QUEENSLAND - PART 7 - OPERATION HURRICANE

 

Way back in ancient times, I accompanied Chris and Daven Walters (not related) on a trip from Mossman Mill down to Moreton Mill, with the aim of trying to photograph as many sugarcane locomotives as possible. 

The cane side of this monumental undertaking will be covered in a future blog installment (Queensland Canefields Pt3).

Of course, being the rabid railfans that we were, in between the 2ft train action, we also spent a lot of time visiting the mainstream 3ft6 operations of Queensland Rail.

It is the QR guff that we cover below. First all the sightings noted on the trip, followed by a selection of Queensland photos taken over numerous trips

DATE 2002	LOCOS	TRAIN	LOCATION	TIME	NOTES: Operation Hurricane - Daven Walters & Chris Walters
14-9-2002	2815 -	Down 6C77	Babinda	20:21
	2373 -	Up Containers	Innisfail	-
15-9-2002	2321 -	Dn 3C37	Boogan	14:11	Dn Sunlander
			Chased		Innisfail Stn,Bellenden Ker,Harvey Ck,Gordonvale,Kamma
					NOTE: Bellender Ker with #7 On Ballast
	1771 -	Passenger	Cairns		From Kuranda
	1754 2815 2479 2845	Depot	Portsmith	-
	1733 1773 1729 DH45	Depot	Portsmith	-
	1734 2321 1771	Depot	Portsmith	-
	3620 (0401)	Depot	Portsmith	-
16-9-2002	2815 2392 2355	Up freight	Innisfail	21:09
	2850 -	Up Freight	Innisfail
17-9-2002	1773 -	Up Mollasses	Babinda	08:14
	2312 -	Up Pass	Babinda Ck	09:51
	1773 -	Dn Mollasses	Babinda	10:35
	2823 -	Up Freight x 5	Babinda Ck	11:15
	2833 -	Up Freight	Innisfail	21:18
	2313 -	Up Freight	Innisfail	22:19
18-9-2002	2186 -	Dn Freight	Innisfail	06:53
	2303 -	Dn GSPE	Innisfail	07:34	Great South Pacific Express
19-9-2002	2156 2151 2117	-	Townsville Port	16:35
	2213 -	-	Townsville Port
	2847 2472 2849 4039	Freight	Townsville	18:15	from port
	2177 -	-	Townsville	18:10	freight terminal
	2194 2209	Freight	Townsville	18:26
	1150 1263	Preserved	Townsville
	2413 -	Freight	Townsville	19:07	Adobi Motel
	2821 -	Freight	Townsville	20:31	Adobi Motel
20-9-2002	2182 2600 2843 2826	Depot	Stuart	06:47
	2609 2155 2188 2146	Depot	Stuart
	2213 -	Sugar Train?	Stuart	07:09
	2845 -	Dn Freight	Townsville	07:29	South of Townsville
	2212 -	Dn Sugar	Brandon	13:12
	4037 4022	Empty Coal	Kaili	17:10
	4037 4022	Empty Coal	Pring	17:23
	2410 2411 4027 4029	Depot	Pring	-
21-9-2002	1740 2474 2809	Station	Mackay	-
	2809 2610	Up Freight	Mackay	20:18
	2822 -	Dn Freight	Mackay	-
22-9-2002	2497 -	Sugar Train?	Marian	10:26
	3210 3408 3241 3263	Depot	Jilalan
	3414 3419 3144 1576	Depot	Jilalan
	2137 3223	Depot	Jilalan		2137 had an original cab.
	DH37 DH73	Depot	Jilalan
	1573 1574 LTC1849	Depot	Jilalan		No photos
	3102 3257 / 3285 3266	Coal	Yukan	15:30	3102 may have been 3103
	2192 2373	Up Molasses	Yukan	15:40
	3104 3276 / 3277 3214	Empty Coal	Yukan	16:51
	2189 -	Empty cattle	Rockhampton	22:03	Northbound
	2829 2471 2490 2143	Depot	Rockhampton	-	Depot shots
	2181 -	Depot	Rockhampton	-	Depot shots
23-9-2002	2836 -	Freight	Rockhampton	07:24	Northbound, Denison Street
	3642 3610 3634 3414	Depot	Callemondah		Photos
	2346 3901 3415 3528	Depot	Callemondah		Photos
	4014 2414 4006 3503	Depot	Callemondah		Photos
	2206 DH72	Depot	Callemondah		Photos
	2306 2362 3546 3532	Depot	Callemondah		No Photos
	2348 3907 3912 3910	Depot	Callemondah		No Photos
	3532 2179	Depot	Callemondah		No Photos
	4019 4031	EDI Rail	Callemondah
	1571 -	Limestone	Gladstone	14:33	To Taragoola
	2163 2202	Up Freight	Gladstone	14:54
	301 302	Dn Tilt Train	Gladstone	16:28
	3924 -	Dn Cement	Gladstone	16:32
	2150 -	Shunter	Gladstone	-
	2331 2116	Woodchip	Gladstone	17:36
	2185 -	L/E	Gladstone	17:37	Arrive
	3926 -	Containers	Gladstone	17:51	Southbound
	2346 2306 2414 2179	Light Engine	Gladstone	20:26	inc 3526 ex Callemondah
	2414 2179 2185	Oil Train	Gladstone	20:48
24-9-2002	3503 3406 2362	Depot	Callemondah	08:17
	302 301	Tilt Train	Gladstone	08:47	Byelle Road Xing
	3908 -	Dn Freight	Miriam Vale	09:45	Pages Road
25-9-2002	3911 -	Dn Freight	Mary West	10:38	Cross
	3925 -	Up Q'lander	Mary West	10:39	Cross
	1763 -	Shunter	Mary West
	1632 1639 1649	Preserved	Maryborough		Mary Valley Tourist Railway, 1632 Operational
27-9-2002	DH2 1461 1281	Preserved	Ipswich		Workshops Railway Museum
	1710 -	Preserved	Ipswich		Workshops Railway Museum, cab only as driver sim.
28-9-2002	2142 2140 2147 2110	Workshops	Redbank
	2136 2102 2115 2141	Workshops	Redbank
	1511 1513 1519 1515	Workshops	Redbank
	1518 1520 1523 1506	Workshops	Redbank		1518 Partly dismantled for 423 conversion.
	1525 2105 1754 1755	Workshops	Redbank
	1749 1753 1726 2605	Workshops	Redbank
	2612 -	Workshops	Redbank
	Interail Coal Hopper	Workshops	Redbank		No visible identification.
	1400 -	Workshops	Redbank		Opposite workshops
	2210 2162 2193 2160	Workshops	Redbank		Opposite workshops, cabs only.
	1730 -	Workshops	Redbank		Opposite workshops, cabs only.
	2356 2360	Freight	Acacia Ridge	14:01
	2173 -	Shunter	Moolabin	14:10
	3915 -	Freight	Moolabin	14:37	Arrive
	3930 -	Cattle	Wacol	16:23
	3930 -	Cattle	Dinmore	16:39
	1707 -	Preserved	Swanbank		Privately preserved
	2373 1723 1650 2146	Depot	Redbank
	1746 2485 2489 1766	Depot	Redbank		Photos of all except 1766.
29-9-2002	2304 1745	Up Freight	Morayfield	14:36
	3919 -	Up Sunlander	Morayfield	15:03

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Photos from the above trip, and other occasions.

Rockhampton bound tilt train stops over at Gladstone station.

Photo: Brad Peadon

2202 2163 sitting opposite Gladstone station.

Photo: Brad Peadon

2185 Gladstone station.

Since sold to South Africa.

Photo: Brad Peadon

3926 arrives at Gladstone station with a short southbound container train.

Photo: Brad Peadon

2202 sitting opposite Gladstone station.

Photo: Brad Peadon

2331 at Gladstone.

Photo: Brad Peadon

2202 gets mooned at Gladstone station.

Photo: Brad Peadon

2414 2179 2185 sit in Gladstone yard on a fuel train.

Suspect this sort of access would be difficult at best in 2022.

Photo: Brad Peadon

A small road/rail shunter at the Redbank workshops in suburban Brisbane.

Photo: Brad Peadon

2171 inside Redbank workshops.

Photo: Brad Peadon

2303 stops at Townsville with a southbound 'Great South Pacific Express'.

Photo: Brad Peadon

2163 outside Redbank workshops. 
Photo: Brad Peadon

1528 outside Redbank workshops. 

Locomotive since went to Chile.
Photo: Brad Peadon

2197 also slumming around outside Redbank workshops. 
Photo: Brad Peadon

WHW-31494 (wheel sets) Redbank workshops. 
Photo: Brad Peadon

VGH-37705 (grain) Redbank workshops. 
Photo: Brad Peadon

DUMP-37881 (maybe for garbage items going off the code) Redbank workshops. 
Photo: Brad Peadon

RM55 at Cabanda on the Rosewood Railway. 

Sadly, services are currently paused due to emerging staffing issues.

 This news was placed on their website in 2018, with no further update. Their Facebook page appears to have disappeared.
Photo: Brad Peadon

2182 at Stuart depot (near Townsville).
Photo: Brad Peadon

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Thanks to:

Chris Walters and Daven Walters for their company on onbe of the most fun trips ever..

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