Goodwin Alco 48
The mighty DL531s under power.
The glory of the Goodwin Alco branchline writ large. Qube owned 872 and 864 with hired 852 and 4814 in the form of 872 852 4814 864 leading a train.
Having moved a the low track speed the Alco are gradually ascending a grade and need to apply more motive power, which in classic Alco fashion results in the plume of exhaust.
The boxed barley train having been loaded at Boree Creek is being hauled toThe Rock where two mainline engines will be attached and the train will move to Junee. At Junee the four branch-line engines will be dettached there. Then with two mainline locomotives this train is of to Minto (a south west Sydney metropolitan suburb). Though while high speeds and more trains await on the main line there is something captivating about the slow cadence and historical motive power than ply our ever decreasing un-upgraded branch-lines.
The mighty DL531s under power.
The glory of the Goodwin Alco branchline writ large. Qube owned 872 and 864 with hired 852 and 4814 in the form of 872 852 4814 864 leading a train.
Having moved a the low track speed the Alco are gradually ascending a grade and need to apply more motive power, which in classic Alco fashion results in the plume of exhaust.
The boxed barley train having been loaded at Boree Creek is being hauled toThe Rock where two mainline engines will be attached and the train will move to Junee. At Junee the four branch-line engines will be dettached there. Then with two mainline locomotives this train is of to Minto (a south west Sydney metropolitan suburb). Though while high speeds and more trains await on the main line there is something captivating about the slow cadence and historical motive power than ply our ever decreasing un-upgraded branch-lines.