Get it before it's gone - a photo on Flickriver

A shot that had been on my to-do list for a very long time has been climbing the sole tree on the edge of the embankment at Heathcote Junction for the standard-gauge SSR grain, and with CLF1 at the helm on a gorgeous sunny day, I thought there'd be no better time to try it!

Only about 2 minutes after I arrived direct from an otherwise idle day at home, SSR's colourful high-horsepower combo of CLF1, C501, CLP12 & CLF4 make easy work of down empty grain train 7MC7 as they cruise over the top of the Great Dividing Range at Heathcote Junction, heading for Southern NSW. 18/2/23

Only a couple weeks later this photo proved to be a stark reminder of the saying 'Get it before it's gone', when on the morning of March 8th 2023, CLF1 smashed into a loaded ballast truck just west of Junee, with the locomotive rolling onto it's side along with CLF4 (also pictured) and 4910, with rear locomotive G514 remaining upright but still sustaining serious damage. Thankfully however, the two crew members on-board the train both managed to walk away from the crash mostly un-harmed.

Photo of the accident:
www.flickr.com/photos/filtertron/52756591154/in/datetaken/

CLF1 sustained severe damage in the crash and has since been taken to Bendigo, with the locomotive's fate still yet to be determined, including how long it's significant repair process will take, if they are not just put on hold indefinitely.

History is waiting to see if we'll ever have a scene like this happen again with 3 different-liveried CL's climbing Heathcote Junction, but I'm certainly excited to find out the answer.

Taken on: February 18, 2023

Sets appears in: • SRHC • SSR more » • 2023 • Story Time • Nature's Step-Ladder « less

Groups appears in: • Victorian Railways • Trains Of Australia more » • Vicsig • SSR - Southern Shorthaul Railroad • Three quarter sunny - open « less

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