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Comment: Midway between Carlton and Kogarah. 4488 is looking decidedly grubby.
pict4532 * Carlton Station - closer view of a Pandrol clip inserter. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.31MB)

pict4533 * Carlton station - This is a mechanised pandrol placer and inserter. Every know and then the operator stopped and poked something with a stick, so it's not completely automatic :-) * 2560 x 1920 * (2.39MB)

pict4534 * Carlton station - Closer view of the mechanics of the pandrol placer and inserter. * 1920 x 2560 * (861KB)

pict4535 * Carlton station, Kogarah side. The van is stocked with pandrol clips, which they drop down tubes to the guys sitting underneath who set them out on the sleepers. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.31MB)

pict4537 * Midway between Carlton and Kogarah. JL402 leads a 44, a GM and 4488 on a spoil train. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.29MB)
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pict4539 * Kogarah - the spoil train heads off towards Carlton. A balast undercutter/cleaner is working off in the distance. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.22MB)

pict4540 * Between Kogarah and Carlton. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.95MB)

pict4541 * Between Kogarah and Carlton. The machine is 'cut out' and sitting on it's rail wheels, but still 'creeping' forward so the pandrol clip placers and lay out the clips. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.35MB)

pict4542 * Hustville. A partially painted 4486 leads a faded 4401 on the rail train. Only the ends of 4486 are complete, but the paint job looks pretty good. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.56MB)

pict4543 * Rockdale - The South Spur Rail EE's wait with an empty spoil train. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.37MB)
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