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Johnny's Pages
Old S.A.R.
Shunter's Memories
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Last
edited: 11 June 2010
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BELAIR
BROAD GAUGE LINE UPGRADE
(Adelaide
Hills, South Australia) late April - early August 2009.
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13th May 2009.
2214 worked 4R11 and returned as 4R12 rail train down
through to Glenalta. Included is a couple of shots of the
substitute B1 passenger bus at the Glenalta level crossing.
(Greg
O'Brien)
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T/No 4R11 worked by GWA loco 2214 has run
around and attached to its load of rail at
Belair Wednesday 13th May 2009,
and is preparing
to depart to work as T/No 4R12 dropping rail
on its return to Adelaide
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| T/No
4R12 has dropped rail near Glenalta on
Wednesday 13th May, 2009 and is
ready to depart. Substitute Bus service B1
crosses in front of the train at the Glenalta
level crossing |
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| T/No
4R12 near Glenalta on Wednesday 13th
May, 2009 and is ready to depart. Substitute
Bus service B1 going away crossed in front of
the train at the Glenalta level crossing |
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T/No
4R12 2214 departs Glenalta on Wednesday 13th
May 2009
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3rd
June 2009
Cross selection of Wednesday's ½ day training.
(Wayne
Morris)
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Had two goes at the sleeper
train today, in the early morning when it was due, I went to
Millswood, waiting, headlight coming from the wrong direction (down the hill) - captured
CLPF7, G511, G535 & 2819 passing Millswood in awkward lighting -
(Pic 1).
Returned later tried my luck along the line from Millswood
(derail sign
(Pic 2) uphill to Clapham, this is where I took a downward looking picture from the
Springbank Road bridge adjacent Clapham closed TA -
railway station (Pic 3) of the workers alongside the disused platform, trying to excavate the remains of a
(drain) under the track. You can see they have done a good job on the old BG (TA)
side... looking to the other side SG. Check out the condition of the timber sleepers, and they still probably are wondering how they are going to fix the drain under the tracks on that side (if at
all). Spoke to a worker there on site asking if he'd seen the sleeper
train...... Yep, it should be at Blackwood waiting
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Pic 4
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Pic 5
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The
sleeper train was waiting there unloading a 'van' to the rear of CLP16 and 703
(Pic 4), no access at the site all closed off. Would have liked to have got on the footbridge on the
station...
Went about 1 km uphill near Glenalta and came across a track crossing (maze), wandered in this area and waited for the train to show itself,
(Pic 5) arriving there eventually at 1608 ish. |
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Pic 6
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Pic 7
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Quick drive up to
Belair, waited for the locos to cut off the empty rake,
(Pic 6)
and run around to rejoin the train... (Pic 7)
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The train pulled out from there at about 1655ish.
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6th
June 2009
CLP8, 703, GM46, 2214 on grain train ex Pinaroo as (TN 6L52).
(Wayne
Morris)
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Unusual accidental zoom shot. (check the larger pic)
Belair Loop
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Old broad gauge track been removed
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Old
broad gauge track been removed
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Just downhill from Springbank Road (bridge) at the pedestrian maze, I was set up umbrella in hand trying to keep the camera dry in case of rain (shower), holding the specs in the other hand somehow...... I turn around and
there is another railfan setting up a video camera behind me...... turns out
I knew him.....once the train had passed my position I turned around and captured him doing his thing with the video and the still. |
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7th
June 2009
7062 loaded sleeper and rail train passed through Clapham at 14:30 behind
CLP8, GM45, CLP14, CLP17 ,GM42, plus 51wagons. 40 flatcars of sleepers,
1 van, 10 loaded rail flats.
(Wayne
Morris)
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Off Beaumont Road. Yantaringa
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Off Beaumont Road. Yantaringa
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Belair Loop
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From Springbank Road. Looking towards Lynton
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Springbank Road bridge adjacent Clapham closed TA -
RWS.
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9th
June 2009
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were of T/No 3R11 through Hawthorn and onto
Mitcham where unloading occurred. T/No
3R11 about to cross Angas Road crossing
Mitcham and drop rail Tuesday 9th
June 2009. The other shots of the days
coverage for Tuesday 9th June, 2009
is merely a series of shots of them handling
the rail, dragging, dropping and straightening
it out along the ways. |
(Greg
O'Brien)
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T/No
3R11 2207 703 accelerates through Hawthorn
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2207-703 Mitcham 3R11 unloading rail. 09-06-2009
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2207-703 Mitcham 3R11 unloading rail. 09-06-2009
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2207-703 Mitcham 3R11 unloading rail. 09-06-2009
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2207-703 Mitcham 3R11 unloading rail. 09-06-2009
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2207-703 Mitcham 3R11 unloading rail. 09-06-2009
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2207-703 Mitcham 3R11 unloading rail. 09-06-2009
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2207-703 Mitcham 3R11 unloading rail. 09-06-2009
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2207-703 Mitcham 3R11 unloading rail. 09-06-2009
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12th
June 2009
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6R11 Lynton unloading rail
12th June 2009
T/No 6R11 hauled by 2207 accelerates slowly uphill toward Lynton on Friday 12th June 2009.
Watching this unloading from this angle, certainly made like they were handling pieces of spaghetti, amazing to watch. |
(Greg
O'Brien)
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2207
6R11 Lynton unloading rail. 12-06-2009
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2207
6R11 Lynton unloading rail. 12-06-2009
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2207
6R11 Lynton unloading rail. 12-06-2009
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Lynton
unloading rail. 12-06-2009
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2207
6R11 Lynton unloading rail. 12-06-2009
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Lynton
unloading rail. 12-06-2009
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2207
6R11 Lynton unloading rail. 12-06-2009
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21st June 2009
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Unloading
old rail Dry Creek 21st June 2009.
703
is working one of the rail recovery trains
from Belair, it would have worked down the
previous day and is now reversing along. The
old Dry Creek stock siding with a load of old
rail of the Belair line. Deep in the
background is the site of the new TA Railcar. Depot
at Dry Creek. This was on Sunday 21st
June 2009. |
(Greg
O'Brien)
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703
unloading old rail Dry Creek. 21-06-2009
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703
unloading old rail Dry Creek. 21-06-2009
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703
unloading old rail Dry Creek. 21-06-2009
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Dry Creek. Belair rail heap. 12-07-2009.
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22nd
June 2009
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CLP14
unloading sleepers Eden Hills 22062009.
T/No
2R11 with CLP14 2212 up front and GM43 as
trailing unit, they are unloading sleepers at
near Eden Hills on Monday 22nd
June, 2009. |
(Greg
O'Brien)
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CLP14
Unloading sleepers Eden Hills. 22-06-2009
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CLP14
Unloading sleepers Eden Hills. 22-06-2009
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CLP14
Unloading sleepers Eden Hills. 22-06-2009
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CLP14
Unloading sleepers Eden Hills. 22-06-2009
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CLP14
Unloading sleepers Eden Hills. 22-06-2009
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CLP14, 2212 2R11 move forward Eden Hill. 22-06-2009
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CLP14,
2212 2R11 move forward Eden Hill. 22-06-2009
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28th
June 2009
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T/No
7061 CLP8 CLP17 GM42 2216 works hard thru
Yantaringa after having crossed PM5 at Mt
Barker Junction, Sunday 28th June
2009.
The additional shots were taken at Thebarton,
main reason for this one is that there is now
no Bakewell Bridge in the background. And the
other was taken at Dry Creek, nice low side
shot. |
(Greg
O'Brien)
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CLP8,
CLP17, GM42, 2216 TNo 7061 Yantaringa.
28-06-2009
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CLPl8,
CLP17, GM42, 2216 TNo 7061 Thebarton.
28-06-2009
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CLPl8,
CLP17, GM42, 2216 TNo 7061 Dry Creek.
28-06-2009
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Video
taken
28th
June 2009
Click
HERE
(8.6megs) Greg
O'Brien video
Watch and listen to the Sleeper Train's raw horsepower tackling Yantaringa.
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6th July 2009
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At
last a successful days outing in the hunt for the Rail
Train today 6th July 2009.
One rail worker at Lynton said the train is near the 15K post. Even if I did go to Coromandel station earlier and found the tamper and (no train).
When I arrived near the Eden Hills tunnels
another 30 minutes later another worker said "It went to Belair 10 minutes
ago. so I intended going to Belair via Blackwood
RWS. Passing through Blackwood another rail worker at the rail crossing on Main Rd, said "The trains at Coromandel
RWS. - That's where I found it eventually. The train was located at last at Coromandel station when I had all but given up looking for
it.. up and down the line in that area. In the meantime came across other rail related subjects....
(Wayne
Morris)
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The track tamper at near the 17K post downgrade from
Coromandel RWS.
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On
returning to my car, could hear loud bird calling
sounds and came across a crow attacking the windscreen
wiper rubber with a vengeance, the bird was in no
hurry to leave either.
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Eden Hills tunnels shows the track layout, includes
yellow paint marking where the new track is to be
laid, in the background just under the background red
signals is a prime mover with a loaded ballast hopper
in tow (see photo at below left) |
Shows the truck Prime Mover/ballast loaded hopper.
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Loco 2212 and the rail rake loading the old rail.
'Lots of orange' colours. A Magpie is
waiting
for departure time on the platform. |
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Ballast Regulator moving past the 'train' now standing
at Coromandel Railway Station.
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Distant
view with RWS, loco train, ballast regulator and
safeworkers for the rail crossing in place.
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Coromandel sign on the
Railway Station platform
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From
pedestrian maze at Lynton RWS...
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8th
July 2009
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nice sunny and blue sky. Wandered out this morning to above Eden Hills Tunnels and took a few more pics of the
fellas in action doing a bit of thermit welding....arrived about five minutes late for the big
fizz effect though. The gang (workers) were a friendly mob though. One of them deciding to do
the pose for the camera trick. |
(Wayne
Morris)
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| 3MP7 rolling downhill past the activity.
One dirty NR and an another dirty NR in the indigenous colour scheme |
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11th July 2009
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Both shots taken at the Angas Road crossing on the 8K post looking downhill... |
(Wayne
Morris)
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12th July 2009
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Mitcham
Railway Station
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Now in the light of day when everything is a lot
clearer. The road crossing at Wattlebury Ave has been completed, tarred over and all. The road re-opens tonight at about 2200
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(Wayne
Morris)
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The workers have inserted new track and
rec onditioned the road crossing Grange Road...
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Mitcham
looking
up from Grange Road.
(towards hills)
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Looking along the track bed towards Grange Road
(towards the City- direction).
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Mitcham Railcar Station (these days)
This old shelter / ticket office has seen plenty of comings and goings over the years. I am surprised it still stands after all these years. I assume the termites have not discovered this little treat.
Am surprised it wasn't razed back in the eighties and its place taken by some monstrosity... Although these days the shelters on TA platforms are looking real good and on the whole vandal
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Old
signal cabin Mitcham with murals
looking further up the track.
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I liked the mural painted onto the side of the old signal
cabin, which I didn't know was there on the platform.
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13th July 2009
I was lucky all things considered to have chosen
the location I did Sleeps Hill Road and Hogarth Road corner.......
There was the train standing city side of Sleeps Hill Tunnel in all its glory just sitting there idling away. |
(Wayne
Morris)
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Looking
up the embankment |
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Same
place, tail
end of train 6PM5. 19th July 2009
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18th/19th July 2009
(Wayne
Morris)
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Mitcham Station, now with tracks now laid
between platforms.
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SCT008,
014, 009 downhill from closed Hawthorn
station taken from Sussex Terrace crossing.
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| Downgrade
having passed through Mitcham, approaching the
8 k post (Angas Road) crossing. |
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| 6PM5 with
NR88, NR111, NR__, uphill from Lynton.
Sunday 19th July 2009.
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9th
August 2009
(Wayne
Morris)
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Nearing
completion is the Trans Adelaide (Broad Gauge)
line to Belair with gauge convertible sleepers.
Uphill from Clapham light engines CLF5 &
ALF22 en route to Tailem Bend to collect Part
II of the Sleeper Train from Victoria. Due
to problems the preceeding day the
sleeper train had to be divided at
Tailem Bend, Part I travelling through to
Adelaide on that day.
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Uphill
from Clapham are light engines
CLF5 & ALF22 en route to Tailem Bend |
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The
same light engines rounding the curve
at Lynton RWS en route to Tailem & Bend |
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19th
August 2009
(Wayne
Morris)
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CLP11, CLP13, LDP001, AC4301 near 8km post.
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Track machine on Belair line near 8 km post.
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22nd
August 2009
(Wayne
Morris)
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Finally
the Belair Broad Gauge Line now back in action
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Railcar
emerges slightly ahead of sleeper train
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tunnel, waiting... waiting.... starts to rain, up umbrella.....
In the distant tunnel (portal) I can hear dynamic braking locos on the way TO ME.......
Imagine my surprise when the first thing I see is the yellow nose of a TA railcar set coming out of the tunnel, almost immediately followed by the sleeper train hauled by CLP17 / CLP / CLP14
and GM46 .... fortunately the TA railcars get ahead and out the way of the real
train shot....... |
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Concrete Sleepers
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Railcar heading into sleeps hill tunnel.
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