ROLL 9. A.R.H.S.
“Farewell N-Class” excursion to Ballan, 8th October 1966.
All photos © Les
Brown. Not to be used for Publication.
9-1. N468 &
N475. Spencer Street Station.
9-2. N468 &
N475. Spencer Street Station.
9-3. N468 &
N475. Melton Weir Bridge. It took less than twelve months, but the effect of
the 1967 drought was to totally drain the Weir seen below.
9-4. N468 &
N475. Melton Weir Bridge.
9-5. N468 &
N475. Parwan-Bacchus Marsh.
9-6. N468 &
N475. Bacchus Marsh – Ballan.
9-7. Bacchus
Marsh – Ballan. There’s nothing of any railway interest in this picture except,
maybe, wisps of N-class smoke, but I thought the scenery was so nice I took a picture
of it. The newest digital cameras can still photograph the same scenic view,
but, alas, not so the N-class steam engines. Lesson learnt; don’t waste film.
9-8. N468 &
N475. Bacchus Marsh – Ballan (Ingliston Station).
9-9. N468 &
N475. Bacchus Marsh – Ballan (Ingliston Station). What do gunzels do after the
train has passed? Wind the film for the next shot, I guess.
9-10. N468 &
N475. Ballan.
9-11. N468.
Ballan.
9-12. N475.
Ballan. Two engines of this class are preserved; N432 at the Railway Museum,
North Williamstown, Victoria, and 752 (ex N477) at Railway Museum, Port Dock,
South Australia. Neither are operational.