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Aurizon's Alco-powered loco 907 was recently overhauled at Port Augusta. On Sunday 3 September 2023 it was at Spencer Jct awaiting transfer to Whyalla for internal standard gauge duties within the steelworks.
Built under licence by A E Goodwin of Sydney, 907 originally entered service on narrow gauge as loco 27 of the Silverton Tramway in 1960, later to be sold to the South Australian Railways in 1970, becoming their 874.
Ownership has changed several times since then. It received its chopped down nose for one man operations c2001, and more recently saw service working narrow gauge ore trains at Whyalla.
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Nine lives
Aurizon's Alco-powered loco 907 was recently overhauled at Port Augusta. On Sunday 3 September 2023 it was at Spencer Jct awaiting transfer to Whyalla for internal standard gauge duties within the steelworks.
Built under licence by A E Goodwin of Sydney, 907 originally entered service on narrow gauge as loco 27 of the Silverton Tramway in 1960, later to be sold to the South Australian Railways in 1970, becoming their 874.
Ownership has changed several times since then. It received its chopped down nose for one man operations c2001, and more recently saw service working narrow gauge ore trains at Whyalla.
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