A selection of photos from Narrandera.
Still a common sight in many NSW rail yards!
Note the new ballast pile on the right hand track. That line used to go to Tocumwal, and a few months back they had a decent run-away.
Manildra's 7340 - Remote controlled operation.
Manildra Mill complex - loading flour into various wagons.
MHGX 32 - One of the run-away
MGFH 1731 on the old Toc line.
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NGLF 30686
NGPF 35984
NGXH 37343 with some extra weight on the roof!
Enjoy!
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Are those gas axed holes in the MHGX 32? I'm assuming they needed a way to get the grain out to lighten the wagon, before they removed it by crane.
ReplyDeleteHow is 7340 remote controlled? Using a beltpack system like the GWA's Whyalla operations?
As for the flour wagons, the first time I saw that train was on a freezing morning in Goulburn, and I thought the spilled flour was ice!
G'day Marcus,
ReplyDeleteThe access holes look like they have been done where is, obviously to remove all product - don't want rotting product contaminating the area.
I am pretty sure 7340 is a beltpack system. They guy is standing inside the loading bay - you can see his orange shirt in the photo of the mill complex. He obviously controls the loco as the wagons are loaded. May be a one man operation?
The spilled flour/flour stains are quite amazing. Fresh, it looks like snow, and after a while it goes festy grey. Considering the variety of wagons on the train, and variety of models released, or being released, you could do quite a good flour train consist - including 7340 from Auscision!