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030409 140726178 viewsWharminda, former Australian National 830 class unit 851 an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model serial 84137, 851 has spent its entire operating career on the Eyre Peninsula.
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030409 104357177 viewsWaddikee station located at the 218.3 km and opened in September 1921, yard overview with loaded train operating south to Cummins behind 830 class units 851 and 842 and DA class DA 4.
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030409 113024177 viewsDarke Peake, from the road looking back east along the triangle track.
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030409 145828177 viewsUngarra, located at the 108.1 km and opened in March 1913 as the temporary terminus till July 1913. Yard overview looking south from the north end, loading ramp can be made out in front of car, silo complex, station hut then the horizontal grain bunker on the right.
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030409 153932177 viewsMoody Tank, a loaded grain train storms around the curve behind 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt DA class unit DA 4.
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030409 113246176 viewsDarke Peake, ballast loading ramp and retaining wall looking west, station site is behind photographer.
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030409 084542175 viewsKyancutta, empty grain train runs through the yard behind rebuild DA class unit DA 7 in Australian Southern orange and black livery leading a pair of AE Goodwin built ALCo model DL531 830 class units 872 and 871 with a string of grain waggons.
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030409 115600175 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 122746175 viewsKielpa, 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 rumbles over the north end points heading south.
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030409 135737175 viewsWharminda, located at the 140.5 km and opened in July 1913, yard overview looking south from the north end, horizontal grain bunker with concrete silo complex behind, loaded grain waggons awaiting pick up.
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030409 112555174 viewsDarke Peake, the apex of the triangle looking west with the remains of the ballast loading ramp still in situ.
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030409 125206174 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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030409 140747174 viewsWharminda, former Australian National DA class locomotive DA 4 is a rebuilt former AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class ex 839, serial 83730, it was rebuilt by Port Augusta Workshops to DA class.
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030409 113015173 viewsDarke Peake, the end of the triangle looking west is in this cutting.
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030409 122852173 viewsKielpa, the tail of the loaded grain train running along the mainline looking south.
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030409 154652173 viewsMoody Tank, section of the pipe running from the tank down to the railway line.
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030409 113702172 viewsDarke Peake, yard overview looking north from the south end, Ascom silos on the right with concrete silos beyond, goods and grain siding on the right of the mainline.
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030409 084719171 viewsKyancutta, XNW type bogie grain hopper waggon XNW 12 on the rear of a string of twelve such waggons, Comeng Qld built XNG type bogie waggon for Norseman Goldmines NL, then WAGR owned and coded XNA then in 1994 converted to XNW grain waggons. They arrived on the Eyre Peninsula system from 2001.
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030409 104422171 viewsWaddikee loaded grain train operating south to Cummins behind 830 class units 851 and 842 and DA class DA 4 with a rake of XNW waggons behind DA 4.
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030409 110610171 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 and two XNW grain waggons.
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