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153-1-08460 viewsBallan yard view looking towards Ballarat, signal gantry with semaphore post 6 for mainline moves, semaphore signal post 5 for the goods loop and semaphore signal post 7 up home, colour light signal post 10 in the distance.

183-14460 viewsSeymour loco depot, V/Line broad gauge loco T class T 368 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 64-323 sits over the brake pit, front view.

181-16460 viewsTraralgon loco depot, V/Line broad gauge loco G class G 515 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 85-1243, detail view of pilot, couple, hoses and MU arrangement, front view.

182-16460 viewsMurchison, derelict station site looking along mainline with super phosphate shed and horizontal GEB H style grain bunker on the left, gangers shed visible behind tree on the right.

193-34460 viewsGympie yard, narrow gauge Queensland Rail's 1502 class unit 1507 is a Comeng Rocklea Qld built (under contract for Clyde Engineering) EMD GL22C with serial 67-602 with 1720 class unit 1752 behind it.

200-21460 viewsMidland, Westrail's Clyde Engineering built EMD model G26C as the DA class, DA 1573 serial 72-760 and DA 1574 serial 72-761 lead an empty grain train to Avon past the Midland Workshops at 0925 hrs 24th June 1997.

216-25460 viewsMoomba, view of surrounding sand hills

030405 154311460 viewsLock, yard overview looking south from the northern end with speed limit and whistle boards, points and point lever and indicator for siding, silo complex visible in the background, 5th April 2003.

030407 094517460 viewsMinnipa, yard view looking south with cheese knob point lever for sidings, mainline is third from the right, silo out-flow spout. 7th April, 2003.

030409 111858460 viewsDarke Peake, located at the 198.5 km and opened in July 1913, was originally called Darke's Peak up till 1950. Yard overview looking south from the north end, first set of points leads off to the right to the triangle and ballast loading point, second set are for the goods and grain siding loop, loading ramp just noticeable in front of the silos.

030409 115551460 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.

030411 141732460 viewsNunjikompita, yard view looking west, Ascom style silo with loadout spout and silo, then a horizontal bunker and concrete silos. The truck unloading point is on the right of the silos.

030411 154502460 viewsWirrulla, looking south at the south end of the grain loop, unprotected grade crossing.

060111 2293460 viewsWarrachie, ARG 1200 class unit 1203, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-427, one of fourteen originally built between 1960-65 for WAGR as their A class A 1513, fitted with dynamic brakes and financed by Western Mining Corporation, started working on the Eyre Peninsula in November 2004 leads an empty grain train between Murdinga and Lock. 11th January 2006.

060111 2312460 viewsNantuma, Clyde Engineering built EMD G12C model loco 1203 serial 65-427 leads two ALCo units 850 and 905 as they round the bend just north of the old station site at the 183 km. Their next shunt will be Warramboo. 11th January 2006.

060111 2335460 viewsWarramboo, located at the 190.2 km and opened with the line in May 1913, with now disused station building on the left, Clyde Engineering built EMD G12C model loco 1203 serial 65-427 stands on the mainline as loading on the grain siding has started. 11th January 2006.

060113 2457460 viewsThevenard, AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 built for the SAR as 830 class locomotive 871 serial G3422-1 was issued when built in 1966 to the Eyre Peninsula division of South Australian Railways. Still wearing Australian National green and yellow but with ASR decals as it stands in the yard with a couple of ENH type hopper waggons. 13th January 2006.

130704 0479460 viewsKyancutta, HCN type bogie grain hopper waggon HCN 35, originally an NHB type hopper built by Tulloch Ltd for the Commonwealth Railways North Australia Railway. One of forty rebuilt by Islington Workshops 1978-79 to the HCN type with a 36 ton rating, increased to 40 tonnes in 1984. Seen here loaded with grain with a Moose Metalworks roll-top cover.