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S 300 heads the 6.55am Dimboola to Spencer St pass. as it departs Stawell. 1975.
Photo courtesy Trevor Penn
B 61 departs Stawell on the Horsham to Spencer St pass, 1981
The view from C 509 on an up "jet" as we storm through Stawell. Aug. 13 1981
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Of all the pictures I took at Stawell, this is my favourite. I'm standing on the remains of the Grampians line looking east as an up goods passes by in full throttle for the attack on Stawell bank. I always thought that the gum trees behind the signalbox were the tallest I've ever seen. 1982
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The afternoon up Horsham to Spencer St. pass. pauses at Stawell. 1981
A Melbourne to Dimboola fast goods drops down into Stawell, Feb. 1982
B 80 in its new "teacup" paint leads a brand new "N set" into Stawell
on the 8.30am Spencer St. to Horsham pass. Jan. 1982
An X and Y class on an up empty superphosphate train cross a down goods at Stawell. The view is looking towards Melbourne.
Stawell A signalbox can be seen above the flat top T.
Feb. 4 1982
T 338 shunts at Stawell while running a Ararat to Murtoa roadside goods in.
Unlike most VR goods sheds Stawells was a rather substantial brick building.
The train was #9103 (200t) and we had departed Ararat at 8.00am. At Stawell we were put away for a cross in the fog and for a reason that escapes me now. We were put into the short track behind Stawell A box.
June 8 1982
A few years later, after I had transfered to Wodonga I went up to Ararat to spend a few days with Chris and travelled by car along the mainline to see the newly installed CTC. When we arrived at Stawell I was shocked to see the remains of this signalbox. All that was left was the smouldering stumps of the signalbox having just been burnt to the ground.
The view from the cab of B 63 as it leaves Stawell on an Ararat to Marmalake empty wheat train. Feb. 1981
The down Horsham pass departs Stawell. Oct 18 1982
Photo courtesy John Ward
The "Sunday Excursion" Spencer St. to Horsham pass. passes "Stawell A box" 1981.
As built, westbound trains leaving Stawell faced a 1 in 50 grade that started as soon as you left Stawell, regrading saw the grade eased to 1 in 62
but with VR's habit of assigning just enough locos for the task it was always a tough climb and bankers were used right up to the end of the steam era.
This up grain train is being led by a T class which would mean it would have slowed down through Stawell to exchange staffs and it looks like it is
making hard work of the climb judging by the sand being applied to the rails. The locos are T 388 - T 384 - Y 160 and the date is Oct 18 1982.
Photos courtesy John Ward
9103 was a mid morning goods that departed Ararat with any loading offering, empty wheat wagons,
cattle/sheep trucks, oil tanks, you name it. Here it is seen dropping downgrade into Stawell.
While waiting to take this photo I watched the ganger remove the old 55 mph curveboard and erect the
shiny new 90 km/h curveboard seen. 1981
Post 13, up home arrival from Serviceton line, this post used to have 4 arms when
there was a delta crossover. The disc took you into the goods yard. 1981.
Post 14, discs from the loco sidings (Grampians line)
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