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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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