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Crystal Brook railway station, c. 1900s
Crystal Brook railway station and yard, c. 1930s
Crystal Brook railway station, c. 1940s
Narrow gauge derailment between Crystal Brook and Warnertown, c. 1950s.
Narrow gauge derailment between Crystal Brook and Warnertown, c. 1950s. Ozzie Sandow, Peterborough undergear repairer.
Narrow gauge derailment between Crystal Brook and Warnertown, c. 1950s.
Narrow gauge derailment between Crystal Brook and Warnertown, c. 1950s.
Narrow gauge derailment between Crystal Brook and Warnertown, c. 1950s. Ken Bettinson far right.
400 Class locomotive 400 on the bridge at Crystal Brook, c. 1960s. Tony Giancaspro engineman.
Y Class locomotive 97 passenger train on the bridge at Crystal Brook, c. 1960s
T Class locomotive 186 at Crystal Brook, c. 1960s
400 Class locomotive 409 taking on water at Crystal Brook, c. 1960s
Peterborough engineman and Loco Inspector Archie Williams with Laurie Masters, at Crystal Brook, October 1964
Transfer to road transport at Crystal Brook of the first 830 Class locomotive destined for Port Lincoln, 1965
Transfer to road transport at Crystal Brook of the first 830 Class locomotive destined for Port Lincoln, 1965
Transfer to road transport at Crystal Brook of the first 830 Class locomotive destined for Port Lincoln, 1965
Crystal Brook guards John Dee and Bill Taylor on the occasion of John’s retirement, 1968
Crystal Brook guard Bill Taylor, 1968
Crystal Brook guard John Dee on his retirment, 1968
Crystal Brook guards John Dee and Bill Taylor on the occasion of John’s retirement, 1968
Extending the Crystal Brook subway in preparation for standard gauge and the new station, January 1968
400 Class locomotive crossing the bridge at Crystal Brook, 25 January 1969
Crystal Brook railway yard, c. 1970
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Crystal Brook junction, c. 1970s. Right hand road to Peterborough; left hand road to Port Pirie
The last narrow gauge Smelters Picnic train in Crystal Brook, c. 1970. Jim McKeough, Traffic Inspector, on left.
Port Pirie narrow gauge smelters picnic train at Crystal Brook, c. 1970
Port Pirie smelters picnic train at Crystal Brook, c.1970. Alan Wasleys on the footplate to the right.
Port Pirie narrow gauge smelters picnic train at Crystal Brook station waiting for the return to Port Pirie, c. 1970
Carriages waiting to return passengers to Port Pirie after the Smelters Picnic at Crystal Brook, c. 1970. This was the last narrow gauge picnic train.
Crystal Brook derailment of standard gauge 830 Class locomotive 874 on 24 October 1974
Crystal Brook derailment of standard gauge 830 Class locomotive 874 on 24 October 1974
Crystal Brook derailment of standard gauge 830 Class locomotive 874 on 24 October 1974
Crystal Brook derailment of standard gauge 830 Class locomotive 874 on 24 October 1974
Crystal Brook derailment of standard gauge 830 Class locomotive 874 on 24 October 1974
Crystal Brook derailment of standard gauge 830 Class locomotive 874 on 24 October 1974
Crystal Brook derailment of standard gauge 830 Class locomotive 874 on 24 October 1974
Crystal Brook derailment of standard gauge 830 Class locomotive 874 on 24 October 1974
Crystal Brook derailment of standard gauge 830 Class locomotive 874 on 24 October 1974
Crystal Brook derailment of standard gauge 830 Class locomotive 874 on 24 October 1974
Crystal Brook derailment of standard gauge 830 Class locomotive 874 on 24 October 1974. Engineman Ben Hudec.
Crystal Brook derailment of standard gauge 830 Class locomotive 874 on 24 October 1974
Crystal Brook derailment of standard gauge 830 Class locomotive 874 on 24 October 1974
Crystal Brook derailment of standard gauge 830 Class locomotive 874 on 24 October 1974
Gibson’s siding at the 203 mile (narrow gauge between Crystal Brook and Huddleston). Petrol Depot, October 1974.
Portable rail joint testing machine, Crystral Brook October 1974
Crystal Brook railway yard, 1975. To the right is the blow down muffler stand.
Railway guard John Baker (R) at Crystal Brook, 1975
Crystal Brook railway overpass, 1984
The Crystal Brook junction of the south, east and west lines, 1984
Crystal Brook railway yard, 1984
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