ROLL 18. A.R.E. Excursion
to Stratford, 22nd April 1967.
All photos © Les Brown. Not to be
used for Publication.

18-1. R749. Warragul.

18-2. R749. Warragul.

18-3. R749. Warragul.

18-4. E1109. Warragul.

18-5. R749. Near Darnum.

18-6. R749. Near Darnum.

18-7. R749. The “Haunted Hills” between Moe and
Morwell.

18-9. D3 639. Maffra Line.

18-10. D3 639. Maffra Line.

18-11. D3 639. Approaching Maffra.

18-12. D3 639 & T393. Maffra.

18-13. D3 639 & T393. Maffra.

18-14. D3 639. Approaching Stratford.

18-15. D3 639. Sale. Always focus first
on what you are doing? Yeh, I know.

18-16. T387. Sale. Taken from the signal box, the
up Gippslander arrives. Just in front of the loco can be seen the Sale Wharf
line. And just behind the train was the location of the loco shed and
turntable. The signal box survives, but no track. It now stands, like a mute
sentinel, over a shopping centre car park.

18-17. D3 639. Sale.

18-18. D3 639. Thompson River bridge.

18-19. L11?? & R749. Traralgon. My attempt at
an artistic representation of the grace and power of multiple forms of
locomotion? Nah, the camera moved at 1/8th second shutter speed.

18-20. Near McKinnon.