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4908 stands on the loop road while the scheduled Countrylink passenger "Explorer" (Sydney - Werris Creek - Tamworth - Armidale) runs through the Kootingal platform.
4908 and carriages glint away in the setting sun at Kootingal, whilst easing forward onto the main..then setting back into the platform to pick up their passengers.
Branch-Line GM unit 4908, long hood leading, powers its short passenger special out of Kootingal, NW New South Wales...into the setting sun, bound for Tamworth.
Going-away shot marks the end of an afternoon spent with this rare-mileage loco-hauled branch-line operation, heading for a dusk arrival at the city of Tamworth.
Built by Walkers (Maryborough, Queensland), GE U67T 1179 sits in the platform run-around road at Kunkala, on the preserved branch-line operation remnants of the Rosewood Railway.
Beaudesert Rail's C17 967 steams past the local timber mill towards base station Beaudesert in happier times..Currently stored serviceable, with BR operations suspended.
3830's Steamfest duties at Maitland over for the weekend eases to a stand in the yard to allow the support crew to carry out servicing prior to the night run back to Sydney.
C38 3830 shuffles out of Maitland yard at the completion of Steamfest duties, running LE to turn on the Telarah triangle, and then prepare for the night run back to Sydney.
CPH RailMotors 7/1 await their scheduled 2.10 departure from Steamfest, Maitland for their base at Paterson, while XP 2002 powers the rear of the XPT service bound Sydney.
Goodwin/ALCO 44 ClassLeader 4401 stands at Nr1 Platform, Maitland...having just turned its train on arrival from Sydney with a load of passengers for Steamfest.
Zinc concentrate train 9253, from Mt.Isa to Townsville Jetty, nears Charters Towers (Queensland, Australia) at 8.25am on 16 April, led by Goninan-GE locomotives 2814 and 2607 (CM30-8 and C22-Mmi), both powered by GE's venerable 7FDL12 diesel engine.
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