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MZ1434,MZ1437,4497 work Independant Rail Australia's freight to Blayney through the curves at Sodwalls on 11-10-11

Independant Rail Australia's freight service from Sydney to Blayney train number 1861, makes its way through the Sodwall curves on 11-10-11 with locos MZ1434,MZ1437,4497 up the front

Independent Rail Australia's MZ1434,MZ1437,4497 on train number 1861 from Sydney to Blayney are between Lithgow and Wallerawang on 11-10-11

Alco 4497 trails EMD imports, MZ1434,MZ1437 as they work 1861 Independent Rail Australia's freight service to Blayney between Lithgow and Wallerawang on 11-10-11

Stabled as the third loco at Blayney, is EMD V20 powered Danish import MZ1443 on 7-10-11

Danish Import, MZ1427 owned by Independent Rail Australia, is stabled between jobs at Blayney on 7-10-11.
16 were exported to Australia, with the first entering service in October 2006.
Two were damaged on the ship and never entered service and were scrapped

MZ1428 trails GL109,GL104,4703 while working 8166 freight from Bathurst near Sodwalls on 28-2-11

In the middle of 1861 to Bathurst is MZ unit MZ1433 at Wallerawang on 28-2-11.
Powered by an EMD V20, MZ1433 is one of 16 units exported from Denmark to Australia in 2006

Danish built EMD powered MZ1433 shows off its cab style alongside GE powered GL109, rebuilt from NSW Alco unit 44229 while on 1861 freight to Bathurst at Wallerawang on 28-2-11

The last of the 44 class in revune service, 4497 owned by Qube departs Junee leading 1431 on the shuttle to Harefield on 3-10-22.
With a new intermodal facility about to open at Bomen, north of Wagga Wagga operational are likely to change and could be the last few months of 4497 operating

Entering service on 20-10-1967, 4497 is the last of the Alco DL500 series locos still in revenue service in Australia and almost at 55 years in service, apart from a few years here and there in the last 20 years.
On 3-10-22, 4497 leads 1431 departing Junee and heading for Harefield just down the line with a Qube shuttle

The last of the Alco 44/930 class in regular service is Qubes 4497. Once numbering 100 units from the 44 class, a handful have survived into the privatisation era, gradually reducing in numbers over the years although 4497 has somehow managed to keep going working the Harefield shuttles out of Junee for Qube.
On 30-9-22, 4497 has just arrived back from Harefield with 8030 on the lead

Qube loco MZ1431 is paired up with Rail First loco CM3302 and stabled in Junee yard on 30-9-22

Qube owned 4488 had only recently been stored and tarped up at Junee loco in this shot taken on 23-10-18.
4488 had been introduced to traffic on 3-7-1967 and was withdrawn on 2-7-1994 and sold to the Hunter Valley Railway Trust. Independent Rail Australia purchased it from them in April 2009 and was again sold to Qube on 7-6-12. From Mid 2013 until Dec 2016 the loco was stored at Goulburn until reactivated again until stored in October 2018.

Having only just been withdrawn from traffic, Qube locos 4488,4458 and 4477 have been covered with tarps at the Junee loco to protect from the weather on 23-10-18

Entering service in February 1961, 4458 was withdrawn and sold to the Hunter Valley Railway Trust and purchased by Independent Railway Australia in April 2009 and again sold to Qube on 7-6-12.
like 4488 it was stored at Goulburn from mid 2013 until reactivated in December 2016.
On 23-10-18, 4458 had only just been withdrawn in this view at Junee loco.

Painted in the R&H transport company livery 4717 sits stored at Goulburn on 22-10-18 where it has sat since July 2013.
It was one of 20 built by A Goninan a co at Broadmeadow from 1972 with 4717 entering service on 29-3-73 and being withdrawn from government service in 1990. Ten of the class still survive.
Scrapped at Goulburn by Qube on 10-3-22

4463 was introduced to the NSWGR on 22-12-65 and withdrawn on 6-7-94 after which the Hunter Valley Railway Trust purchased the loco and was leased out to a variety of operators. It was on sold to Independent Railways Australia in 2009 and repainted back into the Red Terror scheme and then onto Qube ownership after the takeover of IRA. On 22-10-18, 4463 is seen stored at Goulburn Workshops in a faded Red Terror scheme.
4463 was scrapped at Goulburn on 31-3-22

Qube's shuttle from Harefield to Junee has just crested the grade with 1445,4497 and are on the downhill run towards Junee on 16-5-28

Qubes Harefield shuttle arrives at Junee with locos 1445,4497 as the shadows lengthen towards the tracks on the afternoon of 16-5-18