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6WB3 NR68 NR72 NR46

23-12-2001 (Greg Riddel)

6BW4

21-8-99 (Greg Riddel)

6BW4 NR101 NR82 NR1 NR72

30-10-99 (Greg Riddel)

Parattah, in the Tasmanian Midlands, was an important stop on the Tasman Limited service. The railway town was established in 1879 following construction of the Tasmanian Main Line Railway through the region. A short branch line was built to Oatlands in 1885. The large Tudor-style hotel was built in the 1880s for the refreshment of passengers on the Express services between Hobart and Launceston. With the advent of buffet cars on passenger services business slowed but it remained a licenced hotel until after passenger trains stopped in 1978. The Wynyard-bound Tasman Ltd passed here at about 1130 (1978 timetable) whilst the south-bound train arrived at about 3.55pm (1978 timetable).

(TAHO, 1968)

An early morning rainbow greeted passengers on the Sydney bound XPT (NT32) as they passed through Glenapp Qld.
In the photo's attached XP2012 leads with XP2005 at the rear, seen passing Glenapp and preparing for the climb up the Border Ranges and into NSW.
7.19am Wednesday 16th April 2025

Photo/s: Mal Pascoe

The road ahead
The fog 🌫 is starting to lift as 6BY4 approaches Kempsey 30-14 signal which is the start of the Kempsey to Kundabung section.
The infamous Middleton Street level crossing approach road was located behind the now demolished bitumen storage tank with the house on the far left also long demolished.
The disused dual Fuel & Bitumen (Caltex & Shell) siding is yet to be removed.
Greg Riddel
12-4-97

Mingaletta
Sunrise 🌅 catches 6BW4 around the turn of the century at Mingaletta with NR23 NR113 NR114 11-9-99
Greg Riddel

Rail Motor Society tour at Coffs, 10am 5/12/25 (Lance Lyon)

2013 leads a 30 minute late running NT33 into Kempsey on a very hot day (5/12/25, Lance Lyon)

Kemp;sey Rail Motor Society tour Kempsey RRR (5/12/25, Lance Lyon)

Kempsey RRR (5/12/25, Lance Lyon)

Victorian louvre vans waiting to be loaded with a consignment of bananas 🍌 from the BGF with containers just visible in the background.
Macksville
Circa early 90's

Train consist form for 6450 with wagons to be detached at Macksville, one with general for BGF & two for the container traffic, also one open, MT.

Train consist form for 6450 has six for Macksville including five for Midco with MT containers to be out loaded.

Container side loader with Macksville station in the background.
Circa late 80's