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Ordered by a wealthy gentleman, the SPW Gila is the newest addition to the Outback line.
Done in PMG 0.6.
Found this beautiful serene place whilst on a roadtrip through outback Australia. Absolutely stunning
The narrow gauge (1067mm) line between Penong and Kevin was speed restricted to 20km/h throughout - not surprising when looking at the permanent way and its 60lb rail.
Alco 873 is seen between Penong and Kevin with its loaded grain train from on 4 February 1992.
Surprisingly the line survived for another five years, but is now a distant memory. The line from Kevin to the port of Thevenard still survives carrying gypsum traffic.
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The road from Mungo to Mildura takes you through a (small) portion of outback NSW. This tends to be sheep country and rain can be rare. A week before I took these shots the rain had come and closed the roads. The ground turned dust to relatively moist soil, though dust still plumed from the car. Along the way were a number of refreshed ponds, presenting near mirror reflections.
This was taken about an Hour North out of Kalgoolie WA. The land is so rich in colour, with the contrasting silver bushes. We had rain on and off all day, as the rain clouds were moving across quite fast. The only problem was being allowed back in the car with several inches of the red sticky mud on my shoes!
There is some sense of peace to be found in isolation. Remote outback camping under the stars. Mutawintji National Park, New South Wales, Australia
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Winton. Queensland Australian Age of Dinosaurs.
Scenery from the Dinosaur Canyon.
Duricrusted weathering profile on Cretaceous Winton Formation.
Laterite rocks: the rusty-red coloration, because of high iron oxide content. They develop by intensive and prolonged weathering.
CLP8 and ALF19 lead 9M23S, an Aurizon Spencer Junction to Muckaty Siding ballast train, across the open expanse of outback Australia.
Pimba, SA.
Monday, 6 March 2023.
This is east of Alice Springs on private property at the tail end of the East Macdonnell Ranges. Not a bad backyard! The owners have around 4000 square km's of land and 25,000 head of cattle. We stayed in one of their farmhouses for a couple of nights surrounded by these mountains.
This is an 8 shot stitch with Sigma 24-105 at 60mm.
Winton. Queensland Australian Age of Dinosaurs.
Scenery from the Dinosaur Canyon.
Eromanga Basin. Resistant sedimentary bedrock of duricrusted weathering profile on Cretaceous Winton Formation.
The trees/shrubs are dominated by wattle and gum tree (Acacia and Eucalyptus), and spinifex grass.
CLP8 and ALF19 lead 9M23S, an Aurizon Spencer Junction to Muckaty Siding ballast train, across the open expanse of outback Australia.
Pimba, SA.
Monday, 6 March 2023.
The bottom of the grade at Wirrappa and eastbound Pacific National intermodal service 6PM7 has just passed on the mainline through the loop at Wirrappa.
The salt pans here are a favourite spot, but a week after taking this shot they were awash after heavy outback rains and we wouldn't have been able to access this location.
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