While I was working loaded Pacific National coal train BO552 on 31st January 2008 it decided to derail at Burilda, between Werris Creek & Breeza.The train consisted of 2 locomotives & 42 wagons wi... (more)

Robe River Iron Ore Dash 8 rebuilt locomotives 9414,9420,9419 & 9425 haul another loaded ore train near Pannawonica in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia.This train loaded out of the D... (more)

Queensland Railways 1461 hauls an empty stock train into Cooroy on 31st July 1991.This locomotive was named "Centennial" and painted in a commemorative gold colour scheme for QR's centennary celeb... (more)

The colourful all Alco trio of 4496+4446+4427 combine to haul #6233 around the curves approaching Kyogle shortly after sunrise on 20 September 1992.

The changing of the guard.For more than 2 decades ALCO had been the sole type of horsepower found on the North Coast line in & out of Brisbane.With the immanent withdrawal date closing in, EMD hor... (more)

Northern Rivers Railroads "Ritz Rail" tourist train departs Wiangaree behind locomotives 42105 & 42109 with a dinner tour to the NSW/QLD border ranges on 4/12/1999.

A mixed load of flyash & ballast trails 42105 & 42107 at Woodlawn just outside Lismore as the pair head for the terminus of Murwillumbah with #6645.

SRA Alco's 44213,44228 & 4523 climb towards the NSW/QLD border, crossing Grady's creek, near Loadstone with #6157 superfreighter on 14th December 1991.

Running several hours late due to a derailment in Sydney the previous evening,Tamworth's weekly fuel train departs Werris Creek with the unusual duo of X50 & 48161. V351-EL51-T373-EL57 are stabled... (more)

Alco's 4465,3505 & 4427 head north through Langley Vale with #6267 goods to Brisbane on 14 May 1992

Northern Rivers Railroad cement train #6645 trundles across one of the many timber bridges on the Murwillumbah branch line at Booyong behind Locomotives 4910 & 42103. 4910 was on hire from freight... (more)

4454 & 4496,both #2 end leading decend the border loop spiral across "dry bridge" with #6290 freight on 20th July 1992.This bridge enables the 360 degree spiral curve around the hill to be maintai... (more)

ARG's #9581 Manildra flour train climbs the eastern side of the Liverpool range at Pangela behind L265,T385 & 3106.

8180 & 48157 power Pacific Nationals #4621 cement train through scenic countryside at Killawarra on the NSW lower north coast.

Ex Danish state railways mark III MZ class locomotives 1431 & 1428 sandwich 4703 while working Independant Rail's #5166 over the crest at Duri between Tamworth & Werris Creek.Containerised grain m... (more)