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130705 0525394 viewsLock, HBN type dual use ballast / grain hopper waggons, HBN 5. 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. 5th July 2013.
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130708 0725394 viewsCharra,
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130708 0811394 viewsMoule, Mewett Rd grade crossing, 470.1 km.
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130708 0969394 viewsThevenard originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 54, without hungry boards having now been emptied crossing Innes Avenue grade crossing.
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060110 2187394 viewsYeelanna, empty grain arriving to shunt off empty hoppers, 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. Sent to the Eyre Peninsula in July 2004. Approx. location of image.
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161109 1904394 viewsMoule, gypsum waggon RSG 1, rebuilt by G&W Port Lincoln from former BHP Whyalla RSK 29 iron ore waggon, hungry boards have as been fitted to increase the volume.
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030415 150814394 viewsFerguson, located at the 469 km on the Trans Australian Railway, looking east at the west end of the 1800 metre long crossing loop, point work on timber sleepers, interlocking hut, indicator and lever with dual control point machine on the right. GeoData location.
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030415 155301394 viewsTarcoola, at the 504.5 km, looking west, removed points for No. 1 Water Road joining the Camp Train Road. Town is to the far north west, and the mainline is on the right. GeoData location. 15th April 2003.
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030415 172140394 viewsTarcoola, at the 504.5 km, looking west along the Central Australian Line, Trans Australian is the middle road with the loop rejoining on the far left in the distance. Tarcoola is the junction for the TAR and CAR railways. GeoData location. 15th April 2003.
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030406 092548393 viewsYeelanna, yard view looking south along the mainline, with points and converging track from the station siding visible on the right, and the points, lever and indicator for the diverging line to Kapinnie and former Mount Hope branch curving to the right. 6th April 2003.
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030407 100445393 viewsMinnipa, north bound empty grain train arrives behind a trio of former Australian National Co-Co locomotives with rebuilt former AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class ex 839, serial no. 83730, rebuilt by Port Augusta Workshops to DA class, leading two AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class units 842, serial no. 84140 and 851 serial no. 84137, 851 having been on the Eyre Peninsula since delivered in 1962, to shunt off empty waggons into the grain siding. 7th April, 2003.
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030409 111858393 viewsDarke Peake, located at the 198.5 km and opened in July 1913, was originally called Darke's Peak up till 1950. Yard overview looking south from the north end, first set of points leads off to the right to the triangle and ballast loading point, second set are for the goods and grain siding loop, loading ramp just noticeable in front of the silos.
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030411 141732393 viewsNunjikompita, yard view looking west, Ascom style silo with loadout spout and silo, then a horizontal bunker and concrete silos. The truck unloading point is on the right of the silos.
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030411 160350393 viewsCungena, loading ramp on grain loop with Ascom silo complex.
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060109 2146393 viewsWannamana, trailing view of former Australian National narrow gauge ENHG type bogie grain waggon ENHG 2, originally built by Moore Road Ind, Victoria as NB type NB 1395 ballast hopper for the NAR, then to standard gauge in 1975 as BA type BA 1539, recoded to AHTY in 1980, to EP April 1984, recoded to NHG type NHG 5 in May 1984, then again to ENHT type ENHT 5 in March 1985 and further rebuilt forming one half of ENHG type grain waggon in August 1986. The conversion involved splicing two AHTY-ENHT type waggons together at Port Lincoln workshops, part of an empty train on the curve. 9th January 2006.
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060111 2320393 viewsNantuma, Clyde Engineering built EMD G12C model loco 1203 serial 65-427 leads two ALCo units 850 and 905 as they round the bend just north of the old station site at the 183 km. Their next shunt will be Warramboo. 11th January 2006.
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060111 2363393 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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060111 2395393 viewsWannamana, 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 here leading a north bound empty grain train heading to Wudinna. Wannamana was located at the 210 km and opened in January 1927, this scene is some 79 years later. The siding was closed in April 1957. 11th January 2006.
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060113 2587393 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. 1601 in Australian Railroad Group livery is a Clyde Engineering built EMD JL22C model serial 71-728, originally built as NJ class NJ 1. Location approximation. 13th January 2006.
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130705 0520393 viewsLock, former Australian National narrow gauge 830 class locomotive 846, an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model with serial 84715 built new for the SAR in 1963 and delivered to Adelaide Division on broad gauge, transferred to Tasmania on narrow gauge in 1982, then back to SA on standard gauge in 1989 and then Whyalla in 2008 on narrow gauge. In 2012 is was delivered to Port Lincoln, the last loco delivered to the Eyre Peninsula and wearing Genesee & Wyoming decals on former AN livery. 5th July 2013.
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