S666. 701,CLP16 on ballast Murray Bridge to Adelaide at Rocky Gully 21-7-1999 by Aussie foamer
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On a dull April day in 1999, 7MA3 from Melbourne arrives into the Port Flat yard in Port Adelaide with 701 trailing CLP14 and CLF4
All in the old rebadged AN Green and Yellow scheme, GWA locos 701,GM38,705 load 3152 grain train at Peake on the Pinnaroo line destined for Port Adelaide on 2-6-11
701,GM38,705 prepare to load 3152 grain train at Peake on the Pinnaroo line on 2-6-11. By mid 2015 the line had closed with 701 also getting the Orange paint scheme by then. A year later all 3 locos had been stored. By 2023 both 700's had been preserved and GM38 was still stored at Dry Creek
Ran as a dedicated train, 701,GM38,705 have just set up to load 3152 grain train at Peake, located about 50kms from Tailem Bend on the Pinnaroo line on 2-6-11
701,GM38,705 on 3152 grain load at Peake on the Pinnaroo line on 2-6-11.
The train is seen through one of the tear windows of the heritage listed station masters house.
A story to go with this is the station master died in the house in the early 1990's during a heat wave and was not found for a week later. He had to be cut from the floor which is still visible in one of the floors
Box cab 700 class loco 701 stands alongside the Peake Memorial hall while loading a grain train on 2-6-11.
4 years later, trains on the Pinnaroo line would also become a memory with the line closed. Although 701 has been preserved
All in Green and Gold, 701,GM38,705 are about to start loading thier grain train at Peake on the Pinnaroo line on 2-6-11
GWA green and gold Alco 701 stands in the crossing loop at Crystal Brook working 1411 concrete sleeper train from Dry Creek to Port Augusta while the crew have a crew change on 27-1-11
With the assistance of the Maffro loader, 701,2207,2212 have just started loading thier grain consist at Pinnaroo on 24-10-10
With a population of between 50 and 100 for the surrounding area the sleepy town of Jubuk has disturbed by 3152 grain train from Pinnaroo with 701,2212,GM42 as it idles by the main road crossing on 30-10-10 waiting for a crew change
Remnants of the old Jabuk yard including the old fertiliser facilities lay dormant in the background as 701,2212,GM42 working 3152 loaded grain from Pinnaroo wait at the level crossing for a crew change on 30-10-10
Alco 701 leads Clyde units 2207,2212 loading 1351 grain train at Pinnaroo on 24-10-10
GWA triple box cab locos 701,2207,2212 load 1351 grain train at the town silos at Pinnaroo on 24-10-10
4548 loaded ballast train from Callington to Mt Lofty powers up towards Petwood with 701,846,703 on 18-1-1995
GWA Alco unit 701 is at the Islington Workshops on 11-9-13 for an Overhaul and repaint into the GWA orange and black scheme
701 trails GM43,S310 between Callington and Balyarta while working 6744 goods from Mt Gambier to Dry Creek on 10-12-1994