An ASR ballast consist hauled by 847,GM37 is stabled in the Callington ballast siding waiting for loading and then dropping in the Adelaide Hills on 17-1-2000
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An ASR ballast consist hauled by 847,GM37 is stabled in the Callington ballast siding waiting for loading and then dropping in the Adelaide Hills on 17-1-2000
GM45,GM38,GM34,GM32,GM47 are up about to head down the Warla bank towards Callington with 5232 loaded grain from Tailem Bend on 23-9-1999
The rare occurrence of 5 x GM class working in the one train occurred on 23-9-1999 when 5298 loaded grain train departed Tailem Bend with GM45,GM38,GM34,GM32,GM47. The five greenies are photographed climbing up towards Balyarta
The well known ornamental stack which crowns the summit of Kit Hill was built in 1858 for the Kit Hill Great Consols/ Kit Hill United mining complex.
The chimney stack is a well known landmark in south East Cornwall. It stands on one bastion of a pentagonal earthwork which is thought to have been an 18th century folly.
The chimney served a steam engine, located in an adjacent engine house, that pumped water and lifted ore from the deep mine workings.
For many years various antennae have been attached to the stack today mainly serving mobile phone providers. A small building at the base housing the switch gear.
Click here for more photographs of Kit Hill Mine: www.jhluxton.com/Industrial-Archaeology/Mines-of-Devon-Co...
The well known ornamental stack which crowns the summit of Kit Hill was built in 1858 for the Kit Hill Great Consols/ Kit Hill United mining complex.
The chimney stack is a well known landmark in south East Cornwall. It stands on one bastion of a pentagonal earthwork which is thought to have been an 18th century folly.
The chimney served a steam engine, located in an adjacent engine house, that pumped water and lifted ore from the deep mine workings.
For many years various antennae have been attached to the stack today mainly serving mobile phone providers. A small building at the base housing the switch gear.
Click here for more photographs of Kit Hill Mine: www.jhluxton.com/Industrial-Archaeology/Mines-of-Devon-Co...
The Grade II listed stack of the South Kit Hill Mine multipurpose stamps and pumping engine. The foundations of the engine house demolished in the 1980s can be seen beyoned the stack.
For more photographs of South Kit Hill Mine please click here: www.jhluxton.com/Industrial-Archaeology/Mines-of-Devon-Co...
South Kit Hill Mine, opened in 1856, reached a maximum depth of over 100m. Around the stack (grade II listed) are the remains of the engine house, with its flywheel slots and six circular 'buddles' where crushed rock was stirred to separate heavy tin ore from waste 'tailings'. The mine closed in 1874 before reopening in 1879 as Cornwall Great Consols until closure in 1883.
The engine house was home to a 32" rotative engine with twin fly wheels. Unfortunately due to the poor condition of the building it was reduced to its foundations in 1980 by the Duch of Cornwall.
The engine was multipurpose driving 12 heads of stamps which were increased to 24 and then 36. Flat rods connected the engine to the pump in Engine Shaft just to the north.
The last hour of daylight bathes the Adelaide hills as late running JBR service 7MA8 from Southern Cross to Keswick wraps itself around the curve at Callington with PN’s G540 leading 8 carriages on Saturday the 7th of March 2020. NR110 had originally been in charge of the train from Southern Cross, however was removed at Elders loop due to a locked axle, with the G class being pinched from nearby empty PN grain service 6CK5 to assist after a 3 hour delay. The G would return to Victoria via 6PM7 the next day, being dropped off in Dimboola to resume grain duties.
The Overland has now been running between the state capitals of Adelaide and Melbourne for 138 years, at the time of this photo it’s future looked rather bleak and appeared to only have around 3 weeks left and was funded solely by the then Victorian Labor government with no support from the SA Liberal party or the commonwealth. It’s fortunes changed after the pandemic and since 2021, the train has resumed it’s twice weekly service between the Adelaide Parklands Terminal and Southern Cross, the journey still taking around 11 hours to travel the total 828km distance.
© Dom Quartuccio 2020.
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.
After running empty from Wirrega, 4120 empty ballast train pulls into the Callington goods siding with 705,603 to re load on 17-4-1996
705,603 have just arrived in clear into the Callington Ballast siding after running from Wirrega on 17-4-1996, The two Alcos will run light engine back to Tailem Bend while the ballast consist will be re loaded.
705,603 arrive at the Callington ballast siding with 4120 empty ballast train from Wirrega on 17-4-1996. The consist will be re loaded here while the locos will run light engine to Tailem Bend.
Now owned by National Rail, C504 works with hired Silverton units 442s2,ST31 to haul National Rail's intermodal service 6MP6 around Callington Curve on 12-4-1996
17/10/2024. The Duke of Cornwall during a visit to Duchy College Stoke Climsland in Callington, Cornwall, to learn about how the college is providing opportunities for young people in rural areas. The Duke met Duchy College staff and engaged in a CSI training exercise by students who are enrolled in the Military & Protective Services Academy at the college. His Royal Highness also visited a student run café on campus and heard from students who are part of the Future Farm programme. Picture by Andrew Parsons / Kensington Palace
17/10/2024. The Duke of Cornwall during a visit to Duchy College Stoke Climsland in Callington, Cornwall, to learn about how the college is providing opportunities for young people in rural areas. The Duke met Duchy College staff and engaged in a CSI training exercise by students who are enrolled in the Military & Protective Services Academy at the college. His Royal Highness also visited a student run café on campus and heard from students who are part of the Future Farm programme. Picture by Andrew Parsons / Kensington Palace
