International Railroad Discussion > Some Down Under Photos

Hi all,

That time again for some more down under photos. All in South Australia unless noted.

1. Indian Pacific service, 3AS8 passes through the Adelaide suburb of Dudley Park hauled by Pacific National locomotives NR25 and 8124 on 2/16/16.

2. GWA intermodal service, 3AD1 with GWA001 'Phillip J Ringo' and CLP14 waits at the yard limit board at Manguri for a track gang to clear on 2/17/16.

3. Heading through the Adelaide suburb of Millswood, Ghan liveried NR74 leads NR59 and AN4 on PN service 5PM5 on 2/21/16.

Justin

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1. CLF5 and ALF18 have finished loading their grain train at Snowtown and await departure from the bunker siding on 2/27/16.

2. Empty Snowtown grain service, 1471S, waits on the crossing loop at Two Wells hauled by ALF23 and GWU007 on 3/6/16.

3. Pacific National hauled ARTC welded rail train, 1M41 arrives on the middle road at Mt. Lofty to stable for the night hauled by 8108 on 3/8/16.

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1. Another view of 1M41 at Mt. Lofty on 3/8/16. 8108 is a Clyde-GM model JT26C-2SS. Pretty much an SD40-2 with SD50 super series control system and the larger AR16 main alternator.

2. The Overland passenger service running from Melbourne, Victoria to Adelaide, South Australia has about 10km of its journey left as it is about to enter Sleeps Hill tunnel hauled by NR102 on 3/8/16.

3. SCT service, 3AK9 from Penfield to Dooen In Victoria has just exited Sleeps Hill tunnel hauled by Chinese built and MTU powered CSR008, CSR006 on 3/8/16.

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1. PN service, 5PM5 with NR87, NR46 and NR101 passes through Rocky River on 3/12/16.

2. NR34 and NR115 haul PN service 6MP5 through Bowmans on 3/12/16.

3. Passing through Bishops Looop in the Adelaide suburb of Wingfield, 6009 and LDP003 hauling Aurizon service 5PM1 on 3/12/16.

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1. PN service 7MP5 with NR16, NR31, 8108 and NR57 passes through Rocky River on 3/13/16.

2. Bowmans Intermodal empty mineral sands service to Bemax Siding (Just west of Broken Hill in N.S.W.) passes through Korunye hauled by triple MPI built MP33C's, CM3315, CM3308 and CM3309 owned by CFCLA on 3/13/16.

3. GWA locomotives, 2210 and GWA010 assist in loading a grain train at Port Pirie on 3/16/16.

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1. PN's 8157 stabled at Tailem Bend on 3/17/16.

2. The ARTC track inspection train known as the AK cars, get ready to depart Great Southern Rails Keswick Passenger Terminal bound for a quick trip to Pelican Point on 3/29/16 hauled by NR112.

3. Stored GWA locomotives 703, GM43, GM38 and GM37 keeping in service 2216 company at Dry Creek on 3/29/16.

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1. PN service, 3MP7 with NR118, DL41 and 8224 work upgrade at Yantaringa on 4/6/16. The 82's have started replacing the DL's on intermodal services due to a downturn in coal traffic.

2. The same train climbing into Mt. Lofty.

3. Not long after, 3MP5 with NR54, NR100, 8157 and DL45 run via the crossing loop at Balhannah due to track work on 4/6/16.

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1. 3MP5 climbs the grade into Mt. Lofty on 4/6/16.

2. PN steel service, 1MP2 passes through Stirling North hauled by NR38 and NR50 on 4/11/16.

3. The empty Leigh Creek coal train, 2FP1 passes over a small bridge at Brachina hauled by 8229, 8222, 8258 on 4/11/16. This service finished running at the end of April as the power station it serviced has closed down.

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1. 2FP1 passes through the small town of Parachilna.

2. Crossing Breakfast Time Creek.

3. Near the locality of Beltana.

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1. 2FP1 approaches Leigh Creek showing its 162 car, 2.7km long train.

2. Sulzer powered NSU57 and NSU60 on display at the former break of gauge station at Marree on 4/11/16. This was only an extra 70 mile drive on from Leigh Creek.

3. NSU56 at Marree. These three locomotives were left there after they were used to dismantle the old narrow gauge line from Alice Springs to Marree which closed in 1980 and replaced by the current standard gauge line.
 

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1. Marree platform. Narrow gauge on the left and standard gauge on the right.

2. The old adaptor vehicle allowing narrow gauge wagons to be pushed on top of standard gauge flatcars fitted with rails.

3. Marree station.

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1. Looking along the formation out of town towards Oodnadatta.

2. An old louvred van now being used as a storage shed at the general store.

3. A former sleeping carriage from the old narrow  gauge Ghan and an old wooden narrow gauge brakevan on a private property in Marree.

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1. It's back down to Leigh Creek as we catch loaded coal train 2FP2 passing the township which is to the left in the background 4/11/16. This is looking the other way from the same hill as I got 2FP1 from.

2. The same train near Puttupa.

3. The Flinders Ranges provide the back drop as the train travels along near Trebilcock Creek with a nice haze of coal dust.
 

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1. 2FP2 at Nilpena.

2. The last bit of light silhouettes the train as it crosses a creek bridge near Brachina. It was a great 20 hour, 880 mile day.

3. Quad box cab locomotives, 2212, 2207, 2210 and 703 at Dry Creek on 4/19/16. The front three are Clyde-GM built J26C units (SD38).

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1. Stored Genesee & Wyoming broad gauge Alco's 843, 706 and 844 at Dry Creek on 5/13/16.

2. Stored standard gauge Alco box cabs, 705, 701 and 703 at Dry Creek on 5/13/16. These are A.E. Goodwin built model DL500G.

3. Intermodal service, 5AD1 waits on the crossing loop at Newcastle Waters in the Northern Territory hauled by GWU005 and FQ04 on 5/21/16.

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1. I missed this one earlier. Espee Rail services transfer movement, 1571S waits to depart Dry Creek North yard with CFCLA locomotives EL53, VL358 and VL360 on 4/3/16.

2. After a heavy shower or rain, a brief patch of sun catches stored GWA broad gauge units 706 and 843 at Dry Creek on 5/27/16.

3. Another look at stored Alco 706 at Dry Creek on 5/27/16.

Hopefully I can upload a video or two over the next week.

Enjoy.
Justin

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Fantastic stuff thanks for sharing

A great set of photos, thank you.  I've made it to Australia one time although I have close friends that go every year.  maybe I can make it back again soon.  In the third of the first set of pics, what are the green box car looking units?  I thought there was no longer any wagon load freight in Australia.

Thanks everyone.

As for the boxcar looking wagons, there are three different classes of wagon that are in use on Pacific National services for Sadliers Transport as pictured.

Cheers,
Justin
Latebeans Wrote:
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> A great set of photos, thank you.  I've made it
> to Australia one time although I have close
> friends that go every year.  maybe I can make it
> back again soon.  In the third of the first set
> of pics, what are the green box car looking
> units?  I thought there was no longer any wagon
> load freight in Australia.

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SCT use some normal height 75ft boxcars along with these massive 74ft high cube boxcars. They also have some 75ft refridgerated vans.

Cheers,
Justin

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