Abandoned loco and carriages

[Pete_W]

This old electric locomotive is privately owned and has been in storage for about 20 years. It's basically abandoned and a sad sight to see.

Electric locomotive 4627 at Lithgow by Peter Watters, on Flickr

 

[1971_M5]

Ohhhh... poor forlorn 4627. The distinction between the "body" (or whatever the correct terminology might be) and the chassis/frame (or ???) is quite evident. There was probably a trim piece in front and along the sides to make it look a little more integrated? Also the size (height) of the loco undercarriage compared to the general purpose car (carriage) behind it -- interesting. We should probably do a railroad "term mapping" exercise... English, Australian, US. Would be fun to poke around for a closer look. It is a time capsule. Very NICE image -- as we've come to expect! Also... I'm assuming you have the Flickr "pro" account -- because I like the way you can zoom-in (via a click or two) once re-directed from DPRF to Flickr. I suppose I am somewhat of a cheapskate (i.e., free Flickr account) but If I add up all of the various subscriptions I have (newspapers, magazines, audio streaming, etc.) -- not to mention my business accounts (self-employed) and household accounts (ISP, cell phone, TV/cable/streaming) -- I decided to opt for the free Flickr account (which was necessary to support proper image posting here). That was indeed once nice thing about DPR... the personal galleries. I may have to pony-up and pay the relatively small Flickr Pro fee... since I like the way your posts are displayed. There's no sense spending the dough for nice cameras and lenses (along with taking the time to edit the images) if viewing them at the appropriate size is cumbersome. Nice to see your posts! I have collected a handful of "transport" pictures over the past few weeks... but haven't had time to horse around with them (too much work). And I'll also get the Flickr Pro thing squared away for better image viewing.

 

[Pete_W]

Ohhhh... poor forlorn 4627. The distinction between the "body" (or whatever the correct terminology might be) and the chassis/frame (or ???) is quite evident. There was probably a trim piece in front and along the sides to make it look a little more integrated?

Yes, it's such a sad image. The loco's body is actually sitting on blocks. It was stored at another location (Rothbury, NSW) for 20 years and had to be moved recently because the former storage sidings were being repurposed. So it was brought to the current location in Lithgow in two parts - the body on one truck and the bogies on another. I understand that they have not reattached the body yet because it might need to be moved again. The owners don't have a lot of resources, hence the degraded state that it is now in. It will supposedly get a static restoration but I am not holding my breath!

Thankfully there are a few in reasonable condition and it's possible one may be restored to operation in the future.

Also the size (height) of the loco undercarriage compared to the general purpose car (carriage) behind it -- interesting. We should probably do a railroad "term mapping" exercise... English, Australian, US. Would be fun to poke around for a closer look. It is a time capsule. Very NICE image -- as we've come to expect!

The 46-class locos (there were 40 in the fleet) were built in the UK by Metropolitan-Vickers and shipped to Australia in the mid-late 1950s. They were a powerful locomotive and the NSW Railways definitely got their value out of them before they were retired.

Here is a link to the wiki page where you can see some photos of how they appeared in service.

New South Wales 46 class locomotive - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

And here is a link to a 3D tour of the loco at the Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Museum:

Explore 4601 3D Tour - Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum in 3D

Matterport 3D Showcase.

my.matterport.com

I got to work on these locomotives during my three-year career as an engineman for the NSW railways. They were a bit rough riding but incredibly powerful, especially with two at the front of a loaded freight train.

Also... I'm assuming you have the Flickr "pro" account -- because I like the way you can zoom-in (via a click or two) once re-directed from DPRF to Flickr. I suppose I am somewhat of a cheapskate (i.e., free Flickr account) but If I add up all of the various subscriptions I have (newspapers, magazines, audio streaming, etc.) -- not to mention my business accounts (self-employed) and household accounts (ISP, cell phone, TV/cable/streaming) -- I decided to opt for the free Flickr account (which was necessary to support proper image posting here). That was indeed once nice thing about DPR... the personal galleries. I may have to pony-up and pay the relatively small Flickr Pro fee... since I like the way your posts are displayed. There's no sense spending the dough for nice cameras and lenses (along with taking the time to edit the images) if viewing them at the appropriate size is cumbersome. Nice to see your posts! I have collected a handful of "transport" pictures over the past few weeks... but haven't had time to horse around with them (too much work). And I'll also get the Flickr Pro thing squared away for better image viewing.

The main reason I went Flickr Pro was to get the unlimited storage and the ability to upload unlimited non-public content, so it's essentially like an online photo backup. And Pro also means you don't see advertising. It's less actively social compared with Instagram and Facebook, but both of those platforms seem to be increasingly bombarded with advertising and the feed algorithms make it difficult to see what you want.

Looking forward to your new images when you upload them!!