Hey there, everyone!
One of the consequences of neglecting to catalog over 300,000 photos over the years is that I’m now in full catch-up mode. While I’ve managed to organize thousands of images across various themes here on the blog, there are still many more waiting for their turn in the spotlight.
To tackle this backlog, I’m diving headfirst into sorting and categorizing a large portion of these photos in the coming months.
You can look forward to posts focused on locomotives, carriages, infrastructure, trams, and buses—perfect for anyone with even a passing interest in these fascinating subjects. Or not ..... that choice is up to you
So get ready for a flood of images from the 80s up to today. It’s going to be quite the ride (or just plain boring)!
DL50 - Port Kembla North (South Yard)
Now owned by Pacific National, but stored at Werris Creek awaiting the future.
Photo: Brad Peadon
8106 passes through Cringila (Illawarra region) with a load of coal from Elouera (Wongawilli) Colliery.
8106 is now with Pacific National, while the Elouera branch has been closed for some time.
Photo: Brad Peadon
The rather exciting combo of 8153 EL62 251 T383 833 48125 (six locos from three manufacturers) depart Cootamundra with empty wheat hoppers heading west.
8153 is still with Pacific National.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Another interesting combo with 48145 4514 FL220 passing through Gelco on the Botany railway line in suburban Sydney.
FL220 has migrated to the other side of Australia, working for Watco in Western Australia.
While we are at it, that 4514 was scrapped by Pacific National a few years back.
Photo: Brad Peadon
G516 and T411 sitting around the standard gauge turntable at the Dynon Locomotive Depot in Melbourne (Victoria).
T411 is now preserved with the Mornington Tourist Railway.
G516 is now with Swift Transport and mostly used between Enfield Yard and Port Botany in Sydney.
Photo: Brad Peadon
C504 C510 T381 J103 passing the popular photographic location of Middle Footscray.
The C Class, and T, now belong to Southern Shorthaul, with the J now owned by SCT Logistics.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Above & two below
Modern Southern Shorthaul motive power in the for of SSR103 and SSR104 passing
High Street Maitland with a loaded grainie headed to port.
These entered service in the same year these shots were taken.
Photos: Brad Peadon
TT132 TT01 (9307 mid train) with a rake of empty coal hoppers passing High Street in Maitland.
Photo: Brad Peadon
TT121 LDP011 LDP007 (elephant style) with a rake of empty coal hoppers passing East Maitland.
Photo: Brad Peadon
TT118 TT125 TT114 in the other direction to the shot above, with loaded hoppers headed to port.
Photo: Brad Peadon
TT02 between two sisters at Lochinvar.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Above and two below.
The short end hoods off 4906 and 4903 at State Mine in Lithgow while undergoing rebuild at the Lithgow Railway Workshops.
Below images show the units during and after rebuild.
4903 is now with SRS Heritage, and 4906 with Lachlan Valley Railway.
Photos: Brad Peadon
ATN Access 270 254 251 pass over Springhill Road at Coniston with empty grain hoppers from Port Kembla Inner Harbour.
All three would eventually become part of Pacific National and later be scrapped.
While I've been a lifelong ALCo obsessive, I have to admit these looked tremendous in this livery.
Photos: Brad Peadon
1527 and 1528 stored outside the workshop in Redbank, Brisbane.
Both were sold to FCAB in South America, but have subsequently been scrapped.
Photos: Brad Peadon
X46 and G533 shunting the long eradicated fuel terminal on the now closed Sandown freight line in Sydney.
X46 now believed owned by Regional Connect.
G5233 is with Aurizon.
Photos: Brad Peadon
Above and below.
X45, and an unidentified sister, also seen shunting the long eradicated fuel terminal.
Now believed owned by Regional Connect.
Photos: Brad Peadon
2202 spending the night opposite Gladstone station in Queensland.
Believed now owned by Watco as their WRC2202.
Photo: Brad Peadon
42302 42206 (42107 at rear) with a rake of coal hoppers at Craven on the NSW north coast line.
42302 was built as 1507 and used in Queensland until rebuild (and regauging) for use in New South Wales. It has since been scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon
P22 awaits departure from Stony Point station (Victoria) back in the loco hauled days.
Ownership would go to Freight Victoria/Australia, Pacifi National, then to the Seymour Rail Heritage Centre (who painted her in the old VR Blue), then more recently to the Ettamogah Rail Hub.
Photo: Brad Peadon
P22 as painted while at the Seymour Rail Heritage Centre.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Class leader 8101 looking like it was just pulled out of the box and plonked onto the model train layout. :-)
Thornton - Unit with Pacific National.
Photo: Brad Peadon
9025 and 8248 sitting outside the EDI facility on Kooragang Island.
Both are still in use with Pacific National. However the 90 class have seen a lot of their class placed into storage in recent years.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Chris Fydler.
Community Champion - 'Weed Head' :-)
Photo: Brad Peadon
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