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Loop track ballast drop

Tr 189 shunts two ballast wagons down the new loop track,26 September 2015

On Saturday 26 September 2015 the track gang joined up the track sets on the new loop track, and dropped three wagon loads of ballast. By the end of the day the track was able to be used to store five ballast wagons, freeing up our mainline track.

Preparing loop for ballast drop

A series of ballast drops, track leveled and lined.

Looking along the loop after one of the ballast drops

Looking along the loop after one of the ballast drops

Tr 189 propels two ballast wagons along the loop track

Propelling two ballast wagons along the loop

Tr 189 a little further down the loop

Tr 189 a little further down the loop

View down the loop track from the double slip

View down the loop track from the double slip

View down the loop track from the double slip, Tr 189 fetching wagons on the mainline in the distance

View down the loop track from the double slip, Tr 189 fetching wagons on the mainline in the distance

Ballast wagons parked up on loop at end of day

Ballast wagons parked up on loop at end of day

View along mainline, with ballast wagons parked up on loop

View along mainline, with ballast wagons parked up on loop