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060113 2498411 viewsKevin, empty train 6DD3 on the stub of the now closed line to Penong shunts back onto the triangle leg to reverse the train prior to loading. 13th January 2006.

060113 2524411 viewsKevin, empty train 6DD3 is heading onto the south leg and original gypsum loading siding to continue the reversing process. 13th January 2006.

060113 2549411 viewsKevin, standing on the mainline to Thevenard, and the train now identified as 6DD4 has commenced loading of gypsum but the 988 Cat front end loaders which takes about one and half hours to load. As the train reversed on the triangle the consist is the same heading back loaded with 1604 leading NJ 3 and 1601. 13th January 2006.

060113 2561411 viewsThevenard, loaded gypsum train 6DD4 snakes through the yard as it is about to cross Bergmann Drive behind 1600 class unit 1604 in Australian Railroad Group livery a Clyde Engineering built EMD JL22C model serial 71-731, originally built as NJ class NJ 4. Bergmann Dr grade crossing. 13th January 2006.

060113 2582411 viewsCeduna, or Denial Bay area, empty gypsum train 6DD5 blasts up hill at the 440 km, west of Carpenter Corner Rd with power from triple 1600/NJ class units 1604, NJ 3 and 1601. 1604 in Australian Railroad Group livery is a Clyde Engineering built EMD JL22C model serial 71-731, originally built as NJ class NJ 4. Location approximation. 13th January 2006.

130703 0265411 viewsKaldow, HBN type dual use ballast / grain hopper waggons, HBN 11 still with side gangways in place. One of seventeen built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1968 with a 25 ton capacity, increased to 34 tons in 1974. HBN 1-11 fitted with removable tops and roll-top hatches in 1999-2000.

130704 0426411 viewsKyancutta, south bound loaded grain train seen here testing the brake after picking up more loaded waggons and rejoining the train, with the original goods siding closest to the camera, behind 1200 class EMD G12C model 1204 and twin ALCo DL531 model 830 units 873 and 851. 4th July 2013.

130704 0432411 viewsKyancutta, 1200 class unit 1204 wearing current owner Genesee & Wyoming livery is a Clyde Engineering built EMD G12C model with serial 65-428 heads up a loaded grain train as it undertakes a brake test following shunting to attach a further fourteen waggons. 4th July 2013.

130704 0434411 viewsKyancutta, 1200 class unit 1204 wearing current owner Genesee & Wyoming livery is a Clyde Engineering built EMD G12C model with serial 65-428 heads up a loaded grain train as it undertakes a brake test following shunting to attach a further fourteen waggons. 4th July 2013.

130704 0448411 viewsKyancutta, second unit former Australian National narrow gauge 830 class locomotive 873, an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model with serial G3422-3 built new for the SAR in 1966 and delivered new to Port Lincoln in April 1966 with current owner decals for G&W, it has spent it's whole working life on the Eyre Peninsula. 4th July 2013.

130704 0491411 viewsMoule, Mallee style shelter shed as a station 'building' of sorts. Moule was opened in February 1966 when the Direct Line between Ceduna and Kevin was opened. It hosts a crossing loop and ballast loading siding, Location is here. 4th July 2013.

130704 0505411 viewsMoule, view looking east from the eastern end of the crossing loop with the point lever and indicator. The small 30 sign is the speed limit, the grade crossing is to access the ballast stockpile area. 4th July 2013.

130705 0531411 viewsLock, cab view of Genesee & Wyoming locomotive AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 unit 859 'City of Port Lincoln' serial 84705, built in 1963, 859 started life at Peterborough, spent some years in Tasmania and even spent time in Perth on standard gauge in 2002 before being repainted and transferred to the Eyre Peninsula system in 2003. 5ht of July 2013.

130705 0579411 viewsLock, grain train shunting with 1203, 846 and 859 pushing back down the mainline with a loaded cut of grain waggons. 5th of July 2013.

130705 0583411 viewsLock, located at the 148.5 km and originally named Terre when opened in May 1913, later renamed to Lock in December 1921. From the left background is the Ascom silo complex (Block 5), then blocks 2, 1 and 3, the train is on the mainline with the horizontal bunker (Block 4) on the right. 5th of July 2013.

130706 0676411 viewsPort Lincoln, looking at the port silo storage facility from Bishop Street.

130708 0750411 viewsCharra, originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 55 E, with hungry boards still fitted loaded with gypsum, Charoban Rd grade crossing, 477.8 km.

130708 0779411 viewsCharra, originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 50 F, without hungry boards loaded with gypsum, Charoban Rd grade crossing, 477.8 km.