WARIALDA RAIL

 Well Nicks been at it again.This time at Warialda Rail .With both still and action shots.
 With some stunners of the hard to get at bridge over Warialda Creek .The bridge is about 1 km to the west of the station. Visible are the concrete footings from the original bridge that was washed away.
This station was opened on 25-11-1901,situated 740 ks /460 miles from Sydney on the Moree to Inverell Branch. Elevation is 1,037 ft or 316 mtrs.The station was closed on 3-12-85.
This was obviously an important grain receival station in its hay (grain ) day.

 

The D150 Bulkhead which was added in 1966 for 15,000 tonnes of added storage .

Which is situated on the Western side of the station away from the main yard

 

          The Original S016 was added to in 1960 with 2 extra bins for 6,000 tonnes          

adding to the origonal 1,600 tonnes

 

You may have noticed that this silo has JAYE painted on the roof .Is this a cry for help,Or someone seeking attention.Not really the best place for either under the circumstances.

 

Sample Stand 

 

Weigh Bridge

 

An interesting  Shell Depot is still basically intact ,With a sliding door in the storage shed for

 loading from vans in the siding and a lean to on the western side of the open storage shed.

 

The station masters residence

 

Yard Crane

 

Station if you could call it that

                                                   The 2 versions of the fettlers  sheds

You may think Nicks cleaver flying around with his Drone.But spare a thought for me doing the hard yards,stomping around on the ground for the detail shots .In waist deep grass ,dodging rabbit holes and brown snakes.

BEN LOMOND

A SHORT VIDEO TAKEN BY NICK WHICH FOLLOWS THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY
FROM THE HIGHEST POINT SOUTH OF BEN LOMOND . THE SIGN CAN BE SEEN RIGHT AT THE START OF THE VIDEO.THROUGH THE STATION AND DOWN THROUGH THE CUTTINGS AND EMBANKMENTS TO NEARLY THE BOTTOM OF THE GRADE  ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF BEN LOMOND.

 

IF YOU LIKE THE VIDEO SUBSCRIBE AND LIKE AS HE HAS OTHER TRAIN ONES AND MORE COMING UP AS I TRICK HIM INTO DOING THEM.

                                 
                                       SOME PICTURES TAKEN AROUND BEN LOMOND

                       LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  900 DEB SET FORMING N23 CROSSES
                                  44100 AND 48126 ON N12 AT BEN LOMOND ON 7-10-83
                       THE DEB SET HAS JUST SPENT ALL DAY COMING FROM SYDNEY
                       WHILE THE MAIL IS JUST STARTING ITS ALL NIGHT JOURNEY
                       TO SYDNEY.

     
  4495 ON N13 NEARS THE END OF ITS JOURNEY FROM SYDNEY AS IT COMES 
            DOWN THE GRADE FROM BEN LOMOND WITH YOUR SCRIBE IN THE BAM
           SLEEPER. THE DATES 14-6-83 SO IM PROBABLY COMING BACK FROM THE
           MODELLING CONVENTION.THIS WAS  BACK IN THE TIME WHEN I WAS TRYING
            TO GET A COVER SHOT ON THE RAILWAY DIGEST NOT REALIZING IT WAS                  A SPECIAL CLUB.

                                  N22 GRINDS UP TOWARDS BEN LOMOND ON 28-5-83