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El Zorro broad gauge grain trains

El Zorro once operated a number of grain trains through Victoria on broad gauge, using a mix of hired locomotives and wagons.

B74, T378 and S303 stabled at Appleton Dock

Saturday 16 January 2010 12:25 PM
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S303 leads the train onto the dual gauge towards Appleton Dock

Thursday 14 January 2010 8:40 PM
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Headlight in the distance as the signallers give the go ahead

Thursday 14 January 2010 8:32 PM
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Signaller throwing over the gauge splitter at West Footscray

The change in gauge requires the single point blade on the common rail to be moved. The single gauge rails on the other side just continue on

Thursday 14 January 2010 8:31 PM
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Unfortunately the AHGX grain hoppers are grubby

Thursday 14 January 2010 7:16 PM
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All locos contributing to the environment!

Thursday 14 January 2010 7:16 PM
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Climbing upgrade towards the Tottenham flyover

Thursday 14 January 2010 7:16 PM
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Locos all nice and clean

Thursday 14 January 2010 7:16 PM
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Heading onto the line to Appleton Dock instead of Sunshine as earlier planned

Thursday 14 January 2010 7:16 PM
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S303 doing all the work?

Thursday 14 January 2010 7:16 PM
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Powering away from the photo line at Brooklyn

Thursday 14 January 2010 7:15 PM
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Headlight on and ready to go again

Thursday 14 January 2010 7:12 PM
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Waiting line at Brooklyn before heading to the docks

Thursday 14 January 2010 7:10 PM
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Nose of S303 against one of many container parks in the area

Thursday 14 January 2010 7:04 PM
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S303 leads the train around the curve towards Brooklyn

Thursday 14 January 2010 7:04 PM
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What is that coming out of the haze at Spotswood?

Thursday 14 January 2010 7:03 PM
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SS, T and B passing the famous tree at the down end of Manor

Thursday 14 January 2010 6:12 PM
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Looking across the paddocks to the blue and gold lashup

Thursday 14 January 2010 6:12 PM
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You can see the exhaust plume from ages away!

Thursday 14 January 2010 6:12 PM
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Finally caught up (!!!) to S303, T378 and B74 approaching Manor

Thursday 14 January 2010 6:12 PM
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Waiting at the 280 km post for the up El Zorro train - turns out we missed it at Dunolly...

Thursday 14 January 2010 2:22 PM
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The consist was shuffled around with the Y class removed before departing that night

Monday 11 January 2010 7:01 PM
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S303, B74, T378 and Y145 on an El Zorro grain train getting attention at the Sunshine GEB silos

Monday 11 January 2010 6:58 PM
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So close but so far - the shonky El Zorro flat wagon almost into Simsmetal

Saturday 19 December 2009 4:59 PM
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