AD60 - More Photos Courtesy of James McInerney.

With the AD60 re-run having left the South China Sea on its way to Port Botany here are some more photos of the red lined and centenary liveries. Thanks James.

AD60 Re-Run: The AD60 re-run is due in Port Botany on the 21st of April. Easter may slow clearance up a bit but we expect to receive the shipment by the 28th and delivery will commence shortly there after. The Brisbane exhibition will also interrupt proceedings a little so it will probably be the 3rd of May before posting out hits full swing. As usual everyone who has an order in for an AD60 will be contacted before their model is put in the post. Any outstanding balances should be paid now as orders with outstanding balances will be dealt with last. Posting out is expected to be completed by the end of May.

R Class Test Shots

The test shots received are not a complete set with a few important items such as the stack missing.

Next step is a fully working engineering sample.

For those who want a close up look the samples will be at the Hobson's Bay exhibition.

"R Class test shots - Except that I have them in my hand I might not believe it" A not-quite full set of test shots for the R class arrived by air from the factory this morning. By mid-morning the bits were being assembled into a coal and an oil burner. Assembly is not as easy as you would expect as there are hundreds of parts some of which are still in their plastic bags as I have no idea what they are or where they go but the results certainly look like an R class. Photography is next and I will put some shots up here on the weekend. The next step is a fully operational engineering sample which we expect to receive from the factory in June.

6018 on trial before entering service.

The re-run of our AD60 is due in Port Botany around the 14th of April. Numbers available are 6001, 6002, 6018 in lined red as above, 6015 in plain black and a small number of 6020 in Centenary colours. All are available with or without sound and the lined red versions are available with weathering. Photo: Ray Pilgrim.

AD60 - Re run

10 units from the production run arrived by air today and the factory advises that they expect to ship the rest of the run on the 30th of March. This being the case, we should be able to clear them from customs at Port Botany around the 14th of April.
I am arranging photographs and will put them up here when I have them.

China Back at Work.

China returned to work last Monday after the Chinese New Year holiday break and in response to our emails information regarding deliveries is starting to filter back to us from our factories.
The first news received is from the old factory who have advised that assembly of the re-run of our AD60 class Garratt is underway and that dispatch should take place the last week in April which suggests a mid-May arrival at Port Botany.