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060111 2253421 viewsTooligie, Mac's Road grade crossing at the 110 km, 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 leads an empty grain train north. 11th January 2006.
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060113 2500421 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.
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060113 2503421 viewsKevin, view looking from the Penong end of Kevin with the goods siding points and indicator besides narrow gauge loco 1604 as it leads NJ 3 and 1601 with empty train 6DD3 as they reverse around the triangle to position the train for loading back on the mainline to Thevenard. 13th January 2006.
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130703 0138421 viewsMurdinga, bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 27, 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 0521421 viewsLock, 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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130708 0713421 viewsCharra,
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060110 2168421 viewsCummins, trailing view of empty grain train running down the yard along the Penong mainline behind ARG 1200 class unit 1204, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-428, originally built for the WAGR as the final unit of fourteen A class locomotives in 1965 and sent to the Eyre Peninsula in July 2004 and two 830 class AE Goodwin built ALCo model DL531 units 842 serial 84140 ex SAR broad gauge to Eyre Peninsula in October 1987, and 851 serial 84137 new to Eyre Peninsula in 1962. Approx. location of image.
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030405 155812420 viewsLock, view across mainline looking at the now disused crew barracks, at the time of this photo the track workers were utilising the facilities, 5th April 2003.
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030406 092518420 viewsYeelanna, yard view looking south from the station siding with the south leg of the triangle points, lever and indicator visible, pine tree growing between rails. 6th April 2003.
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060111 2384420 viewsKyancutta, 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.
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130705 0522420 viewsLock, 1203, 846 and 859 shunt their loading grain train out of the siding onto the mainline. 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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130708 0718420 viewsCharra,
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030416 094958420 viewsWirrida Siding, looking south towards Tarcoola with the goods loop returning to the loop and the loading ramp and siding points. Located at the 641 km from the 0 datum at Coonamia and 137 km north of Tarcoola between Carnes and Manguri on the Tarcoola - Alice Springs line. GeoData location. 16th April 2003.
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245-01420 viewsPort Lincoln loco workshops, DA 6 still wearing former owners AN livery, albeit with Australian Southern decal, this unit was rebuilt by Port Augusta Workshops in 1996 from original AE Goodwin built 830 class 836 serial number 83727 and originally delivered to broad gauge in June 1960. 6th April, 2003.
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216-28419 viewsMoomba, panorama image two.
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030405 150340419 viewsWarramboo, yard overview looking north with siding point levers and indicators, 20 km/h speed restriction signs, concrete SACBH silo complex on the left, 5th April 2003.
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030406 110950419 viewsCoomunga, station located at the 21.6 km, opened in November 1907, used these days as a track maintenance siding. Yard overview looking south from the north end points, track machines on the left. 6th April 2003.
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030411 141109419 viewsNunjikompita, aboriginal word for 'burnt hair', located 357.6 km, terminus of line from 14th August 1914 until Thevenard extension opened on the 8th of February 1915, yard overview looking east from the western end of the yard. Concrete silo block 3 is closet to camera.
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030411 141342419 viewsNunjikompita, aboriginal word for 'burnt hair', located , terminus of line from 14th August 1914 until Thevenard extension opened on the 8th of February 1915, 'station' shelter shed, consignment register desk still in situ.
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060108 2074419 viewsLock, grain train being loaded by former SAR 830 class unit 842, built by AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84140 in 1962, originally on broad gauge, transferred to Eyre Peninsula in October 1987 and, 1204 and sister 851.
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