Aylmerton in January

Blogger seems to be having some issues with attaching photos in the standard 'compose' publish screen, so I have been holding off on posting for a week now.  There is a basic work around by using the HTML screen but that isn't much fun either.

 

Anyway, here are a few shots from Aylmerton on 3/1, 4/1 and 7/1. 

 

QR BM7 with an original pair of LDPs and a new 6020.

 

RL309 and 603 on Qube train 181.

 

RL309 and 602 on Qube train 1815, taken about 300m down from the above two photos.

 

Enjoy!

Rebirthing Bulldogs

A pair of unusual photos taken in the same week in December 2012.  It is a small glimpse as to how these old girls were originally built some 60 years ago, and are now being reactivated and restored for SSR.

 

GM3 under restoration at Lithgow Workshops.

 

B75 under restoration at Bendigo Workshops.

 

Enjoy!

Qube 1811

The afternoon of 29/12/12 was absolutely gorgeous, and Qube's 1811 was running at a perfect afternoon time for some local shots. 

 

RL301/RL306 at Bargo.

 

A little further south at Yerinbool.

 

New build CQJY 2427.

 

SOAX 33199.

 

Former flexivan wagon SQVF 12452.

 

Enjoy!

New Year Treat Part 2

Just infront of SSR ballast job 4M78, was QRN grain train 3958.

 

LQ3122/LZ3101/DC2206.

 

AGWF 21859 with a pair of yellow bogies.

 

AGWF 21869 with a pair of grey bogies.

 

Green AHGX 34160 with grey bogies.

 

AHGX 34148 with grey bogies.

 

A close up of one of the recently overhauled/painted grey bogies.  This one is marked with VAR, which tells that it was overhauled by Varley in Newcastle.

 

Enjoy!

New Year Treat Part 1

An SSR hauled ARTC transfer (4M78) headed north through Aylmerton on the afternoon of New Years Day.

 

B65/B61/4702 provide the horsepower.

 

 

Ballast hopper ADFF 2216 (former NDFF)

 

Plough van ADPF 2003 (former NDPF)

 

Plough van ADPF 2002 (former NDPF)

 

Through the trees.

 

Enjoy!

Hot Metal...comin' thru...

A shot from back in 2010, when the RKHFs were freshly overhauled, and this particular one had a cleaned HOT METAL sign still attached from previous slab and billet workings.

 

Enjoy!

 

Chase South - Qube 1815

With a fine afternoon on the south, and the pleasing combo of 600/RL, it was about time for a south chase this summer - with a few good friends of course.

 

602/RL303 departing Goulburn.

 

Rounding the curves in the Cullerin Ranges.

 

On sunset at Rocky Ponds

 

A portrait of 602 in the Cullerins.

 

New build for CFCLA, out of BRO Workshops is 60ft skel class CQJY.  About 60 are in service with Qube.

 

 

Another CQJY photo.

 

Earlier in the day, single NR55 led NY3, snapped here at Towrang.  The single NR on a very long load of empties struggled to maintain speed in various sections and slowed Qube 1815 in some parts (made for an easier chase).

 

Wheel carrier RZXY, with a load requiring reprofiling.

 

Enjoy!

 

Aylmerton Today

A few interesting movements today back the back door. 

 

First one was NY3 with a transfer of two TT locomotives which were involved in a hard hit up/collision a few weeks back.  TT117 and 104 are headed for Downer EDI Port Augusta for work.

 

A little later, Aurizon's BM7 came through with 6026 on a delivery run.

 

Enjoy

 

 

 

Kwinana WA

Below are a heap of random shots around Kwinana, including LZ, S, and DBZ locos.

 

Departing south with an empty bauxite train.

 

 

Light engine to pick up the acid tanks.

 

Empty bauxite train entering Kwinana Yard.

 

 

Alumina train departing for the south.

 

 

Coal train heading for the south.

 

 

DBZ 2311 stabled in the yard.

 

LZ 3105 with a propelling shunt of cyanide tanks.

 

LZ 3105 departing Kwinana heading north/west.

 

 

Shunting the yard ready for a loco swap.

 

Stabled in the yard.

 

Carrying out the lococ swap.

 

Enjoy!