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030409 113227451 viewsDarke Peake, view of the retaining wall for the ballast loading ramp.
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030409 152437450 viewsUngarra, the peace is shattered as a loaded grain train storms upgrade through the station behind 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt DA class unit DA 4 trailing view with the ENHV waggons as the continue south.
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030409 141326449 viewsWharminda, the engines 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt unit DA 4 shunt back out of the siding for the mainline with the loaded waggons.
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030409 110624448 viewsCaralue, loaded grain train working south of the former station site 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, 851 has spent its entire operating career on the Eyre Peninsula, it leads fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt unit DA 4, rebuilt from 830 class unit 839 by Port Augusta Workshops, retains original serial 83730 and model DL531.
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030409 122746447 viewsKielpa, loaded grain train with 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, 851 has spent its entire operating career on the Eyre Peninsula, leads fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt unit DA 4 rumbles over the north end points heading south.
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030409 140620446 viewsWharminda, loaded grain train arrives behind 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, 851 has spent its entire operating career on the Eyre Peninsula, with fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt unit DA 4 as they stop to pick up loaded waggons.
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030409 112555445 viewsDarke Peake, the apex of the triangle looking west with the remains of the ballast loading ramp still in situ.
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030409 142039445 viewsWharminda, loaded grain train with 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, 851 has spent its entire operating career on the Eyre Peninsula, leads fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt unit DA 4.
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030409 124502444 viewsRudall, view across the mainline looking at the crew barracks built new circa 1960 with the remains of a standpipe, possible for watering ballast.
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030409 140726444 viewsWharminda, former Australian National 830 class unit 851 an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model serial 84137, 851 has spent its entire operating career on the Eyre Peninsula.
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030409 130606443 viewsRudall, loaded grain train with 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, 851 has spent its entire operating career on the Eyre Peninsula, leads fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt unit DA 4 past the old station building.
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030409 122315441 viewsKielpa, drainage culvert from concrete pipes and second hand sleepers.
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030409 150040441 viewsUngarra, yard view looking south, red marker is for the end of the grain bunker siding.
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030409 124139439 viewsRudall, located at the 172.7 km and opened in July 1913, station overview looking south from the north end, points for grain and goods siding off to the left, station build can be seen in the distance on the right.
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030409 084719438 viewsKyancutta, XNW type bogie grain hopper waggon XNW 12 on the rear of a string of twelve such waggons, Comeng Qld built XNG type bogie waggon for Norseman Goldmines NL, then WAGR owned and coded XNA then in 1994 converted to XNW grain waggons. They arrived on the Eyre Peninsula system from 2001.
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030409 115618438 viewsDarke Peake, at the 195 km Dog Fence Road grade crossing loaded grain train with 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, 851 has spent its entire operating career on the Eyre Peninsula, leads fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt unit DA 4, rebuilt from 830 class unit 839 by Port Augusta Workshops, retains original serial 83730 and model DL531 with the first twelve waggons behind the locos XNW type.
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030409 084542437 viewsKyancutta, empty grain train runs through the yard behind rebuild DA class unit DA 7 in Australian Southern orange and black livery leading a pair of AE Goodwin built ALCo model DL531 830 class units 872 and 871 with a string of grain waggons.
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030409 111927437 viewsDarke Peake, yard overview looking at the north leg of the triangle curve away to the west, 199 km post, points and lever for the goods and grain siding.
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030409 112229436 viewsDarke Peake, view looking north from the south end of the triangle, point lever with rail just visible heading into the bush, goods and grain siding in closest to camera, loading ramp at right.
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030409 124518434 viewsRudall, located at the 172.7 km and opened in July 1913, station building view of the new one built in 1966.
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