SUGAR RAILS ALBUM - PART 2

Howdy folks!

One major drawback of years of neglecting to catalogue over 300,000 photos is that I'm now playing catch-up. While I've managed to organize thousands of images on this blog across various themes, there are still countless others sitting around waiting for their moment.

To tackle this backlog, I'm embarking on a mission to sort through and categorize a substantial number of these photos in the coming months. Expect to see posts dedicated to locomotives, carriages, infrastructure, trams, and buses, catering to those with even a passing interest in these subjects.

This series will cover the various Aussie Sugarmill rail systems and equipment that I have photographed over the years.

These will all be primarily around Queensland, however, preserved items will appear in other states.

If you're interested in sugarcane railway items in the Philippines feel free to check out my other website and forum.

Prepare for the approaching tsunami of photographs from the 80s till today.

Corrections are welcome.

You're welcome.

If you have an interest in aviation and other guff, check out my

Travel and Aviation Blog.

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MKD16 - Macknade Mill - Locoshed 

Clyde: DHI.1 of 1954

Photo: Brad Peadon

FSC11 and 12 - OnTrak - Maraylya

Baldwins

Both believed to now be scrapped instead of the planned overhaul

Photo: Brad Peadon

Above and below

MKD18 - Macknade Mill - Locoshed 

Clyde: DHI.5 of 1954

Photos: Brad Peadon

MKD16 - Macknade Mill - Yard 

EMB: 6/1446.1 9.65 of 1965

Photo: Brad Peadon

MKD14 - Macknade Mill - Yard with sugarbins.

EMB: 6/2490.1 7.68 of 1968

Photo: Brad Peadon

MKD12 - Macknade Mill - Loaded bins for mill. 

Clyde: 65-434 of 1965

Photo: Brad Peadon

LUCINDA - Macknade Mill - Canefields

Clyde: 65-436 of 1965

Photo: Brad Peadon

MULGRAVE - Mulgrave Mill - Canefields

Bundaberg Foundary: DH31 of 1995 

ex Walkers: 613 of 1969 (QR DH31)

Photo: Brad Peadon

INVICTA - Invicta Mill - Canefields

Comeng: CA1040 of 1960

Photo: Brad Peadon

CAIRNS - Victoria Mill - Mill

Bundaberg Foundary: M1852 of 1997 

ex Walkers: 681 of 1972 (WA M1852)

Photo: Brad Peadon

ALLISON - Babinda Mill - Locoshed

Comeng: C2234 of 1959 

Mill now closed.

Photo: Brad Peadon

TULLY 4 - Tully Mill - Departing Mill

Walkers: 1996 

ex Walkers: 622 of 1969 (QR DH40)

Photo: Brad Peadon

TULLY 14 and 10 - Tully Mill - Canefields

Comeng: (10) AD1341 of 1960

Comeng: (14) AK2663 of 1963 

Photo: Brad Peadon

10 - Proserpine Mill - Mill Yard

EMB: 9816.1 10.81 of 1981

Rebuilt OnTrak - 2004

Photo: Brad Peadon

CLEM H McCOMISKIE - Victoria Mill - Sugarbin Transfer

Walkers: 605 of 1969 (ex QR DH23)

Rebuilt Walkers - 1991

Rebuilt Solari - 2004

Photo: Brad Peadon

CEDARS (39) - Farleigh Mill - John Cook Bridge

Walkers: 639 of 1972 (ex NSW 7331)

Rebuilt Walkers - 1997

Photo: Brad Peadon

WALLAMAN - Victoria Mill - Mill Yard

EMB: 6400.3 4.76 of 1976 

Photo: Brad Peadon

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THE LOCOMOTIVE DIARIES - EMD PT7

 

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.

CLF/CLF - Australian Locomotive Rosters.

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.

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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Locomotive Diaries - Clyde/EMD Part 1

Locomotive Diaries - Clyde/EMD Part 2

Locomotive Diaries - Clyde/EMD Part 3

Locomotive Diaries - Clyde/EMD Part 4

Clyde Engineering - Wikipedia

Botany Railway Line SIG

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Ettamogah Rail Hub

Seymour Railway Heritage Centre

Streamliners Australia - Facebook

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