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Subsequent dealings with hate breeders, lunatics, mental defectives and self-appointed preservation overlords lead to an even greater decrease in my hobby participation.
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Showing posts with label Dry Creek Motive Power Centre. Show all posts
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Thursday, August 5, 2021

SOUTH AUSTRALIA - PART 4

 


APRIL 1995 TRIP - With MrX & Stephen J Miller


20-4-1995


AN6         Up Freight Peterborough 14.36

EL64 603 Coal Power Station (Thomas Playford) 16.30

CLF6 DL50 ALF20 Up Freight Spencer Junction         16.50

“”””””””””””” Up Freight Stirling North 17.08

DL47 DA1 Sitting Spencer Junction         21.30

EL64 603 Sitting Spencer Junction         21.35

AN7         --         Spencer Junction         21.35

AN9 CLF7 Up Freight Spencer Junction         22.05

BL33 EL58 EL53 --         Spencer Junction         22.12

BL33 --         Spencer Junction         23.15

DL47 --         Spencer Junction         23.15

DA2 706 on the former Penrice stone train. Photo: Brad Peadon
DA2 still in use as 902. Wikipedia lists 706 as stored unserviceable.

21-4-1995

AN6 EL57 Dn Freight Spencer Junction (to west) 07.00

BL34 DL47 Dn Steel         Spencer Junction (to Whyalla)         07.08

AN6 EL57 Dn Freight Spencer Junction (to west) 08.03

Morrison Knudsen Australia - Whyalla

MKA1 MKA2 MKA3 MK4

22105 22119 22140 22107

44223 44226

53 (EX 533)


DE9         --     BHP Whyalla 09.45

E7 Plinth Iron Knob

DA1         Mt Coal Stirling North (3 hoppers) 14.28

ALF22 AN2 AN1 Up Freight Stirling North 15.51

ALF25 BU2 ALF19 GM44 Up Coal Stirling North 16.29

DL47 BL34 Shunt Spencer Junction 17.09

EL60 CLF4 Shunt Spencer Junction 22.37

BL30 Hard Hit-up Spencer Junction 22.53

CLP10 Dn Indian Pacific Spencer Junction 23.08


22-4-1995


W933 Pass Woolshed Flat 10.00

ALF25 BU2 ALF19 GM44 Up Coal Stirling North 17.10

CLP13 AN4 Up Freight Spencer Junction 22.39

ALF24 --         Spencer Junction 22.39

ALF18 GM37 --         Spencer Junction 22.39

DL47 CLF6 GM40 Dn Freight Spencer Junction --


ALF18 and CLF3 on a grainie at Snowtown. Photo: Brad Peadon
CLF3 now owned by Southern Shorhaul.
ALF18 is service with One Rail Australia.

23-4-1995


GM37 --         Spencer Junction 08.20

BL28 CLF4 Dn Freight Spencer Junction 08.22

DL41 DL48 Up 1166         Hesso (Alice) 15.10

DL41 DL48 Up 1166         Port Augusta 15.45

AN1 DL40 ALF22 1AP5                 Port Augusta 16.46


24-4-1995

EL53 EL64 EL57 Up Freight Spencer Junction 08.05

EL56 --         Spencer Junction 08.30

Port Augusta Workshops 09.04

4813 4826

BU4

DA5

GM1 GM10 GM19 GM22 GM27 GM33 GM35

GM36 GM41 GM46

CLP8

ZB9


106     Pass         Pichi Richi Railway 10.00

DA1     MT Coal         Lake Knockout 13.53

CLP16     Dn Ghan         Port Augusta 18.15


Now scrapped 607 in Port Augusta. Photo: Brad Peadon

25-4-1995


607     Shunter         Port Pirie 09.10

BL28 --         Port Pirie 09.10

Dry Creek Motive Power Centre

BL31

DA2

DL41 (NRC) DL45

961 963


963 961     3AM2         Lynton 16.04

963 961     3AM2         Belair 16.30

963 961     3AM2         Aldgate         17.03

CLP11 Indian To Perth Keswick         18.24

532     Shunter         Keswick --

BL30 and C506 passing through Belair (Adelaide Hills) with 2AM2 steel. Photo: Brad Peadon

26-4-1995


GM43 BL35 3MA7 North Adelaide 09.13

527 CLP10 Dn Trip Dry Creek South 10.29

CLP16 Up Ghan         Dry Creek South 10.47

874 CK3 838 Up Stonie Dry Creek South (ex Penrice) 13.27

GM34 GM32 --         Osborne         13.58

AN5         Up L/E Dry Creek South 16.41

868 L/E To Port Adelaide Dry Creek South 16.49

BL32 BL29 AM2 Dry Creek South 17.44

BL35 GM43 Up L/E Dry Creek South 17.54

532 CLP16 Dn L/E Dry Creek South 18.16

DL41 (NRC) Up Photo Special  Dry Creek South 18.18

GM34 GM32 Dn Oil ex Pt Adel Dry Creek South 18.22

DL41 L/E to MPC Dry Creek South 18.36

868         Freight ex Port Dry Creek South (Coils/Acid/conts) 18.42


English Electric 506 withdrawn and sitting in Islington Workshops. Not the cab damage. Now scrapped. Photo: Brad Peadon

27-4-1995

Dry Creek Motive Power Centre

ALF22

AN8

C508

CLF7

CLP16

603

852


GM34 GM32 L/E ex Port Dry Creek South 10.17

868         Up Trip Dry Creek South 10.36

BL29 BL32 705 GM42 L/E ex AFT Dry Creek South 10.57

831         L/E ex Port Dry Creek South 11.00

701         Dn L/E Dry Creek South 11.03

831/517 Dn Flats         Dry Creek (Push/Pull) 18.59

GM34 GM32 Trip ex Port Adelaide Dry Creek South (Oil/steel) 18.59

527         Up trip Dry Creek South 19.58

DL46 GM40 Dn Freight Dry Creek South 20.04


The impressive combination of DL46 CLP13 AN2 EL57 CLF3 sit at Spencer Junction (Port Augusta) on a westbound train.  . Photo: Brad Peadon

DL46 - Now owned by Pacific National
EL55 EL57 - Owned by Rail First Asset Management and available for lease.
AN2 - Now operational with Pacific National
CLP13 - Now owned by Railpower and stored at Goulburn.
CLPF3 - Now owned by Southern Shorthaul.

28-4-1995

704 852 705 GM42 vvv vvv vvv

961 963 MA7 Belair (Chased Downhill) 09.47

Adelaide Freight Terminal 14.25

602 BL34+BL30

DL43 (Derailed)+ALF21

Islington Workshops 

509 520

702

934 964

253 (Bluebird)    T403


868 Up L/E Islington 15.50

CLP12 CLP17 Up Indian Pacific Dry Creek South 16.08


ALF21 CLP14 sit at Spencer Junction (Port Augusta).  . Photo: Brad Peadon
Both are in operation with One Rail.



Now scrapped 607 in Port Augusta. Photo: Brad Peadon

DL39 DL46 with an up steel north of Whyalla.  . Photo: Brad Peadon
Both units now with Pacific National.

DA2 at Port Augusta.  . Photo: Brad Peadon

ALF18 and CLF3 on a grainie at Snowtown. Photo: Brad Peadon

ALF18 and CLF3 on a grainie at Snowtown. Photo: Brad Peadon

AN5 42209 42204 at the Dry Creek Motive Power Centre in Adelaide.
Photo: Brad Peadon
AN5- Now operational with Pacific National
42204 and 42209 have both been scrapped.

ALF18 and CLF3 on a grainie at Snowtown. Photo: Brad Peadon


3103 31xx Comeng railcar at Dry Creek in Adelaide . Photo: Brad Peadon

BL27 DL43 NR113 on a light engine shunt movement at Dry Creek South. Photo: Brad Peadon


BL27 DL43 NR113 on a light engine shunt movement at Dry Creek South. Photo: Brad Peadon

BL33 G532 BL28 on containers at Belair (Adelaide Hills). 
Photo: Brad Peadon
All BL class now owned by Pacific National.
G532 owned by QUBE Logistics.



BL29 X47 on 3AM5 containers at Belair (Adelaide Hills). 
Photo: Brad Peadon
X47 now owned by SCT Logistics

CLP17 at the Dry Creek MPC in Adelaide.  Today she is owned by One Rail Australia.
Photo: Brad Peadon


GM43 (ALF22 in background at right) at the Dry Creek MPC.
Photo: Brad Peadon


704 852 705 GM42 961 963 on MA7 at Belair in Adelaide. 28-4-1995
852 Junee Railway Workshops. 
961 Stored at Goulburn
963 preserved stored by Steamranger.
704 is believed stored and destined to go to Steamranger for preservation, while GM42 has been restored to operation by One Rail..




VIDEOS



Thanks to Steve Miller and David Xuereb.









Tuesday, June 29, 2021

1990s SOUTH AUSTRALIA

 


MARCH 1992 TRIP - INDIAN PACIFIC


27-3-1992

GM37 GM25 - Peterborough 12.39

60? 605 Dn Ballast Caltowie 13.31

EL51 AL18 CL4 Dn Goods ? ?


Dry Creek North 

In yard; 874 957 EL63 CL13

Dry Creek MPC

501 515 518 527 534

601 607 703 704

868 955 AL19 BL32 CL7 DA1

DL37 DL40 DL49

GM30


EL51 CL5 EL56 -  Islington Freight Terminal 18.13

961 G532+BL28 -  Islington Freight Terminal 18.13

N464 Overland Keswick 18.39

519 Shunter Keswick 18.39

G532 BL28 Dn goods 6AM5 Belair -

3007 Pass Belair 21.39


ALF22 AN2 AN1 Up Freight at Stirling North.

28-3-1992

G540 G535 Up Freight Belair 6MA7 08.11

3004 Up Pass Belair 08.35

N456 Up Overland Keswick 09.16

519 Shunter Keswick 09.20

320 321 Dn Noarlunga Pass Keswick -

EL55 Arr Indian Pacific Keswick 14.15

868 Ghan shunt Keswick -

405 402 Dn Belair Pass Keswick 16.03

Caught to Belair.

3004 Up Belair Belair 18.38

G535 G540 Dn Freight Belair 18.50

N456 Dn Overland Belair 19.04

BL33 G528 G533 Dn Freight Belair 20.47

BL27 32 31 GM42 Grain To Tailem Bnd Belair 21.48


29-3-1992

BL33 G532 BL28 Up Freight Belair X 08.21

N464 Up Overland Belair  X 08.21

BL33 G532 BL28 Up Freight Glenalta -

BL33 G532 BL28 Up Freight Lynton -

938 939 5?? Withdrawn Islington

BL29 Coke Traffic Dry Creek 10.12

934 833 - Dry Ck ex Gillman Line 10.18

Diesels at Port Dock (National Railway Museum)

NSU61 900 GM2 DE91 351 801 930


BL27 BL31 931 Dn Mt Gambier Clapham to Tailem Bend

C506 S317 S301 Dn Freight Belair 16.20

G543 G529 Dn Freight Belair 16.27

N464 Dn Overland Belair 19.08

958 Up Special Pass Belair -


30-3-1992

336 334  404 Dn Redhen Pass Glenalta 07.59

426 427 Redhen Pass Glenalta -

200? 2112 Jumbo Pass Glenalta -

N456 Up Overland Glenalta -

2104 2003 Nourlunga Pass Dep Adelaide 14.33

368 369 Redhen Dep Adelaide Station 14.40

BL29 Dn Freight Belair 18.53

N456 Dn Overland Belair 19.08

705 GM42 704 934 Dn 2745 Mt Gambier Belair 19.23

BL27 BL31 Dn Freight Belair -


ALF22 Dry Creek MPC

31-3-1992

703 836 705 843

839 704 931 Belair Up Grain 08.20

365 364 ? Dn Pass -

364 365 Clapham Up Pass 08.36

2003 2014 Clapham Up Pass 09.09

N464 Clapham Up Overland 09.14

EL61 GM45 Two Wells Up Freight 13.45

DL48 Two Wells Dn Indian Pacific 15.25

AL22 Two Wells 3AB5 15.45

501 839 Dry Creek Around Yard -

G540 G530 Dry Creek L/E Up 16.37

321 320 325 324 Dry Creek Up Redhen 16.41

833 Dry Creek Trip ex Gillman Line 16.52

839 Dry Creek Trip to Gillman Line 16.59

706 Dry Creek Dn Goods inc 504 17.14

EL56 CL1 Dry Creek Dn Westie 17.17

606 EL52 Dry Creek Up L/E 17.23

N464  Belair Dn Overland 19.07

G540 G530 Belair Dn Freight 19.16


1-4-1992

N474 Belair Up Overland 08.22

369 368 402 Belair Up Redhen -

BL29 BL30 Belair Dn Freight 18.02

BL28 Belair Dn Freight 18.44

N474 Belair Dn Overland 19.13

BL35 703 Belair Dn Freight AM 19.38

705 706 963 Belair Dn Mt Gambier 2745 20.19


AN1 AN8 on a down freight at Peterborough.

2-4-1992

X48 G530 - Up Freight 08.18

X52 C509 Blackwood Up Freight 11.40

874 Dry Creek Trip To Gillman Line 13.13

501 Dry Creek Dn Goods 13.22

843 Osborne - 14.53

874 Osbourne - 14.53

303 304 Outer Harbour Redhen Pass arr 15.14

835 Port Adelaide Shunting 15.53

704 Gilman/Dry Creek Siding Shunt 16.57

961 Dry Creek Dn Cont Flats -

846 Dry Creek Up 1xMotorail 17.06

2113 2005 Dry Creek Dn Gawler Pass 17.14

G530 X48 Glenalta Dn AM Freight 18.33


3-4-92

G532 S317 Belair Up Freight 08.24

N474 Belair Up Overland 08.34

2104 Belair Led Dn Pass 08.43

3008 Belair Up Pass ex Belair 10.19

519      Keswick Shunter 10.54

N474 Keswick In Yard 10.53

BL30 BL29 Gaol Loop ex South 10.54

BL29 BL30 Belair Dn AM Freight 19.24

BL32 N474 Belair Dn Overland 19.57

BL To Tailem Bend

706 BL35 GM42 Belair Dn Tailem Bend grain 21.18


4-4-1992

3005 Belair-Keswick Caught Pass 07.42

N470 Keswick Up Overland 09.07

K-Med’s Train

501 Islington - -

Islington Workshops

506 805 960 (All Withdrawn)

861 Islington - -

Dry Creek

833 835 836 843 963

Dry Creek North

525 526 528 869

Dry Creek MPC

501

602

833 835 836 843 846 869

963

BL26

DA1

G512 G533


835 Dry Creek Shunting

501 Dry Creek Shunting

ABFX4419-H Dry Creek Long Louver Van

AOOX2563-S Dry Creek Open Wagon

869 Dry Creek Up Something 14.19

2104 2003 Dry Creek Dn Gawler Pass 18.48

Islington Yard 15.00

EL57 EL62 CL7 868 2xGM

431 Adelaide Ours Redhen To Belair 16.55

N470 Belair Dn Overland 19.09

G512 G533 Belair 7AM7 19.13

3005 Belair Dep Up Pass 19.37

G537 530 C502 G535         Belair 7AM3 19.46

5-4-1992

Tonsley Station

Cutting/Embankment (Morphett Vale-Willunga Line)

Level Cross (Hackam West-Willunga Line)

Almond Train (McLaren Vale-Willunga Line)

507 Goolwa Steamranger

Track Vehicle Finnis Crossing Loop


Tailem Bend Loco

841 844

ESV8177-H AZFF8653-W (½ roof and sleepers) Accident Train

AZBF8213-T

AHDL17-K AHGX22-H Wheat Hopper

ATOF807-W ‘Loco Oil Only’


GM42 831 961 931 Tailem Bend Dn 1745 Mt Gambier arr 18.00

G538 X48 Tailem Bend Dn 1AM2 Freight ‘Jet’ 19.30

N474 Tailem Bend Dn Overland 21.05

931      Tailem Bend Dn 1745 Mt Gambier dep 22.11

G532 S301  S317 Tailem Bend Dn 1AM7 20.20


6-4-1992


GM42 831 961 Tailem Bend Loco Around Depot -

841 844 went out on branch earlier.


We then crossed over into Victoria.    

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DL42 at the Dry Creek Motive Power Centre.




Although not so visible in this shot, DL43 has come to grief in the Adelaide Freight Terminal.



AN5 at the Dry Creek Motive Power Centre in Adelaide.


BL34 DL47 on a Whyalla bound steel at Spencer Junction. .


The sexy combination of 704 852 705 GM42 961 963 approaching Belair station on MA7.


AN6 EL57 at Spencer Junction.


EL61 GM45 on a freight screaming through Two Wells (north of Adelaide).


EL51 at Keswick station in Adelaide.



Preserved locomotive GM2 at the National Railway Museum in Port Adelaide.


Preserved locomotive GM2 at the National Railway Museum in Port Adelaide.


GM42 in Tailem Bend loco.
Tailem Bend is on the mainline between Adelaide (South Australia) and Melbourne (Victoria).




GM41 having a snooze at Peterborough.


CLF6 DL50 ALF20 on an up freight at Spencer Junction (Port Augusta).


And again at Stirling North.


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I found out today why there are only 239 baked beans in a tin!, because if they put in one more, they become to Farty. (240).