STATION SERIES: MENANGLE

 

OK, this is to appease the couple of people who have told me the blog is far too loco-centric in nature.

Have you missed all the buses? :-)

Yes, I agree that my primary interest over the decades has been the noisy things at the front of trains, but on occasion I have photographed yards, stations and even, gasp, items of rollingstock.

To show that I care about people's opinions, no, seriously I do, I am going to try to include some rollingstock and railway station/yard guff amongst the good stuff (the locos that is).

In fact, if your less hateful than usual, I may even do a spark post or two. But I ain't promising anything.

What better a place to start than at Menangle station, where I spent many, MANY, a Friday night during the late 80s and the 90s.
Yeah, Friday nights. I do acknowledge how sad that sounds. However, I was far from alone.
Menangle station nights were like the Sydney version of the famed Sunshine nights in Melbourne.

Anyway, I decided to revisit my old haunt during a recent family trip to Picton to catch up with friends.
  Very different to our early days down there, but nice to see the main station building well looked after.

Opened: July 1863
Menangle is an Aboriginal word for swamp.
It is interesting to note that the local post office opened as Riverford in 1856, but was changed to Menangle nine years later.

Menangle Station on Pikiwedia.

Now for the moldy old shots.

OK, sorry, going back to those loco photos again :-)

4497 crossing the Menangle bridge.

One of those Friday nights I mentioned.
The light is fading fast, as 4456 approaches Menangle station as it heads to points south.

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Sydney to Menangle In The 80s

Great Ausie Gunzel Adventures

K-Med Does Menangle (and elsewhere)

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Menangle Station - Transport NSW

Menangle Station - Heritage Listing

Interested In heritage railway stations?

I recommend these great sites.

NSW Railways Past and Present

Brian Leedham's Rail Media

DELEC LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT PT7

 

21-11-1993 (Note: All Candy Unless Noted)

42203c 42209fr 42212fr 42214fr 42215fr 42216c 42217c 42218fr 42219fr 42220o
4405c 4456rt 4461c 4479rt
4605o 4613 4617 4622 4627 4629 4636 4638
4803fr 4806rt 4810rt 4814o 4817o 4819o 4824rt 4829r 4830o 4833c

4836g 4838c 4843c 4845rt 4846c 4847c 4848c 4850c 4853c 4884o 4887o 4889 4891c 4898fr
48100fr    48101rt   48103   48104fr 48134

4901g 4903c 4904o 4905g 4906rt 4907 4908 4910fr 4911fr 4912c

4914c 4918c
7350
8154 8157 8158 8159 8163 8170 8176 8181fr 8183fr
8603 8613 8615 8619b 8621 8624 8635 8638 8642 8643

8646
Withdrawn: 4640c
Departure Rd: 8175+8166+4458   4909+4913   42205+42208   4823+4812+4821   4916

28-11-1993 (Note: All Candy Unless Noted)

42203 42208

4403fr 4405 4461 4485rt

4603 4610 4611 4613 4614 4617 46210 4622o 4624fr 4627fr

4802rt 4810rt 4811rt 4814o 4816o 4820o 4821o 4824rt 4825r 4834rt

4836g 4848 4850 4886 4889 4891 4897rt 48100fr 48103

4901g 4902g 4910 4911fr 4912c 4917o 4918c

8002o 8024fr

8130 8159 8161 8166 8174 8176

8507fr

8628 8632 8633 8643

Shed: 4405 4492 4837rt 4849 4903 4905g 4909 4913 42213

42215 8005

44238 8177

New Paint: 42214fr

Withdrawn: 4640

Departure Rd: 4904+4907   8150+8162   42214

Hope Street: 7311 7345 C3932 T4104 D4037 C3984

26-12-1993 Boxing Day (Note: All Candy Unless Noted)

42202 42204 42205 42210fr     42211fr 42212fr     42216 42217

4401rt 4405 4427rt 4446o 4456rt 4463 4465 4468o 4489rt 4499

4607fr 4611 4617 4629 4630fr 4638 4639rt

4803fr 4806rt 4809r 4811 4812rt 4815rt 4818rt 4820o 4822o 4823rt 4825r 4826r 4828r 4832r 4833 4834rt 4836g 4838

4842 4847 4850 4888rt 4890rt 4891 4892rt 4895rt 4898fr 48100fr   48103

4901g 4902g 4903 4904o 4906rt 4907 4909 4910fr 4911fr 4913

4914 4916 4917 4918

8010b 8005o 8043r

8149 8153fr 8161 8164 8166 8169 8171 8172fr 8173 8177fr

8179fr 8180

8604fr 8614 8619b 8629 8639 8646

New Blue: 8153

Out Of Action: 4466 4467 4469 4640 4897rt 7350o

Departure Road: 8154+8176+8175

2-1-1994

Not a complete listing of attending locos.

Departure Road: 4905+4901+4911+4910 (For Pt Kembla)

11-1-1994

Not a complete listing of attending locos.

4454 4463 4464 4470

4611

4809 4813rt 4848 4856 4886o

8022

8149 8164 8174

8619

G517v G520v

8-2-1994

Not a complete listing of attending locos.

42207 42218

4427

4810rt 4834rt 4836g 4843 4850 4853 4857 4898fr 48140fr

4907

8164

3-3-1994

Not a complete listing of attending locos.

42214

4466 4470

4604 4611

4814o 4838

4905g 4914

8046

8152 8155 8168 8177 8178

5-3-1994

Not a complete listing of attending locos.

42205 42214

4401rt 4448rt 4463

4604o 4606fr 4614 4625

4807fr 4827 4857 4886o 48135

4901g 4904o

7350

8169 8170 8174 8175 8177fr 8179 8180

G517v G525v

New Blue: 8157

10-4-1994 (All Locomotives Candy Unless Specified)

42207fr 42209fr 42210fr 42211fr 42212fr 42213 42216 42217

4448rt 4451 4464rt 4469rt 4471rt 4472 4484rt 4498rt

4514 4533w

4603o 4606fr 4612fr 4614 4623 4627fr 4628 4630fr

4801rt 4809r 4810rt 4811 4813rt 4818rt 4824rt 4830o 4831o 4836g

4838 4844 4847 4848 4855fr 4857 4892rt 48100fr

4902g 4903 4904o 4905g 4906rt 4907 4908 4909 4910fr 4911fr

4912 4913 4914 4916

8167fr 8175fr 8177fr 8179 8180

8603 8613 8625 8626fr 8628 8630 8633 8635 8637 8638

8646

C504v

Stripped: 4405

Out Of Service: 4427 4640

Departure Road: 4498+4826+8184+8170+8175 (For 7BM4. Though doubtful that the ALCos would be joining them.

10-6-1994

Not a complete listing of attending locos.

42206 42213

4621 4630 4640w

10-6-1994 - 22.30

Not a complete listing of attending locos.

42203

4830 4833 48101

4913

8116 8146

11-6-1994 (NOTE: All Candy Unless Noted)

42202 42203 42204 42205 42211fr      42212fr 42213 42217 42219fr

4446o 4454rt 4486

4611 4614

4806rt 4809r 4817o 4820o 4826r 4829r 4833 4835o 4845rt 4852

4886o 4891 4892rt 48102fr     48104fr 48144

4902g 4906rt 4916 4917o 4918

8138fr 8147 8150fr 8172fr 8173 8181fr 8183fr

8507fr

Withdrawn: 4401 4405 4427 4438 4448 4451 4464 4467 4469 4470

4471 4473

12-6-1994 (NOTE: All Candy Unless Noted)

11:00am

42204 42219

4446 4486 (Photo session on turntable)

4611 4614

4805rt 4807fr 4817o 4827 4833 4835r 4837 4838 4845rt 4852

4855fr 4857 4886 4891 4892 48102fr      48103 48104fr

4901g 4918

8004o 8014o 8015 8027o

8138 8150fr 8152 8155fr 8156 8162 8172fr 8173 8183fr

8506fr

8650

C504

Withdrawn: 4401 4405 4427 4438 4448 4451 4464 4467 4469 4470

4473

12-6-1994 (NOTE: All Candy Unless Noted)

22:29am (Not a complete listing of attending locos.)

42203

4901

8165 8171 8173 8184

Departure Road: 4486+4446 (DM45 ballast for North Shore line)

8162+8155 4908 8163 4913+4826+4823+4809 (4913 to go to Gunnedah)

15-6-1994 - Morning

(Not a complete listing of attending locos)

42207fr

4403fr

4613 4639

4807 4831

4906rt 4907c

8128 8140

8610

G518

15-6-1994 - 16:26

(Not a complete listing of attending locos)

42217

4403fr

4609 4621 4628 4630fr

4809fr

4902g

8015

8155 8162 8171 8172 8180

G518

Departure Road:4848+42218 4888+4461

17-6-1994

(Not a complete listing of attending locos)

42214 42215

4834 4890

4902g

8043r

8112 8179

17-6-1994 - 16:53

(Not a complete listing of attending locos)

42203

4468o 4472c 4479rt

4803fr 4806rt 4826r 4849c

4902g 4918c

8043r

8147 8171

G523v

Departure Road: 4472+4479 (for 2227)

Hope Street Night: G523 ex Delec 17:18

8147 8175 ex Delec 17:15

4823 4826 ex Delec17:43

4472 4479 ex Delec for 2227 18:07

4843 4811 ex Delec 18.38

4621 4626 4614 ex Delec to Enfield Yard 18:52

8112 8159 ex Delec 19:50

19-6-1994 (Candy unless noted)

42203 42204 42205 42206fr 42211fr      42217 42219fr

4468o 4472 4479rt

4603o 4609 4613 4616 4639rt

4801rt 4805rt 4809r 4811 4819o 4823rt 4824 4826r 4828r 4833

4837rt 4842 4843 4849 4890rt 4891 4896rt 4897rt 4898fr 48104fr

4902g 4903 4905g 4906rt 4909 4911fr 4912 4914 4916 4917o

8010fl 8043r

8102fr 8143 8144 8146 8151 8152 8153fr 8156 8157 8163fr

8169 8171 8173 8180 8183fr

8508fr

8602fr 8607 8613 8618 8620 829 8634

G523

Departure Road: 42213      4806 4810 4857 4908    8157+8146 (7AS2)

Withdrawn: 4401rt 4405 4427 4438 4451 4464rt 4466 4469rt 4640

28-8-1995 - All Freightrail Blue Unless Stated.

42201 42205 42212 42216

4857c 4859c 4890rt 48132fr 48137c 48140fr

4905g

8026 8049

8175

8219 8222

G519v G520v

Hope Street: 4804rtw 4823rtw   4835ow

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Victorian C504 keeps 4831 company.
The C class is still with us, but 4831 was scrapped while still in her original Indian Red livery (seen here).

8045 undergoing repair at Delec.
Today, 8045 is scrapped, as are 8001 and 8034 below.

The damage that saw 8001 withdrawn is readily apparent in this shot at Hope Street.

4401 has a peak inside the shed.

This 'World Series' ALCo was one of the lucky one's, having gone on to preservation. Even though that is now as a static display at the Junee Roundhouse Museum.

A couple of shots from my earliest Delec visits.

8156 was only a few years old when this shot was taken, and she is still with us to this day.

48127 is one of the fast dwindling number of 48 class (ALCo DL531) still in existence.
A recent status update can be found HERE.

They look similar, but they aren't.

8650 was a trial tri-bo locomotive, having three sets of 4 wheel bogies. The rest of the class, 8601-8649, all having the more standard six wheel bogies.
8650 has thankfully been preserved by the 'Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum', while 8615 is now believed to be running around the streets of Incheon in South Korea as a 2004 model Hyundai.

Delec looking north.

19th August 1986

Two locomotives that are still with us around 35 years later.

7344 would latter be painted in a metro version of this livery, with the Indian Red replaced with an attractive light green. She is owned by 'Transport Heritage NSW' and was recently placed in the care of 'The Railmotor Society' who, regretfully, decided to paint it back in to the Indian Red livery above.
48161 is owned by Pacific National.

A rather new G520 in Enfield yard.
She be with Pacific National also.

Former MRC, W2841 is now presumed to be scrapped.

Time was fast running out for the 44 class and many of our nights were spent around Delec and Hope Street witnessing their final movements.

4486 is another 44 that has made it into preservation.

4479, not that you can easily tell. Locomotive has since been scrapped.

Poor old 4405 also got the chop.

The famous David Henderson paying his respects to these workhorses.

4451 as since gone to god.

Class leader 4401 again.

Well there ya go. This was planned to be the last in the series, that was until yesterday when a heap more Delec notes were uncovered. 

There are still hundreds of Delec shots gradually coming forth as I go through box after box of photos. For this I humbly apologise.

So I am afraid that you will be forced to endure more down the 'track'.

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Want to go on a fascinating steam train tour to a location that has not seen a steam locomotive for decades.
We still have a few seats available on our May 15th trip to Boree Creek.
Email Greg Stock for further details of this exciting day out.

Cootamundra Engineman's Daily Report Sheets

 

I first happened upon Cootamundra around 1986 (back before the narcissists and psychopaths destroyed our hobby) while on a road trip with David Henderson.
Three years later, again with David Henderson, a car breakdown near Bethungra saw us towed to town for fixing. This lead to a week in this wonderful Riverina town, and started an association that continues to this day.

I plan to cover the early years of these Cootamundra visits at a later date, but recently I scanned a few examples from a big pile of 'Engineman's Daily Report Sheets' found in the old railmotor (loco?) shed before it was demolished.

They appear popular, so made an executive decision to put them all on here.

If I ever rectify my lack of motivation, I may well scan the rest of them :-)

4424 sitting in Cootamundra Loco.

That sand tower survives, now being located across the road at Cootamundra Concrete.

The next one is interesting. It includes South Australian ALCo DL531 #847 which was one of three on loan to the New South Wales railways at the time.

Hope you enjoyed this to some small extent.