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060111 2325377 viewsWarramboo, Kimba Road grade crossing, 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 shunting off the grain siding and back to the mainline to resume the journey north. 11th January 2006.
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060111 2373377 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 2390377 viewsKyancutta, ARG 900 class unit 905, originally built by AE Goodwin as 830 class unit 836 serial 83727, converted to DA class DA 6 by Australian National at Port Augusta workshops for driver only operation in 1996. Trailing unit in a north bound grain train. 11th January 2006.
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060113 2438377 viewsThevenard, at the Gypsum Resources Australian (GRA) gypsum unloading site, 1604 leads a triple consist of Clyde Engineering EMD JL22C model 1600 / NJ class combination of 1604 serial 71-731 and originally NJ 4, NJ 3 serial 71-730 and 1601 serial 71-728 class leader NJ 1, all three units started on the Central Australia Railway in 1971 and were transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981. 1604 and 1601 both renumbered in 2004. Friday 13th January 2006.
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060113 2522377 viewsKevin, empty train 6DD3 is heading onto the south leg and original gypsum loading siding to continue the reversing process. 13th January 2006.
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060113 2552377 viewsKevin, standing on the mainline to Thevenard, and the train now identified as 6DD4 has commenced loading of gypsum but the 988 Cat front end loaders which takes about one and half hours to load. As the train reversed on the triangle the consist is the same heading back loaded with 1604 leading NJ 3 and 1601. 13th January 2006.
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130704 0506377 viewsMoule, view of the massive silo complex of Thevenard in the distance across the water, they are approximately 13 km away, location here. 4th July 2013.
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130705 0526377 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. The barracks are just visible at left. 5th of July 2013.
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130708 0832377 viewsMoule, crossing loop, 445.6 km.
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130708 0856377 viewsPenong Junction, originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 33 Q, without hungry boards loaded with gypsum [url=https://goo.gl/maps/45FyW] located at the 429.7 km[url].
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130708 0975377 viewsThevenard,
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060110 2203377 viewsYeelanna, overview as 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 stands with a rake of waggons into the grain siding with the 5 ton crane also visible as the locos are cut off with the remainder of the train holding the mainline. Off to the right is the former triangle. Approx. location of image.
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161109 1938377 viewsMoule, originally built by Kinki Sharyo as the NH type for the NAR in 1968, sent to Port Lincoln in 1978, then rebuilt and recoded ENH type in 1984, ENH 2 with hungry boards loaded with gypsum.
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161109 1961377 viewsThevenard, train 4DD4 enters the yard behind Genesee & Wyoming locomotive Clyde Engineering EMD model JL22C unit 1601 serial 71-728 as it is about to snake its way across to the GRA siding balloon loop for unloading.
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030404 103000377 viewsPort Augusta, Goninan built GE model Cv40-9i NR class unit NR 30 serial 7250-05 / 97-232 was painted in a Bessie Liddle of Alice Springs designed aboriginal livery titled 'Warmi' or the snake, John Moriarty of Balarinji Design did the artwork.
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030415 154708377 viewsTarcoola, at the 504.5 km, looking south east along the No. 1 Water Road, first set of points is the Camp Train Road, then the two Loco Roads No. 1 and No. 2. GeoData location. 15th April 2003.
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030415 154909377 viewsTarcoola, at the 504.5 km, looking south east, roads are, Camp Train, No. 1 Loco, No. 2 Loco and No. 1 Water Road, mainline to the left. Water tank on stand. GeoData location. 15th April 2003.
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030406 100824376 viewsCummins, expanded view of the grain bunker rail unloading facility with dual DOH 'Drive Over Hopper' and stackers for loading road vehicles and with the overhead outflow bin and feed conveyors for loading rail waggons. 6th April 2003.
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030407 094417376 viewsMinnipa, station located at the 253.4 km, opened as terminus in May 1913, became a through station in August 1914. Train control booth and waiting shelter. 7th April, 2003.
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030411 110227376 viewsKimba, rail recovery winch waggon EZWL 2, shows cabin mounted above motor and winch, built using underframe of broad gauge horse box BH 4331. To Eyre Peninsula 1992, recoded then from AZWL. Scrapped in 2005.
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