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130704 0370431 viewsKyancutta, south bound loaded grain train has stopped here to collect a loaded rack of fourteen grain waggons from the Ascom silo complex, Clyde Engineering built EMD G12C model 1204 serial 65-428 leads the train and was originally built in 1965 for Western Mining Corporation and operated by the WAGR as their A class A 1514.
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030415 145938431 viewsFerguson, located at the 469 km on the Trans Australian Railway, looking west at the east end of the 1800 metre long crossing loop, point work on timber sleepers, indicator and lever with dual control point machine on the right. GeoData location.
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030415 154518431 viewsTarcoola, at the 504.5 km, looking west along the eastern leg of the triangle, power station on the left, loop line running to the right. Tarcoola is the junction for the TAR and CAR railways situated 504 km from the 0 km datum at Coonamia. GeoData location. 15th April 2003.
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216-24430 viewsMoomba, view of surrounding sand hills
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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 112310430 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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030409 125154430 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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030411 154247430 viewsWirrulla , yard view looking south, goods loop rejoining from the right, grain loop on the left.
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060110 2168430 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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060110 2192430 viewsYeelanna, the second person watches 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 as it shunts forward to cut out the empty cars for the siding. Approx. location of image.
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244-29430 viewsPort Lincoln loco workshops, still wearing the former owners AN livery, Australian Southern NJ class NJ 4, Clyde Engineering EMD model JL22C serial 71-731, no. 2 end roster view showing rear door and roof access ladder. 6th April 2003.
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030404 132204430 viewsPort Augusta Spencer Junction yard, AFRF type rail transport waggon, number board of AFRF 1013 shows the Australia Northern logo.
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030416 084506430 viewsCarnes Siding located at the 566.4 km on the Central Australian line from Tarcoola to Alice Springs. Looking south from the north end of the loop, interlocking hut with repeater searchlight signal, point indicator and dual control point machine, in the distance the north end train control 'pillbox' can be seen. GeoData location. 16th April 2003.
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030405 145723429 viewsWarramboo, station located at the 190.2 km and originally opened in May 1913, station name board, 5th April 2003.
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030405 154328429 viewsLock, track view of the narrow gauge per way showing the dilapidated state of the sleepers hence the 20 km/h speed limit! 5th April 2003.
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030405 161656429 viewsLock, former yard crane, hand operated 5 ton revolving jib crane and plinth, now located off North Terrace, 5th April 2003.
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030406 141806429 viewsKapinnie, station yard overview looking east towards Yeelanna, dwarf point lever and indicator, concrete silo complexes with outflow spouts. 6th April 2003.
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030411 141109429 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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060111 2261429 viewsTooligie, 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 and its grain train. 11th January 2006.
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