from Australian Railway History 2009, two locos near the Yerongpilly Down Home colour light signals
Ronny Webb's photos. For a change some steam.
3801 at Yeerongpilly loco from 23-28/3/89. 1) outside south end of shed. 2) nose to nose nearly with 4461 on departure road, 44228 on 1 road. 3) on turntable road & 4423/44215 on departure road. 4) 4501 on 1 road & 3801 in shed 2 road, with Yeerongpilly driver Wally Ogrosznechek ( Wally O).
Ronny Webb photo's. RM 402 at Yeerongpilly loco. Whilst on the north coast doing radio tests. 1) on 1 road outside shed. 2) on turntable road, with old brake down van behind. 3) On departure road, with 4487 on 1 road. No date supplied.
Ron Webb's photo. From his cab of 4502, view of Yeerongpilly loco. With Candy 45 on turntable road, 45 outside shed on 1 road, plus a 48 on departure road. Also a QR railmotor heading towards Corinda from Yeerongpilly Station, 26/3/1985.
These photos are from retired driver Ronny Webb from Yeerongpilly. Fireman Phil Duffy with 8049 which got away from him at Yeerongpilly depot on 8/2/87.
Ron Webb's photo. Yeerongpilly depot, 4472/8006 heading out of the departure road with yellow on the signal. No date supplied.
Ronny Webb, photo. N1 Limited or Express, with driver hand exchanging staff at Yeerongpilly, for South Brisbane. Can see the old signal box. No date supplied.
Type : Depot
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 979.787km
Opened : 26th September 1930
Closed : n/a
Status : In use
Name meaning : By the water or by the water or possibly 'Yeerongpilly' is likely derived from the Aboriginal words 'yurong' meaning rain, and 'pilly' meaning a gully.
Notes : Sub-depot under the control of Casino
4471/44??/48??, on the departure road Yeerongpilly loco on a dark stormy morning in 1980. (Philip Tatarinov)
Yeerongpilly from June 1967 (Mike Quirk)
Yeerongpilly, 1950 (State Archives)
Yeerongpilly loco shed, 1970 - 5035, 4470, 4479 & 4818 (Records NSW)
Yerongpilly Up Brisbane Limited Express 4406 4448 4445
30 October 1966.
Photo: Weston Langford
Yeerongpilly depot 1965 (Eric Marggraf)
"108129: Yerongpilly Up Brisbane Limited Express 4406 4448 4445. Photo taken: 30 October 1966."(Ack:© westonlangford/images/photo/108129/: CC-BY-ND-4.0 License)
On 26/1/1994 the late Cliff Olds photographed these locos at Yeerongpilly depot in Brisbane.
44208 at Yeerongpilly depot being fueled in 80. (Philip Tatarinov)
Pay bus at Yeerongpilly, undated (GW Lillico)
4459 + 4455 nearing the end of the journey north with the Brisbane Limited passing Yeerongpilly. Unfortunately, date not recorded. (GRaham Watkins)