View of the J's backhead mounted controls
J being brought into steam
Coming to life
It was a cold and foggy morning which just added to the atmosphere
Westinghouse cross-compound air pump. Westinghouse is the company I work for, now named Invensys Rail
Myself and two work colleagues - Stan on the left and William in the middle.
The Westinghouse patented Brake stand. Labelled as made in Australia, with patents for Oz and NZ listed on the plate.
Running around our train
Castlemaine mainline to the left, VGR branch to the right on a shared platform
Inside the old Castlemaine A signalbox, now used to control VGR trackage in the station area
View from the drivers window (on the left in Australia)
View from the fireman's side
Leaving Castlemaine for the return run.
Me receiving last minute instruction, and I'm in control!
At the controls at last
VGR runs through some nice scenery
Looking back along our train
Applying the brakes correctly took some mastering
Halfway along the branch I gave up the drivers seat.
Noel took over for the run home