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NSW Railway Photos owned by Joe Sharman

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Ardglen	2007	The remains of the last of the amenities buildings for the workers at the nearby Ardglen Quarry. There was originally three or four of these buildings.
Ardglen	2007	The old shower block from the workers amenities at Ardglen Quarry.
Ardglen	2007	A peeling poster inside the remaining workers hut at the quarry.
Ardglen	2007	A peeling poster inside the remaining workers building at the quarry.
Ardglen Tunnel	1990	A track-side view of the down portal.
Baerami	2007	The view from a down train.The fence can be seen deviating to the left to accomodate the station that was never built.
Bee Siding	2008	The view from a southbound train about 2km to the north of Bee Siding. The remains of the double line are still present at the bridge.
Bellbird Colliery	2008	The view as the line passes under the former Kalingo Branch bridge, looking towards the site of Bellbird Colliery in the distance.
Ben Lomond	1988	The view from a passing ballast train, when the track was still open and being maintained.
Borenore	1990	The view looking west along the platform.
Boronia No 2 Tunnel	2007	One of the portals on the tunnel, as viewed from the front of a train.
Boronia No 5 Tunnel	2007	The up portal of the abandoned tunnel.
Bowmans Creek	2007	The probable location of Bowmans Creek, looking north. The deviated main line is visible on the right distance.
Bowmans Creek	2007	The probable location of Bowmans Creek, looking south.
Bowmans Creek	2007	The probable one-time location of Bowmans Creek.
Branxton	2009	The interior of the signal box on the platform. At the left are the passing loops at Belford, while on the right is Branxton station.
Burren	2007	The view of the elevated water tank looking west. The eastern leg of the triangle curves away on the left. The former loco servicing facilities (coal bunker, ash bit and engine shed) were located directly behind the tank.
Burren	2007	The three staff boxes inside the staff hut.
Burren	2007	The remains of the jib crane, next to the base of the former goods shed.
Burren	2007	The view looking south over the triangle. The former ash pit is visible in the foreground.
Emerald Hill	2007	The staff instruments inside the signal box.
Emerald Hill	2007	A view of the interior of the signal box.
Emerald Hill	2007	The staff hut sits on the truncated platform.
Gap	2009	The staff for the section to Spring Ridge.
Gap	2009	The inside of the new staff hut.
Gap	2009	A driver performs safeworking procedures in the staff hut.
Goobang Junction	1990	The former Goobang Junction West signal box.
Gosford	2008	The gantry crane is still present in the yard.
Gosford	2008	The large elevated water tank has been preserved in the newly-overhauled yard.
Grasstree	2008	The location of the former station. It consisted of a pair of platforms where the passenger train is, and was made of old rail and concrete.
Gulgong	2008	The Gulgong staff hut and ground frame.
Gulgong	2008	The ground frame at the down end of the station.
Gulgong	2008	The staff box for the section Gulgong-Dunedoo.
Gulgong	2008	The interior of the staff hut with one of the staff machines, not long before the introduction of CTC.
Gungal	1986	Repair work being performed on a culvert adjacent to the level crossing. This is the view looking towards Sandy Hollow.
Gunnedah	2007	A view of the ash pit on the No 2 Loco Road.
Gunnedah	2007	The interior of the station master's office, showing the staff machines for the next and previous sections.
Gunnedah	2007	The last remaining original window in the station building.
Hanbury Junction	2008	The view looking back along the formation to the former junction location.
Hanbury Junction	2008	A symbol in the path, a reminder of the location's original function.
Hanbury Junction	2008	The view from Loma Street looking back towards the junction. The main line is hidden behind the bushes in the distance.
Hanbury Junction	2008	The view looking west as the formation traverses a gully before entering the University grounds in the distance.
Hanbury Junction	2008	Another interpretative symbol in the pathway.
Hawkesbury Bridge Platform	2008	The view of the short worker's platform at the northern portal of the Long Island tunnel.
Hawkesbury Bridge Platform	2008	The short worker's platform at the south end of the railway bridge over the Hawkesbury River.
Hexham	unknown	A closer view of the signal box, taken about a month before it was closed.
Jct (Waratah No 2 Quarry)	2008	The view looking north-west back towards Hanbury Junction. The line entered from centre distance and curved around to the left.
Jct (Waratah No 2 Quarry)	2008	The line then heads south along an overgrown embankment.
Jct (Waratah No 2 Quarry)	2008	A small culvert still survives under the formation.
Jct (Waratah No 2 Quarry)	2008	The formation then heads through school grounds.
Kerrabee	2008	A view of the staff hut as CTC safeworking is in the process of being introduced.
Merah North	2007	The view looking up the line towards the station. The loop line that served the platform has long been lifted.
Merriwa	1984	48125 at the head of a short goods train sits in the station.
Merriwa	1984	An early moring shot of Merriwa yard just just before starting the shunt.
Moree	1990	The view looking south from an engine leaving Moree. On the left can be seen Moree Loco. Behind the white fence at the far left is the siding leading to the turntable. In the distance, the main line in on the right, with the Inverell branch on the left.
Muswellbrook	1986	A photograph of Muswellbrook Loco was taken from the departing 5202 train.
Muswellbrook	1986	Muswellbrook Signal Box around 1986. The shunters humpy is visible on the left of the shot.
Muswellbrook	1984	A view of the inside of the signal box showing the control panel.
Muswellbrook	2008	The platform that served the adjacent stock yards. Half the platform is concrete and the other half is sleepers in a advanced state of decay.
Muswellbrook No 2 Colliery	1987	A 47 class loco at the head of a train being loaded. Water vapor from Bayswater Power station is plainly visible.
Muswellbrook No 2 Colliery	1987	Loading operations being performed by a front end loader.
Narrabri	1990	The Excelsior Flour Mill, adjacent to the station. The fence, the mill and the building in this photo are now all removed.
Narrabri	2007	The interior of the signal box, showing the yard diagram, lever frame, and the staff instrument, complete with anti-tamper clamp.
New Tunnel Junction	2008	The view looking towards the former location of New Tunnel Junction. The line back to Newcastle extended along the road on the right background. The line continued towards Wallsend, out the left hand side of the picture with the branch to Elermore Colliery behind the camera.
New Tunnel Junction	2008	The view looking down the formation towards Wallsend.
New Tunnel Junction	2008	The view looking down the formation towards the location of Elermore Colliery.
Nundah (2nd)	2008	The view looking in the down direction towards the location of the former station, in the vicinity of the tonnage signal. The original alignment used to travel in a straight line up the hill through the middle of the mine.
Padulla	2007	The building that was used when Padulla was the site of emergency crossovers in the late 1980s.
Padulla	2007	Signs on the pole noting that this is the former Padulla Staff Hut.
Padulla	2007	The half-kilometre post at the location of the former staff hut location.
Padulla	2007	Some concrete blocks left over from some earlier structures.
Pelton Colliery	2008	The staff and ticket box at the Penton Signal Box.
Raspberry Colliery	2008	The remains of this bridge near Georgetown Road have probably been destroyed now, due to drainage modifications. This short section of about 1.4 kms of track is all that remains of the Gully Line railway.
Ravensworth	2008	The location of the former island platform, looking in the up direction just past the Hebden Road level crossing.
Rixs Creek	2007	The formation near where it meets the current deviation.
Rixs Creek	2007	The old formation is now a 4WD track.
Rixs Creek	2007	The remains of the brick-faced platform.
Rixs Creek	2007	A survey marker embedded in the platform face.
Rixs Creek	2007	The remains of the brick-faced platform.
Rixs Creek	2007	The view looking down onto the platform.
Sandgate Cemetery	2006	The remains of the branch line where it curves towards the cemetery behind Sandgate Station.
St Heliers	1988	After saint heliers signal box was destroyed by a run away coal train there was a temporary signal box erected; this was used for about 2 years.
Ulan Loop	2008	The staff machines in the Ulan staff hut.
Ulan Loop	2008	The track indicator diagram in the staff hut at Ulan.
Ulan Loop	2008	The interior of the staff hut.
Wallsend	2008	A sign describing the preserved goods shed.
Wallsend	2008	A 2 wheel coal wagon sits outside the preserved goods shed.
Waratah No 2 Quarry	2008	The end of Eldon Street, where the line entered the quarry.
Waratah No 2 Quarry	2008	The sealed entrance to the Waratah No 2 Colliery shaft, situated at the quarry entrance.
Waratah No 2 Quarry	2008	Today, the quarry is partly used as an archery range.
Waratah No 2 Quarry	2008	The remains of some points in the quarry itself.
Wee Waa	1990	A photograph of the station when it was still manned.
Werris Creek	1988	The metal signwork at the entrance to Werris Creek Loco.
Willow Tree	1990	A view of the station with three modified 45 classes doing bank enging work.
Wondabyne	2007	A view of the short down-side platform, with standard Cityrail amenities.