Phishplate Photography

Phishplate Photography Photographer from the Central West NSW

Been a while between posts! QL018 and CF4422 are at full noise leading train 3112 through Jindalee.
22/06/2026

Been a while between posts! QL018 and CF4422 are at full noise leading train 3112 through Jindalee.

9204 leads train ER405 through Lochinvar Station.
17/04/2026

9204 leads train ER405 through Lochinvar Station.

Banana bender 🍌
06/02/2026

Banana bender 🍌

SCR015 and SCT013 lead a late running 4MB9 northbound past the 490km peg on the main south.
11/12/2025

SCR015 and SCT013 lead a late running 4MB9 northbound past the 490km peg on the main south.

QL004 and QL003 are easing their way to and from the Barneys Reef Road level crossing with Train No 8468 just outside of...
28/08/2025

QL004 and QL003 are easing their way to and from the Barneys Reef Road level crossing with Train No 8468 just outside of Gulgong.

The Crew of 8122 with 8129, 8211 and 8133 have just run around their train with a cracker of a sunset after the arrival ...
12/08/2025

The Crew of 8122 with 8129, 8211 and 8133 have just run around their train with a cracker of a sunset after the arrival and departure of WT28 from Bathurst.
They will sit and wait for WP46 to arrive and depart Bathurst aswell before chasing them East to Enfield.

This afternoons 8964 Blayney-Port Kembla lead by QubeHoldings QL016, QL015 and QL020 pictured here at Georges Plains.
04/04/2025

This afternoons 8964 Blayney-Port Kembla lead by QubeHoldings QL016, QL015 and QL020 pictured here at Georges Plains.

CM3311 leads light engine movement D872 with CM3316 along for the journey crossing over the Demondrille Creek.
06/03/2025

CM3311 leads light engine movement D872 with CM3316 along for the journey crossing over the Demondrille Creek.

SSR001, SSR002 and 4532 lead train 1341 across the Demondrille Creek viaduct at Murrumburrah.
27/02/2025

SSR001, SSR002 and 4532 lead train 1341 across the Demondrille Creek viaduct at Murrumburrah.

Two Mile Creek Railway Bridge at Walgett, NSWWhen the last section of the Narrabri to Walgett railway branch line opened...
18/02/2025

Two Mile Creek Railway Bridge at Walgett, NSW
When the last section of the Narrabri to Walgett railway branch line opened in November 1908, the final piece of engineering infrastructure completed was the timber bridge over Two Mile Creek, a couple of miles north of the town of Walgett.
Built by the Public Works Department, the bridge was designed by engineer Henry Dean using the Howe Through Truss style of bridge construction.
Howe trusses were invented and patented by American William Howe in 1840. They consist of timber chords intersecting diagonal braces and vertical end posts. The critical innovation in the Howe Truss was the use of wrought iron verticals with threaded ends instead of timber. The bridge has three 18.6m timber truss spans and a further thirty 7.3m timber girder spans. The piers are of timber, the inner two piers being sheeted with horizontal timber planks.
Like much of New South Wales’ country railway networks, regular passenger services to Walgett ceased in the 1970s, although occasional rail motors travelled the line to Walgett, the last being in 1983. The line received flood damage in November 1987, between Walgett Railway Station and the bridge, and was never repaired.
Located near the bridge, on the eastern side of the creek is the Walgett Wheat Terminal, which is the largest grain storage facility in the Southern Hemisphere. Freight trains continue to use this facility, bringing grain to the coast for domestic and export use.
The Two Mile Creek Railway Bridge is one of only three remaining Howe Through Truss rail bridges, the others being at Canowindra and Menah.

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