TR17 and TR05 negotiate the curves of Tea Tree with the Boyer paper train. Unfortunately the second person (on the photographer's side) in TR17 felt it neccessary to flip both myself and my father the V moments after this photo was taken.
After arriving from Queenstown, Abt locomotive No. 1 takes water at Lynchford before progressing onwards to Rinadeena and Dubbil Barril.
Engineers at WCWR's workshops in Queenstown take a moment in the sun as Abt No. 3 gently simmers away.
Two of Tasrail's ubiquitous TR class locos - TR17 and TR15 - sweep around the marshy flats of Dromedary as they work down the River Derwent from Boyer. The two locomotives and their train of containers would spend the rest of the day travelling northwards, arriving in the Bass Coast town of Burnie in the early hours of the following day.
Tasrail's TR17 and TR15 sweep through the curves of Plummers Creek - near Campania - with a train from Boyer to Burnie. Special thanks must go to Trent and Phil for your assistance in tracking down accurate timings and updates - without your help I wouldn't have had such a productive trip!
TR11 and TR13 rumble past the farms and pastures between Tea Trea and Campania, a little over an hour on their overnight journey north from Hobart.
TR11 and TR13 climb the steep and winding grade from Colebrook along Coalmine Bend Road with a Boyer to Burnie freight train.
TR11 and TR13, adorned with their Christmas Train LED panels, sweep towards the Rhyndaston Road level crossing between Colebrook and Rhyndaston with a train from the paper mill at Boyer, on Hobart's outskirts. Not long after this photo was taken the stormclouds opened up, putting an end to the chase.
TR11 and TR13 hug the hillside along Coal River as they work uphill from Colebrook towards Rhyndaston. The steep hills and twisting rail corridor are typical of most of the Tasmanian railway network, highlighting the challenges faced by Tasrail when competing for traffic against the modern highway network.
TR11 and TR13 roll through Rhyndaston with a train from Boyer to Burne. The quiet country town has taken on the role of way and works depot, with steel sleepers, track, and concrete culverts all deposited ready for the next round of permanent way upgrades.
