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The Dynon Diaries
| I recently unearthed the following notes I'd taken while on school work experience with V/Line back in 1991 as a 16 year old. As exciting as the locos were, in retrospect, there wasn't much to keep me and my fellow work experience mate occupied, where we spent most of our time residing in the cabs of locos and experimenting with smokes. Name of firm: Public Transport Corporation – V/Line Position: Diesel Maintainer at South Dynon Locomotive Date of work experience: 24/6/91-5/7/91 Work hours: 7:45AM – 3:45PM |
Notes as written...
Monday 24/6/91
N464: Wiring for new simulator – screwed on backing plates to throttle stand. Diesels in yard: C501, C502, C504, C505, C506, C507, C508, C510, S300, S302, S307, S311, S317
Tuesday 25/6/91
G536: Tested dynamic brake
C503: New electric motors
Y140: Shunting. Sat in cab for 3 hours doing nothing
Wednesday 26/6/91
C503 (SG): Fixed driver’s door seal, fitted new battery for lamp
Y140: Shunting
N464: Typed in information for simulator, went for ride, shunted into workshops
Thursday 27/6/91
C501: Tried to fix dynamic brake & power throttle
Fixed seat, painted cab wall white, not light grey. New seal on seat door. Placed new electrical hoses on front.
Friday 28/6/91
N460: Caught the 10AM down Geeelong pass, rode in cab. Returned on 11:30AM up
Monday 1/7/91
G515: Inspected 8V x 8 batteries, cleaned surfaces, checked power modules.
G525: Tested the load force, went inside engine room at notch 8, watched for oil leaks.
A81: Fixed up wheel slippage
Tuesday 2/7/91
N459: Took out window (fireman’s front)
X40: Re-oiled and greased locomotive
Wednesday 3/7/91
Replaced Paton ammeters with Universal ones in A70, A73, A79, N464, N465
Thursday 4/7/91
G515:
Friday 5/7/91
G541: Installed new brackets for simulator
Went for ride in C505 & Y140 (VR)
X48 repainted into V/Line
Sat in cab of A77, number 1 end. A77 was the first loco I sat in, in 1986 at Spencer St with my dad.
