound cool as well.
Reply
:icondecophoto32:
*decophoto32 Jan 21, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Australian EMD ?
Reply
:icondounutcereal:
~DounutCereal Jan 22, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Yep, built in 1970 for the Victorian Railways.
Reply
:icondecophoto32:
*decophoto32 Jan 22, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
I wonder why they didn't use the same design as the ones here in the US. This unit seems to sit higher. Or at least the walkway is.
Reply
:icondounutcereal:
~DounutCereal Jan 22, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
The US locomotives would never have fitted into the rather low Australian height restrictions and low axel loading of our railways (the X class here is only 116t). The walkway appears to be higher up due to it being placed level with the top of the frame and there being no skirting or valance under it. I am pretty sure Clyde engineering just took the G16 design and heavily modified it to suit the Victorian Railways needs.
Reply
:icondecophoto32:
*decophoto32 Jan 22, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Also it looks like the frame has been shortened. There is no rear platform.
Reply
:icondounutcereal:
~DounutCereal Jan 22, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
They all were built with a rear end platform but the door on the end module had been added onto the locomotive in the last 5 to 10 years thus removing the end plaform from use. That end module with the bag flat end is a toilet that has been added for crew comfort. As for 116t weight Australias weight restrictions were quite light back in the 1960's and 70's and even now the maximum weight for a 6 axel unit is only 136t, 140t for the Hunter valley coal lines but the loco's there are not permitted anywhere else due to them being built for heavier built lines. What are the weight tolerances in the US?
Reply
:icondecophoto32:
*decophoto32 Jan 23, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Truthfully I am not sure. I just know I got to operate a road switcher once and it was 120t. It was 4 axle.
Reply
:icondounutcereal:
~DounutCereal Jan 23, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
120t on 4 axels would be a 30t axel loading or 15t per wheel. I think the highest here is a 23t axel loading.
Reply
(1 Reply)
Add a Comment:
 
Preview   Add Comment
©2013 deviantART. All rights reserved
About Us | Contact Us | Developers | Careers | Site Tour | Help & FAQ Advertise | Premium Membership Etiquette | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Copyright Policy