EM100 between Jeparit and Ellam on the Yaapeet branch on the morning of Mon.12.12 (55 kb)

CFCLA's 4471 and RTS's T383 leading a ballast train between Pimpinio and Pimpinio Loop on the aftterrnoon of Sun.20.10.05 (42 kb)

T383 and 4471 leading an up ballast train at Diapur Loop on the afternoon of Melbourne Cup day, Tues.1.11 (102 kb)

CFCLA operated another light engine movement on Tues.18.10 to Murtoa to collect the remaining ballast hoppers that had been stored at that location for a number of months. The train is seen here beginning its return journey to Melbourne. (71 kb)

South Spur Rail has the contract to supply motive power for works trians on the ARTC network in South Australia. During the middle of September they were operating out of the ballast siding at Callington on the South line. Here SSRS's K205-D49-K206 are seen on an empty ballast train at Tailem Bend on their way back to Callington. - Fri.23.9. (59 kb)

A night shot of the Dimboola Grain Centre, taken just after the ATN Access grain train had completed loading on the evening of Thurs.15.9 - the loaded wagon can just be made out under the loading bins. (25 kb)

Locomotive 4483 in SSR colours made an unusual light engine trip from Melbourne on the morning of Sat.3.9 to collect the rake of CFCLA ballast hoppers that had been stabled at Murtoa for some time. The loco arrived B end leading at 11.55 and departed with the wagons at 13.00 (80 kb)

Photo courtesy of Paul Yole

Another rare visitor to the west of the state - CFCLA's GL105 stabled at the turntable at Dimboola on the morning of Tues.23.8 after being shunted off *SP2 the previous evening. (70 kb)

A late running P & O train (MA6) behind GM42 and CLP17 powering through Dimboola at 11 05 on the morning of Thurs.14.7. This train usually passes through this location just before midnight. (62 kb)

Back in 1993, goods train 7MA3/9150 was scheduled to stable at Dimboola on a Sunday between 07 10 and 17 15, due to a lack of siding space in Melbourne, making it a prime candidate for the photographer

On the 29th of August 9150 had locomotives C502-S300-S302 up front, seen here at Dimboola at midday. (62 kb)

ATN Access returned to the west of the state in the third week of May with two trains to the Dimboola Grain Centre. The first one loaded on Tues.17.5 with L270-8164-GL107 up front and the second one loaded two days later with L270-8164-L254 as the motive power.

Here the second of these services is seen just prior to departure from the Grain Centre. (65 kb)

ARG loaded a grain train at the Dimboola Grain Centre on the morning of Tues.10.5 - seen here approaching Gerang Gerung (between Dimboola and Nhill) at midday on the return trip to Adelaide.

The train consisted of CLF7-ALF20-ALF24-CLF4, crew car JRA 6L and a rake of hired CFCLA CGAY grain hoppers. (70 kb)

Back in its old stomping ground - former Victorian Railways C class locomotive, now owned by Silverton and numbered in the Cs series, Cs1 is stabled at the turn table at Dimboola on the morning of Fri.8.4. (96 kb)

XR555 and T409 waiting in the yard at Dimboola on Fri.4.3 to lead 9792 back to Melbourne that evening. (69 kb)

HL203 with a rake of empty ballast hoppers, seen here between Jung and the Yarriambiak Creek, bound for Glenorchy to reload on the afternoon of Tues.1.2.05.(31 kb)

Another rare visitor to Western Victoria - HL203 on ballast duties - stabled in the siding at Glenorchy on the afternoon of Tues.1.2.05. (56 kb)

This locomotive operated ballast trains to locations beyond Dimboola on Mon.31.1 and Tues.1.2 from the ballast stockpiles at Glenorchy.

XR555, now a regular on the Dimboola goods (9791/9792), and G537 stabled with a couple of grain wagons in the yard at Dimboola on the afternoon of Wed.19.1.05. (84 kb)