Johnny's Pages - Old SAR Shunter

Johnny's Pages
Old S.A.R. Shunter's Memories

Last edited: 25 January 2012

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Wayne Morris

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OTHER DIESELS

DL36 New. 1988
No name plate installed yet.

The DL36 with name-plate "Peter Morris" installed.
Islington. This one and only one named when new.

DL36 Y 1987

DL36 20 years later at PT AUGUSTA. 2008
Note: name-plate "Peter Morris" been removed.

702 steam and 844 and 8xx

MILE END. 930's & V/Line N. 1988

MILE END Colours on 17 October 1987

967 and 937 MILE END. 1988

MILE END Goods Yard. 28 February 1989

508 SCT MILE END. 19 October 1999

????	MILE END Windhoff 4 at SCT. 10 December 1997

KESWICK Terminal -
703 awaits departure time, 1980's

MILE END 843. 1988.

808 MILE END. 1988

528 MILE END. 1988

841, 833 Mile End. 22 July 1988

602 DRY CREEK North Yard. August 1986. (John Parkes)

944. Jubilee train. (John Parks)

955. Jubilee train. (John Parks)

601 DRY CREEK North. August 1986.
(John Parkes)

Some years later 601 would be converted into an ill-fated TEBU at Morrison Knudsens at Whyalla. Now sitting forlorn at Islington workshops with the other "convert's". Almost sounds religious????? >>>

Here is the ex 600 class locos, now defunct.
BU (TEBU) booster units BU 1 - BU 4
ISLINGTON. 21 October 2006.

Unusual pic of 946 showing side panel missing and
the 'Big Fan' exposed. ISLINGTON.

Richard Crookall driving 801 on first official shunt
to prepare for transport expo PORT DOCK.
Saturday 28 February 1992

515 Shunting PORT ADELAIDE. 1991

805 shunting PORT ADELAIDE. 30th July 1991
Taken at No.19 berth listed wagons in the loading.
AOOX2926S, AOOX4193D, AOOX2642D, AOOX 2610E
AOOX 2564E, AOOX4115D, AOOX2623Q

805 PORT ADELAIDE

801 Near Veitch Road crossing from Outer Harbour

S.A.R. 5' 3" gauge Class 800 Bo-Bo English Electric 801.
PORT ADELAIDE. Saturday 8th December 1956.

24 June 1986

??????

518 Crane ISLINGTON. 16 October 1991

GM46 SG passing_Bakewell Signal Cabin. 24 July 1993

BL34 BG passing_Bakewell Signal Cabin. 24 July 1993

961 MARINO ROCKS. 1994

BL, 700, GM. 2nd to last BG into ADELAIDE 27 April 1995

961 PORT ADELAIDE near Francis Street. 18th April 1992.

955 Port Stanvac train on 22nd April 1992

955 PORT STANVAC

N705 nearing HALLETT COVE. 30 July 1993.

830 class Alco 840 on 6pm down Port Pirie passenger. ADELAIDE RAILWAY STATION.
Tuesday 22nd February 1977

BALACLAVA 1991

END OF THE LINE at for NT65 Gordon Freeth
PORT AUGUSTA. 25 June 1982.

CB2 GLADSTONE. 11 March 1987.

Loco shed GLADSTONE.
11 March 1987

703 JAMESTOWN. 11 March 1987.

PORT PIRIE 602 shunting. 04-07-1994.

PORT PIRIE 848, GM47, GM37, DL38._04-07-1994.

PORT PIRIE GM37, DL38. 04-07-1994.

WHYALLA BHP loco DH6. 04-07-1994.

WHYALLA MKA 53. 04-07-1994.

WHYALLA MKA DE03, DE8, DE4 cabs. 04-07-1994.

EYRE PENINSULA Ungarra bank NJ5, 865, NJ3
ex Buckleboo. 04-07-1994.

DRY CREEK SOUTH_701
21-12-2008.

TAILEM BEND. Loco 844 to Karoonda following
621 on 1st leg to Tailem Bend. 28 August 1994

TAILEM BEND. Bluebirds to the Mount

843 North of COONALPYN. 26th May 1994

CLF5, CLP10, GM40, 703. TAILEM BEND 24th May 2001

843 still on BG on 08-12-2010. MPC-EDI at Dry Creek.

706 & 704 on HAMLEY BRIDGE. 07 December 1995

701 BELAIR 10 June 1977

705 & BL35 LYNDOCH. 15 June 1994

BURRA. 839 & 838 shunting yard. 2nd September 1992

602 shunting PORT PIRIE. 4 July 1994

WALLAROO

KAROONDA_Yard with 843 and 831
with the loaded grain wagons. 27 Feb 1992.

706 heading to KAROONDA

Train Order for 706

706 arrives KAROONDA

706 was just leaving Tailem Bend at 07:35 a.m. 26th February 1992 bound for Karoonda..... First 700 diesel to go that way from what I remember. I was off to see friends in Barmera on that day, left the train in Karoonda.
Went to Barmera and returned the next day 27th February 1992 - through Karoonda and lo and behold there was 831 and 843 arriving in Karoonda yard with T/No 5507 with 45 for 938 tons = 618 metres long train, with empty wagons for storage on what remained of the Waikerie line/ then terminated at GALGA, so it was called GALGA Main line then - the drivers W. VANDEREL and J (Nobby) CLARKE - I went for the short shunt onto GALGA main line to near the 173 k post where the empty wagons were placed in storage there.

831 - 843 with stored empties on the GALGA line out of KAROONDA or was Waikerie line

Train Order for 831 to shunt out onto the GALGA line.
(once to Waikerie) with the wagons for storage.

A few K's from KAROONDA 831 and 832 to Peebinga
near 175k post. 11 July 1991

831 and 832 to Peebinga at 198k Marama.
11 July 1991

A blast from the past (1991) Second to last train to Peebinga. Train left Tailem Bend at 0800 am with locos 831 and 832 with one hopper AHDL-1. Train number 5571. Karoonda onto Peebinga line at 0925 hours. The one hopper was dropped off at GURRAI. Was unable to get into GURRAI due to road closures of the dirt /mud roads. Made a big detour around. PEEBINGA at (275k post). A full load when returning from PEEBINGA, including the ROAD RAILER - Fred Sullivan followed the train.

PEEBINGA Road Railer and Fred Sullivan followed
train back to Tailem Bend. 11 July 1991

831 and 832 ready to leave PEEBINGA 275k post
2nd last train. 11 July 1991

Fred Sullivan at PEEBINGA
11 July 1991

831 and 832 Leaving PEEBINGA 275k post
2nd last train. 11 July 1991

PEEBINGA, the yard was so clean and well maintained, as you can see good clean ballast in the yard from recent work too. All for nothing obviously....... The one and only time I went to Peebinga - I would be quite surprised if many people had ventured out to PEEBINGA to do some training.?? I was lucky in many ways, working shift work in those times, I would have a four day break and be able to wander off and do my own things training wise........ As Cliff Olds said, "I wouldn't have missed it for quids"

KAROONDA onto Peebinga Line

831, 843 nearing LOXTON 278k post. 26 March 1992.

LOXTON 852, 833, 848 in yard.. 11 June 1999

LOXTON 852, 833, 848 Pinaroo Rd near 277k post. 11June1999

I remember this morning, twas so cold being winter and frosty. The sun took for ever to come up on this day (same as every other day) when you are in a hurry for it to rise. By 1999 the grain trains no longer loaded in LOXTON itself, so the train would run into Loxton, the locos run around and go back in the opposite direction for about 5-6 kilometres from memory to the new grain handling facility at TOOKAYERTA..... The picture is not the best quality image, poor exposure and grainy... neverthertheless...