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NSW Railway Photos owned by Chris Smart
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| Ardglen Tunnel | 2005 | The northern portal of Ardglen Tunnel with Countrynet Train Radio Antenna on the left. |
| Ardglen Tunnel | 2006 | A view of the Down Ardglen Home signal with the southern tunnel portal directly behind it. |
| Armidale | 2005 | This fenced off compound is where the Countrylink Xplorer is stabled during the night. |
| Armidale | 2005 | The safeworking equipment at Armidale Station. It includes a 6 lever frame, phones to contact Train Control, and two Train Staff Ticket boxes, with only the Armidale - Uralla box in use. |
| Ashton Siding | 2006 | The view looking up the line across to the coal loader on the Ashton Siding. |
| Baal Bone Junction | 2007 | The Safeworking Hut at Baal Bone Junction. This marks the end of Rail Vehicle Detection and beginning of Ordinary Train Staff Working. |
| Baal Bone Junction | 2007 | The Safeworking Hut at Baal Bone Junction. This marks the end of Rail Vehicle Detection and beginning of Ordinary Train Staff Working. |
| Bakana | 2007 | The type F level crossing for the Kamilaroi Highway looking towards Spring Ridge. |
| Belford | 2005 | Shot of the Belford Wayside Detector on the up track, east of Belford. This installation includes hot box, hot wheel and dragging equipment detectors. |
| Boggabri | 2006 | 48139 and three sister locos wait at the platform while the observer changes staffs. This is the view looking towards Gunnedah. |
| Boggabri Coal Loop | 2006 | The coal loader at the recently constructed facility near Boggabri. |
| Boggabri Coal Loop | 2006 | The view looking south towards the up end of the coal loader loop. |
| Boggabri Coal Loop | 2006 | The Landmark signal at the approach to the coal loader loop, 2 Km north of Boggabri Coal Loop, looking south towards Gunnedah. |
| Breeza | 2005 | A view looking across to the Staff Hut and Staff Exchange Platform at Breeza. |
| Breeza | 2005 | View of Breeza yard looking towards Gunnedah. The Loop line is on the far left. The silo is disused, but the siding is used for track machine storage. |
| Broadmeadow | 2007 | A view taken from Broadmeadow yard looking south towards Adamstown station in the distance. |
| Burilda | 2005 | A view of the site of Burilda Loop. The loop used to be where the ballast is on the left of the Main Line. |
| Burilda | 2005 | The view looking towards Werris Creek. The tall pole on the right is a CountryNet Radio Antenna. |
| Burren | 2005 | The east fork of turning triangle at Burren Junction that has been cut off from the main line. This view is looking towards Walgett. |
| Camurra | 2007 | A shot of all three Train staff boxes, with two of the staffs in place. The loose key box is in the bottom left of the photo. |
| Charbon | 2007 | The location of the now removed Charbon Station. Looking towards Kandos. |
| Charbon Colliery Junction | 2005 | The view looking down the line towards the junction, with the short branch to the Colliery leading off to the right. |
| Clandulla | 2005 | The Ordinary Train Staff for Clandulla - Baal Bone Junction section at Clandulla. |
| Clandulla | 2005 | The Miniature Electric Staff Instrument at Clandulla, for the section to Kandos. |
| Clandulla | 2005 | The 4 lever frame inside the staff hut on Clandulla platform. |
| Colly Blue | 2005 | The site of Colly Blue facing the direction of Binnaway. |
| Coonabarabran | 2005 | The site of the station building, before it burnt down in May 2001. |
| Cowan | 2005 | The remains of the electrified Down siding, looking North. |
| Cowan | 2005 | The post for the overhead in the old Station Masters house backyard. |
| Curlewis | 2005 | Curlewis yard looking in the Up direction towards Breeza. |
| Curlewis | 2005 | A view of Curlewis Yard, looking towards Gunnedah. |
| Curlewis | 2005 | The Miniature Electric Staff Instruments in Curlewis staff room, covering the sections to Breeza and Gunnedah. |
| Curlewis | 2005 | Curlewis yard looking in the down direction from the platform. The tracks are (from left to right) the Main Line, Loop, Back Road, and Silo siding. |
| Curlewis | 2005 | The one-time Preston Coal Siding came onto the Main Line just this side of the frame. Note the two white levers on the Frame for the now removed points. |
| Curlewis | 2005 | An old signal used to direct coal trains loading at the abandoned Preston mine at the rear of the township. This view is looking towards the Main Line. |
| Curlewis | 2005 | The old Perway Barracks located at the north end of the yard. |
| Edgeroi | 2005 | A shot of Edgeroi Yard coming from Gurley. The lines from left to right are; Main Line, Loop Line, Back Road and Silo Siding. |
| Emerald Hill | 2005 | The yard diagram, situated in the Staff Hut. |
| Emerald Hill | 2005 | The view looking across to the staff hut and truncated platform. |
| Emerald Hill | 2005 | The motorised points at the down end of the yard, controlled by a Drivers Pushbutton Control Box. |
| Emerald Hill | 2005 | Emerald Hill Yard which includes the Main line, Loop Line and Silo Siding. Theis is the view looking towards Boggabri. |
| Emerald Hill | 2005 | The Up Home signal with pushbutton controls to control the loop points. |
| Emerald Hill | 2005 | These controls are next to each Home and Home-Starting signal to control entry to and exit from the loop. |
| Farley | 2005 | The long disused down platform at Farley, looking towards Maitland. |
| Glencoe | 2008 | The view looking south. Beyond the goods ramp were the goods shed and station, both on the left side of the track. |
| Gunnedah | 2005 | This is the section siding for the former BP storage depot south of Gunnedah. It is used to stable track machines. |
| Gunnedah West | 2005 | The intermediate Staff Hut and frame for the Gunnedah Coal Mine Balloon Loop. |
| Gunnedah West | 2005 | On the coal mine loop, there are two loading bins, Vickery and Whitehaven. |
| Jct (Gap) | 2005 | This is where the old Binnaway Line from the South end of Werris Creek Yard came around to meet the Gap Junction. Looking South from the Gap. |
| Jct (Werris Creek South) | 2005 | A Werris Creek coal train, in push-pull configuration, loads at the newly constructed loading bin. This loading point is utilising a section of track from the old Gap - Werris Creek South Junction section. |
| Kandos | 2005 | The remains of the turntable at Kandos Cement Works Junction. |
| Kandos | 2005 | Type F Level Crossing on Angus Avenue at Kandos. These were installed for the reopening of the Gwabegar Line to Gulgong in September 2000. Looking towards Mudgee. |
| Kandos | 2005 | The Kandos Cement Works Junction looking toward the town of Kandos. |
| Kandos | 2005 | Staff hut and ground frames at Kandos Cement Works Junction. |
| Kandos | 2005 | Another view of the disused Turntable, looking south. |
| Kandos | 2007 | The yard servicing the Cement Australia cement works. |
| Maitland | 2006 | A view of the Maitland Down Home Signal Gantry from the Coal Road, which also shows the Perway sidings to the right. |
| Manilla | 2006 | The remains of the 50' turntable looking east toward the yard. |
| Merrywinebone | 2005 | The view of the silo siding to load grain trains. The green tarp on the left is covering a 'strip' of grain waiting to be moved by rail. Looking towards Pokataroo. |
| Merrywinebone | 2005 | The siding used to load from the Graincorp silo, looking in down direction. |
| Minimbah | 2006 | This Electrical Relay Hut and set of Crossovers are all that remain at Minimbah. |
| Moree | 2007 | A close up view of the 12 lever frame in the Staff Hut. |
| Moree | 2007 | The Yard Diagram hanging up in the Staff Hut above the frame. |
| Moree | 2006 | The Stockyard Siding is located 5km south of Moree. It is only now used to stable Light Engines and Track machines. |
| Mount Owen Junction | 2005 | The view looking north towards Mount Owen Junction. |
| Mudgee | 2005 | A plaque commemorating the restoration of Mudgee Railway Station in October 1996. |
| Mudgee | 2005 | Plaque at Mudgee Railway Station commemorating the reopening of the line between Kandos and Gulgong in 2000. |
| Mudgee | 2005 | The main line to Gulgong curves around to the right, while the Cudgegong Council Siding is straight ahead. |
| Narrabri | 2005 | The Perway building at Narrabri Station was burnt down on the 13 August 2005. It was unknown what caused the fire. |
| Narrabri Junction Platform | 2005 | A view of Narrabri Junction Intermediate Staff Hut between the South and North Forks. This is the view looking south. |
| Narrabri Junction Platform | 2005 | View of Narrabri Junction Staff Hut. This is the location of the Intermediate Electric Staff Instrument, used to go in or come out of Narrabri West Yard. |
| Narrabri North Junction | 2005 | A view of Narrabri Junction North Fork, looking towards Narrabri West. The tracks on the left are for the Narrabri Junction Silo, the Main Line is straight ahead, and the line to Narrabri West Yard is on the right. |
| Nea | 2005 | The frame and point indicator for the Up points at Nea Silo. |
| Nea | 2005 | Nea Section Silo looking back towards Breeza. |
| Nea | 2005 | The nameboard and kilometre peg at Nea Silo. |
| Redfern | 2004 | This is a view of the old Suburban Car Workshops at Redfern looking in the direction of Macdonaldtown. The yard and shed is barely a shadow of its former self in railway's heyday. There are rumours that this site is soon to be redeveloped. |
| Redfern | 2006 | A view of Redfern Station from the Eveleigh Suburban Carriage Workshops. |
| Rylstone | 2006 | The view looking towards Sydney along the former dock siding and loading bank, towards the goods shed. |
| Rylstone | 2006 | The view ooking down the main line towards Mudgee, the now disconnected loop line/loco siding is on the right, and the two goods sidings are on the left. |
| Spring Ridge | 2005 | A view looking east from the silo loading platform over the yard towards the station. |
| Tamarang | 2005 | The intermediate silo loop at Tamarang. The frames are unlocked by either the Train Staff or loose keys situated at The Gap and Binnaway. |
| Turrawan | 2005 | Turrawan Automatic Crossing Loop looking towards Narrabri. The staff hut is the white building on the left. There used to be an island platform where the left track (main line) is, with the down track curving around to where the staff hut is. |
| Upper Manilla | 2006 | An old timber bridge just south of Upper Manilla, looking towards Tamworth. |
| Uralla | 2005 | A mural on the bank opposite the platform. |
| Uralla | 2005 | The yard diagram at Uralla. |
| Walcha Road | 2005 | The frame inside the staff hut. Only three of the levers are still in use. |
| Walcha Road | 2005 | Walcha Road - Uralla section Train Staff. |
| Walcha Road | 2005 | The former goods platform at the up end of the yard. |
| Warral | 2005 | Warral Section Silo looking towards north towards Tamworth. |
| Warral | 2005 | The view looking south towards Werris Creek. |
| Warrobil | 2007 | The station and platform were on the down side of the track, with the still complete goods loading dock on the up side. |
| Warrobil | 2007 | The location of the platform at Warrobil. Looking towards Gulgong. |
| Warrobil | 2007 | A view of the location looking south. |
| Warrobil | 2007 | The multi-level goods dock is still in suprisingly good condition. |
| Watermark | 2005 | The loop at Watermark has been disconnected from the Main Line. This is the view looking down the line towards Curlewis. |
| Watermark | 2005 | The remains of Watermark loop facing south. |
| Watermark | 2005 | The concrete pad showing where the staff hut used to be on the down side of the Main Line. |
| Werris Creek | 2006 | Werris Creek yard as seen from South Box, looking north-west. |
| Werris Creek | 2006 | The Down Starting semaphore signal has been pulled off for the Xplorer to head to Sydney. All of these signals will be replaced by Colour Light signals in June 2007. |
| Werris Creek | 2007 | This 105 foot turntable is located within the Pacific National Depot, and was extended twice in the NSWGR days to turn the massive 60 class Garratt locos. |
| West Tamworth | 2005 | West Tamworth Yard looking in the Down direction from the Trackfast Freight Centre. |
| Willow Tree | 2005 | The local control board for Willow Tree yard. You can see that the signals are at clear for an Up (right to left) train to come into the loop, while the bankers are sitting at the platform on the main (2 red LEDs on left). |
| Willow Tree | 2006 | An old ticket price notice above the ticket window at the station. Tickets have not been sold here for quite a few years. |
| Wollun | 2005 | The old nameboard on a property next to the road. |