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Up goods coming into Taree loop with 4479 & two 45 class locomotives.
The containers are loaded with fruit, with the transition from the blue RACE containers (Railways of Australia Container Express) to the green C.O.D. containers (Committee Of Direction of fruit marketing)
North dock still in place & fuel tanker (another lost commodity) in the number 1 up or weigh bridge siding.
Circa late 80's
Photo courtesy Phil Calvert collection
Greg Riddel

Kyogle station from down Brisbane Express, 25 October 1965 (Mitchell Library)

Border Loop from Brisbane Express, 19 October 1964 (Mitchell Library)

OATLANDS: Near the Railway Station
Weekly Courier August 29th 1918

Grounded Peters 🥛 Milk Tank 105.

Kempsey March 2000 (Greg Riddel)

NQCX 14492 with 2 x Milk 🥛 pots in Grafton yard.

April 93
Photo late Rodney Jame

4865 & 8249 heading onto the Manning river branch to shunt milk 🥛 wagons.

Circa mid to later 90's
Photo Justin Moy

1627 with 8208 & 4910 has milk 🥛 pots up front.
Kolodong.

Circa later 90's
Photo Justin Moy

4 x 44 class on a down freight crossing Stewarts River bridge at Johns River with milk 🥛 pots for Wauchope & Casino up front.

Circa early 90's
Photo Justin Moy

6369 with 44235 & 44240 with milk 🥛 pots in the consist.
Kolodong

Circa early 90's
Photo Justin Moy

6269 with 44206 & 4528 with milk 🥛 pots in the consist.

The old under-frame to the left of 44206 is an ex BMF milk 🥛 tank.
Taree

Circa early 90's
Photo late Rodney James

Grasslands siding with the points spiked over.
29-02-25 (Grteg Riddel)

Grasslands siding looking in the down direction.
29-02-25 (Greg Riddel)

R766 having a rest a Dungog before heading back to Maitland on the 8th of November 25 (Japer Goodman)

Undated overhead view of Ballina station