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060110 2213432 viewsOn the curve near the 85 km between Yeelanna and Karkoo, 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 leads an empty grain train. Approx. location of image.
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161109 1896432 viewsMoule, train 4DD4 rumbles along the mainline with third unit 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 before being transferred to the Eyre Peninsula system in 2003.
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030416 095502432 viewsWirrida Siding, looking south towards Tarcoola from the north end of the loop, concrete interlocking hut with searchlight repeater signal, point indicator, communications tower in the distance on the left and train control 'pillbox' on the right. 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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216-33431 viewsMoomba, panorama image seven.
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216-37431 viewsMoomba.
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030409 110628431 viewsCaralue, loaded grain train working south of the former station site 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, 851 has spent its entire operating career on the Eyre Peninsula, it 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.
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030409 115614431 viewsDarke Peake, at the 195 km Dog Fence Road grade crossing 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.
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030409 120804431 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 slows to a stop for a crew change.
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030409 125102431 viewsRudall, view looking south from the south end, the goods and grain loop coming in from the left with the stub siding (former station loop) on the right.
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060109 2126431 viewsKyancutta, ASR 830 class unit 842, an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model loco serial 84140 leads EMD unit 1204 due to air-conditioning trouble and sister ALCo 851 as they shunt empty grain waggons on the silo loop. 9th January 2006.
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060111 2282431 viewsMurdinga, rounding the curve before entering the station environs empty grain train running north behind 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. 11th January 2006.
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060113 2446431 viewsThevenard, NJ class unit NJ 3 a Clyde Engineering built EMD model JL22C serial 71-730, originally built for the Central Australia Railway in 1971, transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981. 13th January 2006.
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130708 0720431 viewsCharra,
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130708 0766431 viewsCharra, originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 17, in GWA corporate orange livery of owner Genesee & Wyoming Australia, without hungry boards loaded with gypsum, Charoban Rd grade crossing, 477.8 km.
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130708 0964431 viewsThevenard,
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216-24430 viewsMoomba, view of surrounding sand hills
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030405 150340430 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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030405 155812430 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 092313430 viewsYeelanna, station yard view looking north down the mainline from the south end of the station siding, points, leaver and indicator for the Kapinnie and former Mount Hope line at the bottom of frame, then the south end points, lever and indicator for the station siding, and then the high yellow disk for the southern leg of the triangle can be seen. With silo outflow spouts on the right. 6th April 2003.
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030409 113015430 viewsDarke Peake, the end of the triangle looking west is in this cutting.
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