2001 SOUTH AUSTRALIA PT 5

 

The final installment in the South Australian (1992-2001) series.

Only a fraction of the photos have appeared here, amny more will appear on the 'Australian Locomotive Rosters' website in coming months.

I hope this has been of some marginal interest.
Will move on to Queensland or Victoria next.

6-2-2001

NR31 West Bound                                 Olary 10.35

Cross

NR107 NR98 PS6 Olary 10.35

Steamtown

Z1151 NC1 PMP720 W901 199 NSU55

W907 (Spares)

NSU62 (Spares)

8201 8202 8204 MT Coal                 Flinders Power Station 15.52

Spencer Junction 16.15

NR118 AN8 863

NR55(TR) Up steel ex Whyalla Tassie Street (Pt Augusta) 16.54

NR121 NR54 (TR) MP5 Port Augusta (Chase To Hesso) 17.43

English Electric 501 at Dry Creek (Adelaide) - Now scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon

7-2-2001

MK Whyalla

BU2 BU3 BU?

Whyalla 07.19

CK1 CK5

DE1 DE4 DE8

CK1 DE1 Up Ore Whyalla 08.15

DE7         Works Shunt Whyalla

CK1 DE1 Dn MT ore Whyalla (Chased) (DE1 developed a fault)

NR24 Sitting Whyalla 13.47

BHP Whyalla Visit

852 Blast Furnace Shunt Whyalla #2 Furnace

DE7 Blast Furnace Shunt Whyalla #2 Furnace from pellet plant.

DE3 Blast Furnace shunt Whyalla

DE5 Maintenance Shop Whyalla 

DH1 Shut down         Whyalla (last survivor of class)

NR38 NR15 Shunt Spencer Junction 19.53

NR44 - “”””” 19.53

863 - “”””” 19.53

AN6 AN8 - “”””” 19.53

NR120 NR25 Dn Freight Spencer Junction 19.58

ALCo DL531 844 at Tailem Bend - Preserved by Steamranger
Photo: Brad Peadon

8-2-2001

AN6 AN8 Turned Over Spencer Junction 08.46

NR38 - “””””” “”””

NR15 - “””””” “”””

863 - “””””” “”””

8201 8202 CLF5 Up Coalie Stirling North 09.37

NR44 NR25         Up steel Pimba Road 10.29

Spencer Junction 11.26

AN6 AN8 Shut down

NR15 NR38 863 Around yard

NR44 NR25 Up Steel ex Whyalla

MDH? -- Homestead Park

??? 0-6-0 Steamer Homestead Park

NR45 NR24 MP5 Yorkies Crossing 18.54

Port Augusta Workshops

Teletrak #2

42216 (2204) 42201 42205 42212 42214

DA3

DL36

DE9 (BHP)

966

870

AN6 AN8 at Spencer Junction (Port Augusta)
Both now in operation with Pacific National.
Photo: Brad Peadon

9-2-2001

NR61 NR107 Refuelling Spencer Junction 07.29

NR60 ---         Spencer Junction 07.29

863 Shunter                 Spencer Junction 07.29

GM22 Preserved Port Pirie (ex GM28)

NR29 NR73 --         Port Pirie         08.44

DA1 --                 Port Pirie         08.44

603 847 -- Snowtown           10.05

ALF18 CLF3 Grain         Snowtown 10.05

Dry Creek Motive Power Centre 11.53

42204 42209 42211

AN5

CLP11 CK5

DL47

607 848

704 705

NR113 DL43 BL27 Up L/E Dry Creek South 12.12

841 Grain Shunt Port Adelaide         12.36

DA2 706 Stoney Port Adelaide         14.14

NR35 Oil Outer Harbour 14.21

NR58 Indian Pacific Dry Creek South (ex Sydney) 15.43

2101 2005 Up Pass Dry Creek South         15.55

DA2 706 -- Dry Creek South

103 (Great Northern) Shunt Indian Keswick             17.10

H2 SCT Mile End             17.10

G522 SCT Mile End             17.10

NR58 Indian Pacific Keswick (to Adelaide)

NR79 88 BL27 DL43 AB6 Mt Lofty     20.11

G529 G522 Dn Tolls Mt Lofty             22.01

NR84 NR115 Up Steel Mt Lofty

AN6 AN8 at Spencer Junction (Port Augusta)
Both now in operation with Pacific National.
Photo: Brad Peadon

10-2-2001

G519 541 540 ??? Mt Lofty 07.30

NR87 NR104 Up Trailerail                              Balhannah 10.05

CLP12 GM42 40 CLP14 6MP3?             Balhannah 10.24

NR81 --                     Keswick                 11.41

X45 (Edgar) -- SCT Yard         11.41

NR120 NR104 6MP7 Dry Creek South 13.39

NR115 NR84 6MP5 Dry Creek South 14.09

NR92 23 DL43 PM5 Eden Hills-Tailem Bend (Drop DL43)

ALGY57T -- Tailem Bend (ASR Coloured Louver Van)

English Electric 501 in Adelaide - Now scrapped.

11-2-2001

NR81 Dn Overland Mount Lofty

507 Dn Pass Goolwa-Victor Harbor 12.34

406 Preserved         Milang Station

?? Preserved Milang station (2ft loco, not present)

255 100 254 Up Transfer Coonalpyn (Bluebirds) 15.09

English Electric 519 at Keswick station (Adelaide) - Now scrapped.

ALCo DL531 844 at Tailem Bend - Preserved by Steamranger
Photo: Brad Peadon

ALCo DL531 843 and 874 at Osbourne (Adelaide) 

843 has been donated to the Pichi Richi Railway
874 was originally Silverton #27, in service with One Rail as 907
Photo: Brad Peadon

ALCo DL531 874 at Dry Creek (Adelaide) 

874 was originally Silverton #27, in service with One Rail as 907
Photo: Brad Peadon

AN6 AN8 at Spencer Junction (Port Augusta)
Both now in operation with Pacific National.

Photo: Brad Peadon

961 - Dry Creek MPC (Adelaide)

Today, World Series 961 is stored at Goulburn with an uncertain future.

Photo: Brad Peadon

English Electric 505 at the Dry Creek MPC - Now scrapped.

BL34 - Dry Creek MPC (Adelaide)

Photo: Brad Peadon

CK4 (formerly T406) - Dry Creek MPC (Adelaide)

Photo: Brad Peadon

ALCo DL531 845 at the Dry Creek MPC (Adelaide) 
Believed also preserved by Steamranger.

Photo: Brad Peadon

GM42 703 706 961 - Dn Grain at Murray Bridge.

Photo: Brad Peadon

Jumbo railcar set at Adelaide Station

Photo: Brad Peadon

ALCo 934 and 833 at Dry Creek(Adelaide) 

Both locomotives now scrapped.

Photo: Brad Peadon

BL27 BL31 931 on Mount Gambier goods at Clapham (Adelaide) 

ALCo World Series 931 is now scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon

BL27 G532 BL28 on up freight at Glenalta (Adelaide) 

Photo: Brad Peadon

BL27 G532 BL28 on up freight at Belair (Adelaide) 

Photo: Brad Peadon

BL27 G532 BL28 on up freight at Lynton (Adelaide) 

Photo: Brad Peadon

BL27 G532 BL28 on up freight at Belair (Adelaide) 

Photo: Brad Peadon

BL27 G532 BL28 on up freight at Belair (Adelaide) 

Photo: Brad Peadon

EL60 ALF24 - Spencer Junction (Port Augusta)

Photo: Brad Peadon

EL62 at the Dry Creek MPC (Adelaide) 

Photo: Brad Peadon

GM41 and 703 from N467 at the Dry Creek MPC (Adelaide) 
GM41 is now scrapped, with the cab believed to be preserved.
703 and N467 are both still operational.

Photo: Brad Peadon

DL43 derailed at the Adelaide Freight Terminal. ALF21 Behind.
DL43  still in service with Pacific National.

Photo: Brad Peadon

BL30 8013 at Broken Hill (NSW)

Photo: Brad Peadon

BL33 at Broken Hill (NSW)

Photo: Brad Peadon

 

STATIONS - RANDOM SELECTION

 

Given I currently live in the virus infested city of Sydney, I've had little to do for the last 6 weeks, and now the next eleven it would seem, other than go through even more photographic memories of the once greater times we all enjoyed.

The station series normally focuses on one station at a time. However, given travel will now gain you a spanking from the authorities, either real ones, or the self-appointed railfan type, we will just look at some images I prepared earlier.

You're welcome.

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Thirlmere, New South Wales

Picton to Mittagong Loop Line

Home of whatever the 'NSW Rail Transport Museum' is called this week.

Names after a lake some 24kms south-west of Penrith (Cumbria, England)

Werris Creek, New South Wales

Main North Line

Opened: Current site in 1880.

Comes from the Aboriginal name for the area 'Weia Weia', which was corrupted as 'Werrie's Creek', than later to 'Werris Creek'.

Millmerran, Queensland

Terminus of branchline from Wyreema (Wallangarra line).

Opened October 1911

The branch is not thought to be in use.

The name is believed to be derived from the Aboriginal words 'meel' (eye) and 'merran' (to look out).

Cowra, New South Wales

Blayney to Demondrille line

Opened November 1986

An Aboriginal word for rocks.

The line is not currently in operation, however the locally based 'Lachlan Valley Railway' are believed to be set to restore local heritage train services.

Monarto South, South Australia

Adelaide-Wolseley (on to Melbourne) line.

Former junction for the line to Sedan.

The station was removed as part of the 90s standardization project.
The station building has been moved to the 'Old Tailem Town Pioneer Village'.

Cootamundra West, , New South Wales

Cootamundra - Temora line

Opened: March 1911

Cootamundra comes from the Aboriginal word 'Low Lying Place'.

The train seen is the former Griffith Speedfreight which passed though, early evening on weeknights, destined for Sydney.

While this line remains a very busy one, the Cootamundra West station has not seen regular passenger trains since the 80s.

Moss Vale, New South Wales

NSW Main South Line

Opened: December 1867 (Suttons Forest)

Renamed: 1877

The Moss Vale name came from a Jimmy Moss, the only resident of a little valley near the station.

Robertson, New South Wales

Unanderra - Moss Vale line

Opened: August 1932

Named after former NSW Premier Sir John Robertson. Our 5th state Premier.

Homebush Abattiors, New South Wales

Opened: 1926

Moved site: 1938

This whole area has since been redeveloped as Olympic Park in Homebush Bay.
These photos were all taken some three years after closure in 1984, during a walk around the former line that served here and the State Brickworks.

The weather in these shots makes it hard to believe that, not all that long prior, we had to take refuge in a toppled Brickworks signalbox as a massive storm hit.

Broken Hill, New South Wales 

NSW Western Line

Opened: 1919 (Station shown)

Replaced: 1957

Location was named after a rock formation.

Station heritage supremo, Brian Leedham, has an online group aimed at saving the station. Join here.

Thirlmere again.

Picton, New South Wales

NSW Main South Line

Opened: July 1863

Possibly named by Governor Brisbane, after Sir Thomas Picton, given both had fought in the Peninsula War.

Bethungra, New South Wales

NSW Main South Line.

Opened: April 1878

An Aboriginal word meaning 'Black Mountain'.

Ariah Park, New South Wales

Temora to Griffith line

Opened: November 1906

Barellan, New South Wales

Temora to Griffith line
Opened: November 1908

Well there you go, a random selection of station shot to brighten you Covid ordeal.

A huge thank you to Brian Leedham for your heritage inspiration.

Also, thanks to:

Wayne Riley and Rodney Turret

nswrail.net

Wikipedia