The following rare photos were kindly supplied to Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway by Tony Woodland. |
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Tarana Station | ||
An interesting earlier photo of Tarana taken when both lines were in place; station furniture was evident and some neat trimming of gardens had been done.
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Two good and rare photos taken in the signal box showing the yard diagram ... | and the safe working instruments. |
Later photos of Tarana after the UP main line had been removed. | 4201 and possibly 4306 on a down run through Tarana. | |
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4306 possibly on the return run home from the excursion shown in photo 6. | ||
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THE PHOTOS BELOW ARE FULL SIZE They were taken during the last steam train run in NSW on the 21st April 1974. |
4522 heads the branch line consist and is seen here crossing the Fish River when the river was very high - a condition that the locals would like to see happen a little more often today. |
Not too much change today - the tree has gone but the station sign and the toilet block are still in place. |
Readers might like to fill in the details on this special tour by the NSW division of the ARHS - 1974 |
The shunter guides 4522 back onto its train - could he be the late Herb Cunynghame? |