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On Saturday 11/1/2025, 2184s (loaded Aurizon grain ex Wolseley) is seen rounding the popular curve west of Callington (SA) with CLP8-cm3305-CLP16-fq03 in charge.
On Saturday 11/1/2025, 2184s (loaded Aurizon grain ex Wolseley) is seen on the outskirts of Tailem Bend (SA) with CLP8-cm3305-CLP16-fq03 in charge. The plan was for CLP16 to lead from Wolseley but due to unknown issues, CLP8 was promoted to the pointy end.
Loaded ORA grain service 2184S from Wolseley to Pelican Point with GWU008/CLP17/FQ02/GWA003 wraps around the curve at Callington preparing for it's climb through the Adelaide Hills on Wednesday the 25th of March 2020.
At the time, ORA were running to Wolseley non stop to export large quantities of grain out of Viterra's Port Adelaide and Pelican Point facilities.
© Dom Quartuccio 2020
A mixture of inclement weather and network delays has affected the running of GWA's loaded grain 2184S from Tailem Bend as locomotives FQ04/ALF18/ALF20/FQ02/FQ01 cruise through Hawthorn bound for Pelican Point on Wednesday the 28th of December 2016.
This train was one of many to service Tailem Bend's grain facility at the time, using the additional run numbers 1283S/2184S to run a second division. This train departed on Tuesday night and was supposed to be back before daylight but a CTC failure on the South line and delays to higher priority services resulted in 2184S making it downhill around midday.
© Dom Quartuccio 2016
When loaded GWA grain service 2184S from Tailem Bend encountered issues at Callington, CLF5 was taken off empty service 1281S heading in the opposite direction and was placed on the front of GWU009/GWU007/GWU008 as the train works downgrade through Lynton on Friday the 30th of December 2016.
This train was one of many to service Tailem Bend's grain facility at the time, using the additional run numbers 1283S/2184S to run a second division.
© Dom Quartuccio 2016
Loaded GWA grain service 2184S from Wolseley to Pelican Point passes through the locality of Cooke Plains with units GWA010/GWA009/G533/CLP17 hauling a light load consisting of Crew Car ADFY7 and 10 loaded AHAY grain hoppers on Thursday the 28th of March 2019.
The empty service, 1283S dropped off 40 AHAY's at Tailem Bend for loading earlier in the day, these hoppers were loaded whilst the remainder of the train worked to Wolseley.
© Dom Quartuccio 2019
On Friday 12/10/2018, 2184s (loaded GWA grain ex Wolseley) is seen passing through the former yard at Nairne (SA) with alf23-alf19-alf21 in charge of 30 AHAY hoppers & ADFY5 (crew van).
On Friday 12/10/2018, 2184s (loaded GWA grain ex Wolseley) is seen rounding the curve at Callington (SA) with shitboxes alf23-alf19-alf21 in charge of 30 AHAY hoppers & ADFY5 (crew van).
On Friday 12/10/2018, 2184s (loaded GWA grain ex Wolseley) is seen rounding the curve at Callington (SA) with shitboxes alf23-alf19-alf21 in charge of 30 AHAY hoppers & ADFY5 (crew van).
The train was 550.9 metres long & had a weight of 2,780 tonnes (70 tonnes less than what triple alf’s are allowed on the Adelaide-Tailem Bend section).
It is very rare for GWA to run a south line grain without any of their modern power, triple alf’s are considered to be even rarer.
After completing a crew change near by, loaded GWA grain service 2184S from Wolseley to Port Adelaide powers between Cooke Plains and Tailem Bend with GWU006/ALF22/GWA007 on Saturday the 30th of December 2017.
As of December 2017, locomotives GWU004, GWU005, GWU006 and GWU007 are the only GWU class units in South Australia while the remainder of the class are currently engaged in GWA's Hunter Valley coal operations in New South Wales with plans to send most, if not all the SA based GWU units over to assist.
© Dom Quartuccio 2017
GWU009, CLP9 & GWU004 assist with loading their grain train at Wolseley 4/1/13
