Random Bollocks From A Semi-Retired Foamer!

The next installment in our 48 class series as we continue our efforts to inflict over 100 mostly unneeded shots on an unsuspecting world.
Thanks to everyone for your lack of positive feedback on these wonderful, Goodwin built, ALCo locomotives that have served 'New South Wales', and elsewhere, for many decades.
The largest single class of diesel locomotive in Australian railway history and quite truly have were the backbone of the NSW railways.
Enjoy, or not enjoy, that choice is up to you.

Shunting Cooks River yard in Sydney.

Delec locomotive depot in Sydney. Enfield yard. 

Carrington is in the suburban area of Newcastle (NSW Hunter region). 

Warren is the terminus of a far western NSW branchline, branching off the former line to Bourke at Nevertire.
Since this photo was taken, back in the very early 2000s, damage to a bridge has seen trains truncated to a siding just out of town. Thus, trains can no longer be seen here in the traditional terminus.

Both Broadmeadow loco depot and Morandoo are located in the Newcastle area of NSW. Broadmeadow has since been closed as an operational depot.
More recently there were moves to turn the depot into a heritage precinct, but this seems to be suffering some sort of issue (the details of which I am unaware). 

This was the go to train every night when holidaying down at Cootamundra. While more normally a triple 44 class (DL500B) roster, sometimes it would throw up something different.
This night was certainly very different, with 48111 leading a recently returned 42107 on the journey from Griffith to Sydney. If memory serves me correct, the 421 class had cab issues and were restricted to second unit at the time.
Of course, memory often does not serve me correct, so feel free to whinge all over Faceook about any error.

The lovely station of Wallendbean, situated on the main south between Cootamundra and Harden.
The station still exists, but no trains stop here and the signalbox (in use at the time of the photo) is well and truly out of use today.

Another view of the former Broadmeadow locomotive depot in Newcastle.
48112 is wearing the reverse livery, while bigger ALCo brother, 4515, is in the ever popular candy livery.

For more information/photos on the 48 class, check out the '48 Class Appreciation Group' on Farcebook.


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