Saturday, April 19, 2014

My Steamfest weekend non heritage stuff

8254 leads an empty coal train off Kooragang Island onto the main line at
Warabrook.
XRN008, XRN019 and XRN013 at Warabrook going to Port Waratah
to unload 
A different angle of the same train
TT114, 9209 and TT118, empty through Tarro 
TT06  leading a loaded coal train through Tarro heading to port
Two Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia EL class locos, leased to
Pacific National heading to port with another loaded coal train from
Pelton
Track inspection vehicle MTPV2 heads north through Gosford 
C509,C506 and C505 head south through Gosford
Till next time
 Mathew Hughes

Monday, April 14, 2014

My Steamfest weekend 2014


3642 and 3265 through Warabrook
44211,4490 and 4306 through Warabrook
4306 through Tarro heading to Newcastle station for the start of
the great race
3642 on the back of the train at Tarro heading to Newcastle
for the start of the great race 
A pair of  CPHs head towards Paterson from Maitland
Tiger moth circling Maitland station
3265 and 3642 through Gosford heading towards Sydney
3265 and 3642 through Gosford heading towards Sydney

4490,4306 and 44211 through Gosford heading towards Sydney
4490,4306 and 44211 through Gosford heading towards Sydney
Till next time
 Mathew Hughes

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Water tank Weston N.S.W

The steam loco water tank at Weston, with the old footbridge in the
back ground. There are rumours going around that the footbridge will
be demolished soon?
A view of the ladder and what's left of the depth gauge and letters
A.A.Co which is on the first and last panel on all the sides of the tank
A photo taken from the footbridge
Underneath view of the tank
Close up view of the bracing
Water column on the east side of the footbridge
Broken water column on the west side of the footbridge
Till next time
 Mathew Hughes

Friday, February 28, 2014

Keswick station Adelaide


PL1 shunting some car carriers 
Inside the station building is this beautiful statue of a wedge tail eagle   
NR27 about to be coupled to the Indian Pacific
NR72 bringing in the Overland from Melbourne 
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