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130705 0578323 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.
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130705 0585323 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.
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130705 0631323 viewsLock, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 38, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN type for the Eyre Peninsula system.
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130705 0656323 viewsLock, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 59 with a crop growing on the waggon end, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN type for the Eyre Peninsula system.
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060111 2340322 viewsKyancutta, the concrete and steel silo complexes frame ARG 1200 class unit 1203, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-427, one of fourteen originally built between 1960-65 for WAGR as their A class A 1513, fitted with dynamic brakes and financed by Western Mining Corporation, started working on the Eyre Peninsula in November 2004 as it leads a north bound empty grain train. 11th January 2006.
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130703 0182322 viewsTooligie, a rake of loaded grain waggons of the HAN, HBN and HCN types awaits collection for the trip to Port Lincoln. 3rd July 2013.
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130703 0248322 viewsKaldow, running south with the sun behind it is 1200 class 1204 a Clyde Engineering built EMD G12C model with serial 65-428 leading two ALCo units and was originally built in 1965 for Western Mining Corporation and operated by the WAGR as their A class A 1513. It came to the Eyre Peninsula in October 2004. Geo location. 3rd July 2013.
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130704 0404322 viewsKyancutta, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 55, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN type for the Eyre Peninsula system.
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130704 0405322 viewsKyancutta, yard overview looking north with the Ascom silo complex of the left, Mallee shelter visible in the shadow, the 'new' grain loop added in 1970, mainline with loaded grain waggons, the original good siding and the concrete eight cell silo complex. 4th July 2013.
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130704 0485322 viewsKyancutta, the rear of a south bound loaded grain as it departs with the final four waggons all HCN type bogie grain hoppers converted by SAR Islington Workshops from Tulloch Ltd NSW built NHB type hopper waggons. 4th July 2013.
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130704 0503322 viewsMoule, yard overview looking west from the east end points of the crossing loop, Moule located at the 445.6 km was opened in February 1966 when the Direct Line between Ceduna and Kevin was opened. From the left point lever and indicator, the crossing loop on the right and then the ballast pile in the distance. Location is here. 4th July 2013.
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130708 0792322 viewsCharra, crossing loop, 466.2 km.
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130708 0849322 viewsPenong Junction, [url=https://goo.gl/maps/45FyW]429.7 km[url].
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130708 0868322 viewsThevenard, view of arriving loaded train from inside the yard.
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130703 0153321 viewsMurdinga, view looking north at the eight cell concrete silo complex built by SACBH with the Ascom silo visible behind and train being loaded in the siding. Geo location. 3rd July 2013.
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130703 0266321 viewsKaldow, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 59, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN type for the Eyre Peninsula system. 3rd July 2013.
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130703 0282321 viewsKaldow, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 25, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN type for the Eyre Peninsula system.
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130704 0406321 viewsKyancutta, south bound loaded grain train has stopped here to collect a loaded rack of grain waggons, seen here waiting for the points to be restored for the mainline across the Eyre Highway grade crossing and one of only three electric signals on the network, behind EMD 1204 and twin ALCo 830 units 873 and 851. 4th July 2013.
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130705 0530321 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. 5th of July 2013.
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130705 0539321 viewsLock, grain train loading in progress with the Viterra fast flow auger in the distance, the train with 1203, 846 and 859 is about to split and shunt half the consist onto the mainline. 5th of July 2013.
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