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060110 2213436 viewsOn the curve near the 85 km between Yeelanna and Karkoo, ARG 1200 class unit 1204, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-428, originally built for the WAGR as the final unit of fourteen A class locomotives in 1965 and sent to the Eyre Peninsula in July 2004 leads an empty grain train. Approx. location of image.
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030406 092313435 viewsYeelanna, station yard view looking north down the mainline from the south end of the station siding, points, leaver and indicator for the Kapinnie and former Mount Hope line at the bottom of frame, then the south end points, lever and indicator for the station siding, and then the high yellow disk for the southern leg of the triangle can be seen. With silo outflow spouts on the right. 6th April 2003.
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030406 141806435 viewsKapinnie, station yard overview looking east towards Yeelanna, dwarf point lever and indicator, concrete silo complexes with outflow spouts. 6th April 2003.
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030409 115614435 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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030414 164137435 viewsKevin, , overview looking east back towards the gypsum fields and plant from the end of the loop on the line to Penong.
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130708 0720435 viewsCharra,
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130708 0766435 viewsCharra, originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 17, in GWA corporate orange livery of owner Genesee & Wyoming Australia, without hungry boards loaded with gypsum, Charoban Rd grade crossing, 477.8 km.
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161109 1905435 viewsMoule, originally Kinki Sharyo built NHA type NHA 983 for the NAR in 1968, to EP Division 1978, rebuilt with extended sides for gypsum traffic and recoded to ENHA type ENHA 3 in 1984. Loaded with gypsum.
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030415 154528435 viewsTarcoola, at the 504.5 km, looking west along loop line, the eastern leg of the triangle running to the left, middle road is the Trans Australian Railway line while the right is the Central Australian Railway line. Tarcoola is the junction for the TAR and CAR railways situated 504 km from the 0 km datum at Coonamia. GeoData location. 15th April 2003.
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216-24434 viewsMoomba, view of surrounding sand hills
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030405 154328434 viewsLock, track view of the narrow gauge per way showing the dilapidated state of the sleepers hence the 20 km/h speed limit! 5th April 2003.
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030405 155812434 viewsLock, view across mainline looking at the now disused crew barracks, at the time of this photo the track workers were utilising the facilities, 5th April 2003.
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030405 161656434 viewsLock, former yard crane, hand operated 5 ton revolving jib crane and plinth, now located off North Terrace, 5th April 2003.
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030407 120514434 viewsPoochera, the loaded train prepares to depart behind 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 112310434 viewsDarke Peake, yard view looking south with grain loading spouts and silos on the goods and grain loop at left, mainline on the right.
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030409 113015434 viewsDarke Peake, the end of the triangle looking west is in this cutting.
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030411 141109434 viewsNunjikompita, aboriginal word for 'burnt hair', located 357.6 km, terminus of line from 14th August 1914 until Thevenard extension opened on the 8th of February 1915, yard overview looking east from the western end of the yard. Concrete silo block 3 is closet to camera.
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030411 154247434 viewsWirrulla , yard view looking south, goods loop rejoining from the right, grain loop on the left.
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060113 2446434 viewsThevenard, NJ class unit NJ 3 a Clyde Engineering built EMD model JL22C serial 71-730, originally built for the Central Australia Railway in 1971, transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981. 13th January 2006.
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130704 0370434 viewsKyancutta, south bound loaded grain train has stopped here to collect a loaded rack of fourteen grain waggons from the Ascom silo complex, Clyde Engineering built EMD G12C model 1204 serial 65-428 leads the train and was originally built in 1965 for Western Mining Corporation and operated by the WAGR as their A class A 1514.
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