West 1970s

Loco 3237 near the coal stage at Dubbo on a Saturday evening. April(?) 1971.

Loco 5910 during a photostop on a saturday afternoon mini tour across the Blue Mountains from Sydney to place the loco at Lithgow for the main event the next day, with this loco to Mudgee and a 47 to Gulgong. The light loading meant that an electric bank loco was not needed. This was unusual back then. The cars were returned to Sydney behind an electric loco that evening. This is from a print, one day I'll scan the slides...

Loco 5910 during a photostop on a saturday afternoon mini tour across the Blue Mountains from Sydney to place the loco at Lithgow for the main event the next day, with this loco to Mudgee and a 47 to Gulgong. The light loading meant that an electric bank loco was not needed. This was unusual back then. The cars were returned to Sydney behind an electric loco. This is from a print, one day I'll scan the slides...

loco 5910 on an RTM tour. This was an extra tour on a Saturday to place 5910 at Lithgow for the main tour on Sunday. A 46cl electric hauled the 3 cars back to Sydney. May 1973

An RTM tour to Gulgong. 46cl electric Sydney - Lithgow, 5910 Lithgow - Mudgee and a 47cl diesel Mudgee - Gulgong. This photo is the 47 heading from Mudgee to Gulgong. May 1973.

The pale winter morning light on a run from the cement factory to the main line. This was running as we arrived in the area after an early start from Sydney. Commonwealth Portland Cement at Portland NSW June 1974

Backup! I think we are too close to the tracks. Empty wagons being hauled up the hill to the cement factory. Commonwealth Portland Cement at Portland NSW June 1974. Portland is significant because it is a long term, one industry, one company town. The company supplied concrete roads as shown in this photo.

Waiting between runs at the cement factory. Commonwealth Portland Cement at Portland NSW June 1974 Andrew Barclay manufacture in 1911, Portland No.3. Thanks for info from Derek Rodgers at Flickr. www.flickr.com/photos/29029178@N03/51699952570

Waiting between runs at the cement factory. Commonwealth Portland Cement at Portland NSW June 1974