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Having only just been released from Islington Works after repainting into the Aurizon scheme, ALF22 is stabled with GM37 at Dry ck on 24-12-24.

ALF22,701,GM43,2216 wait in the crossing loop at Bordertown on 1283 empty grain train to Wolseley for a Melbourne bound steel train to overtake on 8-11-11

NR88,NR21,S307 on a steel train heading to Melbourne, overtake 1283 empty grain train to Wolseley at Bordertown with ALF22 leading on 8-11-11.
This was one of the rare times S307 made it all the way between Adelaide and Melbourne and return.

Aurizon's GM37 passes through Mitcham Railway Station as part of a light-engine movement.

Slowing through the Huddleston curves under dynamic braking is late running loaded ORA grain service 5114S from Gladstone behind ALF22/CLP14 on Saturday the 13th of February 2021, this train would pause outside of Crystal Brook on the Eastern leg of the triangle due to opposing Intermodal traffic for the remainder of the evening before departing towards Pelican Point after sunset.

The tree line in the background remains from the original SAR Narrow gauge line, which operated through this location from Port Pirie to the state border of Cockburn from 1875 until being replaced by Standardisation and the current formation in 1970.

© Dom Quartuccio 2021.

ALF22,ALF18,GM42 cruise through Mitcham with 6MA3 Patrick service from Melbourne on 4-9-1999. At the time these were the only two ALF's in the Orange ASR scheme

After crossing the rail grinder, 6MA3 departs from Belair with ALF22,ALF18,GM42 powering up on 4-9-1999

Disturbing the tranquility of the Adelaide hills briefly while climbing upgrade is Aurizon Intermodal service 5XM1 from Port Pirie to North Dynon via Port Adelaide behind the unusual combination of GL105/ALF22/ACD6056 on Thursday the 2nd of January 2025.

This train originated in Port Pirie earlier in the morning behind GL102/GL105 with Adelaide and Melbourne bound loading from fellow Aurizon service 3PS1, GL102 was later removed at Dry Creek due to a fault before the ALF and ACD were added to for the remainder of the journey. ALF22 was outshopped in Aurizon colours at the end of 2024 and joins ALF23 and ALF24 in the Yellow livery.

Hired power from Railfirst Asset Management dominates this train on most services however recent reliability issues with the GL and CM classes has seen Aurizon’s locomotives featured more regularly. It’s expected that further orders of ACD class units due to arrive during 2025 will enable the two GL class locomotives to be dehired by the end of January while the CM’s will remain, further Aurizon locomotives from the Eastern Bulk business unit are rumoured to arrive during the new year for traffic such as MX/XM services.

© Dom Quartuccio 2025.

On Thursday 2/1/2025, a slightly late and lightly loaded 5XM1 (Aurizon shuttle) is seen at Dry Creek (Adelaide) with gl105-alf22-6056 in charge.

On Christmas Eve (24/12) 2024, 2122s (Aurizon wagon transfer) is seen approaching Glenalta station (Adelaide) with alf22 hauling wagon QQYY 57966 & GM37. This was only alf22’s second run after an overhaul and repaint.

On Christmas Eve (24/12) 2024, 2122s (Aurizon wagon transfer) is seen approaching the Beaumont road bridge, Yantaringa (SA) with alf22 hauling wagon QQYY 57966 & GM37. The wagon was removed from 4PM1 on 20/12 & placed on the dead end siding at Balhannah. With access to the dead end siding being at the Melbourne end of Balhannah yard, a top & tail arrangement took place.

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Australian Southern Railroad unit ALF22 has just been repainted into the corporate scheme sitting at the Dry Creek MPC on 27-7-1999. This was the second unit in the scheme with ALF18 repainted in January 1999

the last train from Loxton crawls its way through the low hills back towards Tailem Bend and eventually Adelaide

ALF22/ ALF on a TNT train seen leaving Kewdale. Photo: Jim Bisdee.