Well, Look Who’s Finally Organizing 300,000 Photos…
Hey there, loyal readers (and those of you who just wandered in here by accident while Googling “vintage trains” or possibly “how to organize your life”)!
So, fun fact: If you ignore a growing pile of 300,000 photos for a few years—give or take a decade—you eventually hit a point where you either have to sort them... or fake your own disappearance. I chose the former. Barely.
Yes, I’m now in full-blown catch-up mode. Think digital archaeology meets mild existential dread. I have managed to wrestle thousands of images into some sort of themed order here on the blog (because, you know, I’m a responsible adult LOL), but there’s still a mountain of unsorted memories waiting to see the light of day. Or at least the glow of your screen.
So what’s coming your way over the next few months? Oh, just a tsunami of transport-related guff: locomotives, carriages, infrastructure, trams, and buses type bollocks. Basically, if it runs on rails or gets stuck in traffic, it’s probably going to make an appearance.
Now, before you get too excited (or fall asleep), let me lower expectations just a tad. This particular post steps away from the mechanical marvels of ALCO and English Electric—yes, I know, tragic—and instead, we take a solemn, slightly pitying glance at the humble creations of Clyde/EMD. Think of it as the train equivalent of watching someone try their best in gym class.
But hey, whether you’re here for the glorious detail shots or just to marvel at how someone let this photo hoarding situation get so out of hand, you’re in for something. A ride, perhaps. A journey. Or maybe just several weeks of relentless scrolling/yawning. Either way, buckle up—or, you know, don’t. I can hardly tell you what to do.
Photos from the '80s right through to today are incoming. It’s going to be wild. Or mediocre. Depends on how much you like trains, really.
Stay tuned (or don’t). The visual garbage is coming either way.
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42206 GM27 pulls a rake of containers out of the CTAL at Port Botany.
42206 is now with Aurizon, and the GM with Southern Shorthaul.
Photo: Brad Peadon
9022 9029 passing through the coal unloader at Port Waratah.
9029 is believed to be one of the four still operational 90 class, the others being 9015, 9025, and 9027.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Above and below.
Only a few minutes away from passing each other right here, we have 8177 8166 (in Freightrail and Pacific National liveries) passing through Wallendbeen with a loaded grainie, while on the down is an empty with 8113 8163, their liveries reversed.
All 81s are still with Pacific National, excepting 8150 which Wikipedia (yeah yeah I know) says has gone to Qube..
Photos: Brad Peadon
8122 passes through East Botany (Gelco) on the final part of its trip to the port.Photo: Brad Peadon
At time of compiling the Hunter heavyweights, 90 class, are on their last legs, with all but a very small few now in storage either in Newcastle or Werris Creek.
Despite regular rumours, their future remains uncertain.
Photo: Brad Peadon
8141 8144 on a Manildra job between Scone and Aberdeen somewhere.
Photo: Brad Peadon
The good ol days of the candy and V/line liveries.
8154 G5xx on an up freight passing through a rather green Jindalee (just north of Cootamundra).
Photo: Brad Peadon
8201 is looking decidedly spiffing in her new Pacific National colour scheme. At time of compiling, only very few remained in the Freightrail Blue livery.
Photo: Brad Peadon
I guess someone probably likes these things, but they sure don't float my ferry.
QE004 005 003 were still sparkling new when captured passing through High Street station at Maitland (NSW).
Photo: Brad Peadon
Definitely my favourite era in Victoria when the A, N, and P class ruled the regional passenger service.
Sadly A81 has since been scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon
T396 leads an up freight from Tocumwal, passing through Katunga.
The locomotive would eventually end up with Pacific National, and later scrapped at North Geelong.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Above and below
Definitely the highlight of the combined Semi-Retired Foamer & SMUT Modellers Christmas party was this mega combo on the Grainforce train.
C506 B61 4532 GM27 C504
Photo: Brad Peadon
With Melbourne putting on the best weather it has to offer, N462 prepares to depart Spencer Street on an evening run to Warrnambool.
Photo: Brad Peadon
The C class looked seriously sexy in the Silverton livery as seen here on Cs5.
Here it is seen leading ALCo 442s4 at the quarry in Martins Creek (NSW North Coast)
Photo: Brad Peadon
8120 and DL47 on an empty gravel bound for Dunmore passing the former Wongawilli Junction.
Photo: Brad Peadon
CLP12 GM44 CLP10 departing Bomaderry with a load from the local Manildra plant.
CLP12 is now with Southern Shorthaul, while CLP10 is preserved and under restoration as CL17.
GM44 went to Aurizon.
Photo: Brad Peadon
BL34 receiving some TLC at the RTS workshop in Melbourne.
Photo: Brad Peadon
2186F around Innisfail in beautiful Far North Queensland.
Later sold to Chile.
Photo: Brad Peadon
2188F, also in Far North Queensland, but a little further south in Townsville.
Believed to have gone to South Africa, but later came home and is now with Watco.
Photo: Brad Peadon
1766 and 1724 withdrawn and sitting around the Redbank Workshop in Brisbane.
1766 would go to South Africa, 1724 was stored (Queensland Rail) as of June 2025.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Above and below.
1527 and 1528 withdrawn from service and sitting at Redbank Workshops.
Both went to Chile and were subsequently scrapped.
Both went to Chile and were subsequently scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon
2200F Stuart Depot in Townsville.
Now with Aurizon.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Above and below.
1723D spending the evening at Redbank LMD.
Now WRD1723 with Watco.
Photo: Brad Peadon
1757D at Willowburn Depot in Toowoomba, Queensland.
Another one that went to South Africa.
Photo: Brad Peadon
2199 and 2159 lead a cattle train north through North Arm in Queensland.
2159 went to South Africa, while the other stayed home.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Above and below
42302 44206, with 42107 out of sight at the rear of the train. Coal train sitting at Craven.
42302 has since been scrapped, while the other two are still in existence.
Photo: Brad Peadon
L251 in rather clean Pacific National livery sitting around Port Kembla depot.
As nice as she looked, she has since been scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon
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