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.
Prepare for the approaching tsunami of photographs from the 80s till today.
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4427 Departs Moss Vale station with a rail train destined for unloading around the Bargo area, while 42218 on a loco hauled passenger service, and a DEB set railcar, wait in the yard for their turns.
Both locomotives are now scrapped, 42218 being done in South Africa.
Photo: Brad Peadon
PL5 48134 48137 PL7 on an empty coal rake headed to the Pelton Mine.
Passing through East Greta on the historic South Maitland Railway.
All four units now scrapped, and the line solely used for Aurizon wagon storage.
Photo: Brad Peadon
PL3 48129 48143 4894
Last reports had 4894 in operation, with 48143 stored.
PL3 and 48129 scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Now scrapped 4453 passing through Moss Vale with a grain train.
Photo: Peter Bubb
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44211 pulling a rake of containers out of the Patricks Terminal at Port Botany.
Locomotive preserved at Thirlmere in the original Indian Red livery.
Photo: Brad Peadon
44222 and 44212 prepare to depart Gelco (Botany railway line) light engine.
Photo: Brad Peadon
103 (formerly 4537) leased to BHP Steel at Port Kembla and seen operating Kemira Valley coal runs.
Above: Kemira - Below: Central Kembla
Today she is preserved in South Australia, but leased out for shunting operations.
Photos: Brad Peadon
103 (formerly 4537) leased to BHP Steel at Port Kembla and seen operating Kemira Valley coal runs.
This time seen leading 101 (also leased) on a coalie to Elouera (Wongawilli)
Photo: Brad Peadon
103 (formerly 4537) following her time with BHP.
She was owned by Patrick Rail at this stage and used on their services.
Seen here with 4471 at Port Botany as they pull out of the CTAL Terminal.
4471 has since been scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon
4894 and 4886 snoring away at Cootamundra.
4886 now 48201 with Graincorp.
Photo: Brad Peadon
4878 leading Silverton liveried 442s4 through Warabrook (Newcastle) with a ballast train.
4878 became Graincorp GPU2.
442s4 has been renumbered back to 44202 and believed operational
Photo: Brad Peadon
4521 was by this time owned by the 'Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum' and stored on Kooragang Island prior to being transferred to the museum.
Today it is preserved in Dorrigo.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Like the earlier 103, 102 and 101 were on lease to BHP Steel in Port Kembla for works coal train services.
All three were purchased in the 1994 auction at Cardiff and restored by Austrac prior to this lease.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Above and below we see 4877 and 4706 both departing the Lambton Mine, as well as dropping down towards the junction at Adamstown.
This is on Newcastle's former Belmont line which today is a bike/walking track. The area where the train is above is today a housing estate.
4877 has since been scrapped, while 4706 is preserved at the 'Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum'.
Photo: Brad Peadon
8046 is a survivor in a class that has been decimated by scrappings over the years and is believed to still be considered operational, but has condemned wheelsets.
Photo: Brad Peadon
For a period BHP Steel in Port Kembla also leased 8015 and 8039 for use on their Illawarra coal runs.
These five photos show them on Elouera (Wongawilli) runs, however they did see use up the Kemira Valley, usually as a single unit.
Both are believed stored with Pacific National.
Photos: Brad Peadon
8026 at the roundhouse in Parkes (Western NSW).
Believed to be operational with SCT.
Photos: Brad Peadon
8005 is looking far from splendid after years sitting in the open at Port Kembla.
Photos: Brad Peadon
4492 sitting in the roundhouse at Broadmeadow (Newcastle).
Depot is closed, the loco scrapped. All quite depressing to be honest.
Photos: Brad Peadon
Preserved 4464 at Streamliners in Goulburn.
4464, along with 4473 and 4486, was recently sold to Transport Heritage NSW. All having been owned and restored by the Lachlan ALCo Group.
Photos: Brad Peadon
Two interesting visitors we had in New South Wales for a while were the ex Western Australia NB class owned by Austrac.
Classified as 18 class on this side of the country, both 1872 and 1873 have been scrapped. As has the whole class.
Photos: Brad Peadon
A location that has seen huge change since this photo.
The Mascot level crossing has been removed as part of duplication work, the huts are gone, trees cut down, the Ansett logo on that plane is also no more.
Building still remains though.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Cooks River staff hut.
Photo: Brad Peadon
1872 EL54 GM44 arriving at Port Botany in Sydney.
Photos: Brad Peadon
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Bradly Coulter
Check our new Linktree site above for piles of dreary transport entertainment.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------The missus recently went to Auto One and got 4 new hubcaps and wing mirror for her Ford Falcon.
In fairness it was a really good swap!
How we laughed.
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