 Most viewed - South Australia - Eyre Peninsula Negative and Digital Albums |
030403 152657435 viewsGladstone station building looking from the rail side, officially closed in 1991.
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030416 094308435 viewsWirrida Siding, looking south towards Tarcoola from the south end. 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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030409 115618434 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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060108 2082434 viewsLock, engines run around the consist to complete loading, 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model serial 84137 repainted into Australian Railroad Group livery, 1200 class unit 1204 and 830 class 842.
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060113 2456434 viewsThevenard, AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 built for the SAR as 830 class locomotive 871 serial G3422-1 was issued when built in 1966 to the Eyre Peninsula division of South Australian Railways. Still wearing Australian National green and yellow but with ASR decals as it stands in the yard with a couple of ENH type hopper waggons. 13th January 2006.
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060113 2471434 viewsThevenard, narrow gauge loco 1604 departs the yard with empty train 6DD3, 1604 leads a triple consist of Clyde Engineering built 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 the original 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. 13th January 2006.
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030415 171516434 viewsTarcoola, at the 504.5 km, looking west along the Trans Australian line, Central Australian line on the right at the western yard limit and radio channel change boards. Tarcoola is the junction for the TAR and CAR railways. GeoData location. 15th April 2003.
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245-01434 viewsPort Lincoln loco workshops, DA 6 still wearing former owners AN livery, albeit with Australian Southern decal, this unit was rebuilt by Port Augusta Workshops in 1996 from original AE Goodwin built 830 class 836 serial number 83727 and originally delivered to broad gauge in June 1960. 6th April, 2003.
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216-26433 viewsMoomba, view of surrounding sand hills
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216-28433 viewsMoomba, panorama image two.
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030405 160328433 viewsLock, station yard overview, located at the 148.5 km, originally opened in May 1913 and called Terre after a local property, renamed to Lock in December 1921. Looking north along the mainline, points, lever and indicator for grain siding, Ascom style silo complex with concrete behind them, horizontal grain shed on the right with former crew barracks in front of that. 5th April 2003.
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030406 115544433 viewsPort Lincoln, derailment damaged SAR Islington Workshops built HAN type bogie wheat waggon HAN 4, stored at the workshops yards. 6th April 2003.
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030409 112229433 viewsDarke Peake, view looking north from the south end of the triangle, point lever with rail just visible heading into the bush, goods and grain siding in closest to camera, loading ramp at right.
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030409 124518433 viewsRudall, located at the 172.7 km and opened in July 1913, station building view of the new one built in 1966.
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060111 2395433 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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216-20432 viewsDry Creek Motive Power Centre, view looking north as a track tamper arrives into Dry Creek Yard.
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216-35432 viewsMoomba.
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030406 110950432 viewsCoomunga, station located at the 21.6 km, opened in November 1907, used these days as a track maintenance siding. Yard overview looking south from the north end points, track machines on the left. 6th April 2003.
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030407 100834432 viewsMinnipa, empty grain train shunts back into the grain siding with 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. 7th April, 2003.
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030409 111927432 viewsDarke Peake, yard overview looking at the north leg of the triangle curve away to the west, 199 km post, points and lever for the goods and grain siding.
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