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030409 113227168 viewsDarke Peake, view of the retaining wall for the ballast loading ramp.
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030409 125206168 viewsRudall, station overview of yard looking north from the south end, points to the right for the goods and grain siding, the former station loop, now stub siding on the left, crew barracks and station building further on can be made out, horizontal grain bunker on the right with concrete silo complexes behind.
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030409 140747167 viewsWharminda, former Australian National DA class locomotive DA 4 is a rebuilt former AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class ex 839, serial 83730, it was rebuilt by Port Augusta Workshops to DA class.
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030409 141406166 viewsWharminda, the engines 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt unit DA 4 shunt along the mainline with the loaded waggons.
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030409 084537165 viewsKyancutta, empty grain train runs through the yard behind rebuild DA class unit DA 7 in Australian Southern orange and black livery leading a pair of AE Goodwin built ALCo model DL531 830 class units 872 and 871 with a string of grain waggons.
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030409 104422165 viewsWaddikee loaded grain train operating south to Cummins behind 830 class units 851 and 842 and DA class DA 4 with a rake of XNW waggons behind DA 4.
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030409 140546165 viewsWharminda, loaded grain train arrives behind 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, 851 has spent its entire operating career on the Eyre Peninsula, with fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt unit DA 4 as they stop to pick up loaded waggons.
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030409 084719164 viewsKyancutta, XNW type bogie grain hopper waggon XNW 12 on the rear of a string of twelve such waggons, Comeng Qld built XNG type bogie waggon for Norseman Goldmines NL, then WAGR owned and coded XNA then in 1994 converted to XNW grain waggons. They arrived on the Eyre Peninsula system from 2001.
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030409 104415164 viewsWaddikee loaded grain train operating south to Cummins behind 830 class units 851 and 842 and DA class DA 4 with a rake of XNW waggons behind DA 4.
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030409 111858164 viewsDarke Peake, located at the 198.5 km and opened in July 1913, was originally called Darke's Peak up till 1950. Yard overview looking south from the north end, first set of points leads off to the right to the triangle and ballast loading point, second set are for the goods and grain siding loop, loading ramp just noticeable in front of the silos.
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030409 112034164 viewsDarke Peake, remnants of the ballast stockpile area.
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030409 140720164 viewsWharminda, former Australian National 830 class unit 842 an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model serial 84140.
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030409 140821164 viewsWharminda, the engines 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt unit DA 4 shunt back into the grain loop to pick up loaded waggons.
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030409 145852164 viewsUngarra, located at the 108.1 km and opened in March 1913 as the temporary terminus till July 1913. Yard overview looking south from the goods and grain loop points, loading ramp can be made out in front of car, silo complex, station hut then the horizontal grain bunker on the right.
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030409 121232163 viewsKielpa, a few kilometres south of the former Konanda siding loaded grain train with 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, 851 has spent its entire operating career on the Eyre Peninsula, leads fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt unit DA 4, rebuilt from 830 class unit 839 by Port Augusta Workshops, retains original serial 83730 and model DL531 with the first twelve waggons behind the locos XNW type powers away from a crew change.
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030409 122315163 viewsKielpa, drainage culvert from concrete pipes and second hand sleepers.
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030409 141411163 viewsWharminda, the engines 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt unit DA 4 shunt along the mainline with the loaded waggons.
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030409 155028163 viewsMoody Tank, view of the tank from the west side.
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030409 155222163 viewsMoody Tank, view of the catchment wall directing the water run off into the tank.
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030409 112310162 viewsDarke Peake, yard view looking south with grain loading spouts and silos on the goods and grain loop at left, mainline on the right.
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