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The Tasman Limited in Winter: view from the cab. Having left Colebrook the train has just crossed Colebrook Road at Salmons Crossing. It is heading along a straight section of track before disappearing into the trees in a small valley where it will round the big 190-degree Coalmine Bend before coming back out to commence a 1:40' climb on the other side. The rails at right angles to the track is a refuge siding for the WG gang motors used by track maintenance crews. (Ross Harris)

8008 & 8041 on 6SB3 just ahead is the 504.000km peg & 11M starting signal which is part of the second loop extension with the first extended loop being part of the existing yard requiring manual operation via a ground frame.
14/12/96 (Greg Riddel)

8008 & 8041 on 6SB3
14/12/96 (Greg Riddel)

6SB3 rolls thru Kempsey whilst the overgrown Kempsey yard is still in use with X117 in the giggle road.
14/12/96 (Greg Riddel)

View from NT-25, the "Grafton XPT" about to cross the Dowling street level crossing, Dungog, on Saturday 2-9-2000. (Graeme Kirkby)

View from NT-25, "Grafton XPT" crossing the viaduct that leads onto the Karuah river steel truss bridge, approaching Stroud Road. Loco 8236 can be seen in the Loop with a local goods train. Saturday, 2-9-2000. (Graeme Kirkby)

Boreadze siding - April and May 2025 (Greg Riddel)

6369 with 44233 & 4528 has plenty of mt sleeper wagons up front for Boradze Taree.
Stratford circa early 90's. (Greg Riddel)

X104 (out of use) at Wauchope, 90s (Greg Riddel)

Old trolley shed with the right hand end modified to store oxy & gas cylinders, also visible Wauchope Perway shed which has been raised so the gang truck can fit inside.
August 92
Photo Terry Williams

Old Wauchope bridge gang storage sheds.
July 92
Photo Terry Williams

Once busy yard at Wauchope with cement now all that remains.
Circa early 90's (Greg Riddel)

#40 Down reversing into the Western Line platform at Western Junction. When it departs for Wynyard, it will be as #223 Up (westbound).


10/01/1966 (John Thompson)

#40 Down from Hobart will reverse into the Western Line platform and then take the #223 UP number when it departs for Wynyard.
The Western Line Tasman Ltd. (#226 Down) will reverse into the platform in front of the railcars so when the railcars depart for Launceston, they will take this run number.
Meanwhile, the ex-Western Line service will become #67 for the run on to Hobart.

10/01/1966 (John Thompson)

Z1 crossing the main road near to the site of the one-time Needles yard, 16th April 1982 (Michael Dix)