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Johnny's Pages
Old S.A.R.
Shunter's Memories
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Last
edited: 08 July 2010
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Training
day 3rd September 2008
Train chasing
day was good considering there were no trains running to the WEST due to the MT CHRISTIE
track works damage /derailment a few days ago. Train
Controller advises that there are normally up to about 12 trains on
Wednesdays, Thursday's, Saturdays and Sundays. However there were only about four-five due to track closures..
Covered about 800 kilometres with Jeff in his Ford XR6, went to Crystal Brook saw a couple of NR's going through there. Into Pirie, met up with Doug - watched the Balco train loading the containers in what was once the old Pirie yards, down near opposite the silos/ adjacent to the old PIRIE Station - an ex NSW 45 class along with the 18 class both painted in red/yellow/black scheme.
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(Wayne
Morris)
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GM22 looking worse for wear standing
alongside what
was once the Port Pirie main station platform.
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705 in the Pirie yard on the way down
in the direction of Coonamia.
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for about 15 minutes until the steel train passed
through the yard with 3 NR's - all A end
leading.......
Then followed this train up to around CRYSTAL BROOK,
then out to HUDDLESTON.... into and out the other
side of Peterborough..... caught it upgrade out of
YONGALA, where I have always wanted to photograph
any train for a long time at that location..
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(3) NRs steel train.
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(3) NRs uphill out of Yongala
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Out
to the TIN tunnel (Dowds Hill) area.
Work is
underway to replace the old tin tunnel
and
replace it with the new tin tunnel version 2.
Could see the remains of the NG formation.
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New road
tin tunnel version 2
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G540 and G537 - Bemax train.
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G540 and G537 - Bemax train.
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Shot from car of G540
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48
class on the move. A quick run into Solomontown
parking bay, it was a bit of a run and was lucky enough to get a good shot of the loco truck
en route
to PT AUGUSTA.
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Training
Day 26 September 2008
(Wayne
Morris)
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Port Augusta. 26 September 2008
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Port Augusta
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Port Augusta. 26 September 2008
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Port Augusta. 26 September 2008
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Port Augusta. 26 September 2008
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Whyalla. 26 September 2008
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Whyalla. 26 September 2008
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Training
day 15th October 2008
(Wayne
Morris)
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Head
local Honcho Fred, the frill neck lizard. An avid on the spot train spotter.
Can run faster than most trains in the area.
15 October 2008.
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Near Warnertown. T/N 4100
15 October 2008
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10k north Gladstone
15 October 2008
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Northern leg Port Pirie
15 October 2008
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L to R: Ian Murdock, Don Turci, Phil Watherston.
15 October 2008
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Jamestown.
15 October 2008
Old NG railway station (now museum) in background.
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Port Pirie Yard
15 October 2008
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North of Port Pirie
15 October 2008
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North of Port Pirie
15 October 2008
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Crystal Brook
15 October 2008
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Crystal Brook
15 October 2008
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Crystal
Brook
15 October 2008
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Crystal
Brook
15 October 2008
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Training
day Trips
(Wayne
Morris)
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VL358, AN7, GM1 Dry Creek South.
21 December 2008
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701 Dry Creek South.
21 December 2008
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NR85, NR18. Dry Creek South
21 December 2008
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GWA locos. Dry Creek South.
25 December 2008
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Leaving Mallala
24 December 2008
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Leaving Mallala
24 December 2008
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CLP17 and ALF22_ex Mallala_8k to 2Wells.
24 December 2008
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PETWOOD (62 km) on the South (Hills) line.
Couple of NRs and a green DL. 11 October 2008.
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7MP7 working downhill approaching Millswood 20th
September 2008. Locos NR23-NR8 and NR55. Three colour schemes with old original orange/grey
of National Rail on NR23 - NR8 in blue Pacific
National and NR55 in the green on the rear. |
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SCT train Bordertown. 13th July 2008
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At last I have achieved the three jumbo's
at Brighton RWS. 9th December 2008.
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The
ex NSW 80 class loco -
I think it was 8035 or
similar. Islington Works
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Islington Works
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Islington Works
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Islington Works
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Islington Works
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useless "Slug Units' commonly called booster
units or TEBU class. How to take four good
locos (600 class) and convert them into useless bits
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Stored in the open (end of its days- 44s1) ex Explorer 961
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Dry Creek South. EDI facility
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Dry Creek South. EDI facility
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Dry Creek South. EDI facility
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Near Port Flat
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Port Flat
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Dry Creek South. EDI facility
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Port Flat
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Dry Creek North
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Tailem Bend
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From Greenfields
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Looking towards Mawson Lakes interchange.
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Greenfields
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Greenfields
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From the Bridge towards Greenfields
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EL56 MALALLA. 14 April 2008
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NR9 Two Wells & Mallala. 14 April 2008
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NR's MANNAHILL. 17 October 2006
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NR86
at Birkenhead.
Driver, John Glennie. 21 January 2007
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704 and
904 Stonie Dry Creek South
from the cab of GM32. 03 December 2006
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NR34
Overland out of tunnel Eden Hills. 27-1-2009.
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Training day 8th February 2009
(Wayne
Morris)
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Near
Cormack Rd a train with 40 hoppers rolling
slowly past with CLP16 and ALF22. 8 February 2009.
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2819 QN
loco at DRY CREEK SOUTH. 8 February 2009
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Here below are pics from 30th January 2009 little
outing for pictures I wanted of the green DL on
the Patrick train at PELICAN POINT. Yes I know it was
hot, dry and sometimes dusty, but I had to do it.
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Making up the train at the terminal.
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The half made up train pulls out of the "Container
Handling Facility" clears the points
then pushes back
onto the
south siding to collect the rest of the loading.
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Pushing the first half of its train back into the
terminal to collect the second part.
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Pushing the first half of its train back into the
terminal to collect the second???? part.
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Taken from Veitch Road Rail Crossing close to the ASC
(Australian Submarine Corp). The train was approaching my
position slowly, stopped and then pushed back. I drove off.
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Training
trip to TAILEM BEND. 17th April 2009
(Wayne
Morris)
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Tailem
Bend around 06:40 am
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Overland
NR16 the Safety loco passing Monarto
South at speed taken from the car
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Uphill
before Callington curve
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I then
went to Kanmantoo at the 68K post.
NR34 leading XRB561 and NR ? and pigeons.
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Following
later the Mindarie sands train with GM37 smoking it up leading 2212
at 68k post passing by. |
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Uphill at
the 67k post adjacent to the
Kanmantoo Mine / Callington area. 17th April 2009 |
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Port
Adelaide with DL39 and DL45 crossing the
bridge en route to Pelican Point. 16th April
2009
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Port River
Bridge open on sunset.
13th April 2009
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Training
Trip PORT AUGUSTA. 22nd April 2009
Into
Port Augusta, wandered into Stirling North Yard saw
burnt out 901 sitting coupled with GM38 (green)
supposedly one of the Whyalla shunt locos.
Watched NR79 and NR2 making up their train for
2PM5.
To Lake Knockout for 2PM5 crossing there
followed 2PM5 to Mambray Creek where it went
into the loop, Then 3MP9 came along
with SCT - chased it north to the dips at/near
NECTAR BROOK. |
(Wayne
Morris)
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Fire
damaged 901 of GWA and green GM38
at Spencer Junction Yard.
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At
Spencer Junction North Yard was burnt out 901.
The other engine SCT 006
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(NR79 & NR2 on 2PM5)
crossing the Port Agutta Lake |
(NR79 & NR2 on 2PM5)
running along towards Mambray Creek |
SCT015 leading on 3MP9
Mambray Creek |
SCT015 on 3MP9
Nectar Brook Dip |
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NR83 on AD8 Ghan, Port
Germein,
towards the end of the day
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Late in the day at Port Pirie Yard.
As the
ore empties wait departure time from Pt Pirie
with locos BL30 and BL32 up front.
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