APPM & South Burnie Station Yard
(APPM = Associated Pulp & Paper Mills Ltd)
An aerial view taken from some APPM publicity material: the photo was taken during the 1960's; definitely later than Dec.1962 when the boilers were converted to oil-burning as there are no coal stacks.
The main mill is in the foreground, with the pulp mill (where all the pollution & smells came from) behind it. Middle left is the Burnie Board mill which made hardboard but closed in the early 1970's. Towards top right is East Mill, a wholely-owned APPM subsiduary known as Papermakers.
Beyond Papermakers, across the Emu River, is the suburb of Wivenhoe which also encompasses the industrial area known as Seddon, which was served by a spur line to the oil depots, tank farms and after 1970, an acid plant loader.
The eastern end of South Burnie station yard can be seen at middle right: there is an east-bound train on the main line (next to the water filtration plant & switchyard) and its loco, a single 'X' class, is in No.2 road. There is another 'X' class in No.3 road, next to a rake of cordwood wagons in No.4 road - this would be the yard shunter for the day. No.5 road is similarly occupied by wagons.
To add a bit of interest, at the lower end of South Burnie bank is a westbound goods with double 'X' class - the locos have already passed the Home signal thus must have been allowed to proceed but with Roads 1 - 5 blocked, I don't know where it will go in the yard...
APPM & South Burnie Station Yard
(APPM = Associated Pulp & Paper Mills Ltd)
An aerial view taken from some APPM publicity material: the photo was taken during the 1960's; definitely later than Dec.1962 when the boilers were converted to oil-burning as there are no coal stacks.
The main mill is in the foreground, with the pulp mill (where all the pollution & smells came from) behind it. Middle left is the Burnie Board mill which made hardboard but closed in the early 1970's. Towards top right is East Mill, a wholely-owned APPM subsiduary known as Papermakers.
Beyond Papermakers, across the Emu River, is the suburb of Wivenhoe which also encompasses the industrial area known as Seddon, which was served by a spur line to the oil depots, tank farms and after 1970, an acid plant loader.
The eastern end of South Burnie station yard can be seen at middle right: there is an east-bound train on the main line (next to the water filtration plant & switchyard) and its loco, a single 'X' class, is in No.2 road. There is another 'X' class in No.3 road, next to a rake of cordwood wagons in No.4 road - this would be the yard shunter for the day. No.5 road is similarly occupied by wagons.
To add a bit of interest, at the lower end of South Burnie bank is a westbound goods with double 'X' class - the locos have already passed the Home signal thus must have been allowed to proceed but with Roads 1 - 5 blocked, I don't know where it will go in the yard...