Photos By: Brian Atkins, Chris Nuthall, Brad White, Ian Green, Peter Cousins, Dean Jones, Alex Thorn, Joshua Watson, Thomas McIntosh, Adam Rudnicki and Blake Cogley
Noted Events:
5 Jan 1967 - Collided head on with X53 at Broadford
17 Jun 1982 - Rear ended the Melbourne bound Spirit of Progress at Barnawartha
21 Feb 2003 - Entered service with Great Northern Rail Services in their livery
Jun 2004 - Ownership transferred to Southern Shorthaul Railroad
Dec 2004 - Repainted into Southern Shorthaul Railroad Yellow and Black 'Bumblebee' livery
2016 - Repainted in Southern Shorthaul Railroad Yellow, Silver and Black CLP Style livery
Oct 2017 - Converted to Broad Gauge from Standard Gauge
5 Jan 1967 - Collided head on with X53 at Broadford
17 Jun 1982 - Rear ended the Melbourne bound Spirit of Progress at Barnawartha
21 Feb 2003 - Entered service with Great Northern Rail Services in their livery
Jun 2004 - Ownership transferred to Southern Shorthaul Railroad
Dec 2004 - Repainted into Southern Shorthaul Railroad Yellow and Black 'Bumblebee' livery
2016 - Repainted in Southern Shorthaul Railroad Yellow, Silver and Black CLP Style livery
Oct 2017 - Converted to Broad Gauge from Standard Gauge
Liveries worn by S317
Photos of S317
1986
S317-940 with a late running up Overland at Parwan. (4/1/86)
Photo By: Chris Nuthall
Photo By: Chris Nuthall
1988
S317-963 with the up Overland at Bank Box (left) and Parwan (right). (10/1/88)
Photo By: Chris Nuthall
Photo By: Chris Nuthall
1992
S317-S310-S311 with an up briquette train from Morwell near Caulfield. (6/92)
Photo By: Ian Green
Photo By: Ian Green
1993
S317 with #9153 freight to Horsham at Gheringhap. (1/9/93)
Photo By: Ian Green
Photo By: Ian Green
2003
S317-J103 and 4468 stabled in the Creek Sidings at North Melbourne. (12/03)
Photo By: Ian Green |
S317-GM10 with a CRT transfer to Altona at Brooklyn. (7/3/03)
Photo By: Chris Nuthall |
2005
2014
S317-GM22 with a railset train at Whittingham. (23/9/14)
Photo By: Peter Cousins
Photo By: Peter Cousins
2016
S317-GM27-GM10-S302 with a wagon transfer train from Leigh Creek in South Australia at Athol (left) and Sodwalls (right). (30/10/16)
Photos By: Dean Jones
Photos By: Dean Jones
2017
S317-T386-T381 running light engine from Seymour to Bendigo at Albion (left) and Sunbury (right). (27/10/17)
Photo By: Ian Green
Photo By: Ian Green
2018
2019
S317-S302-P18-B75 power out of Castlemaine with 9083 grain. (8/12/19)
Photo By: Alex Thorn |
S317 trails #9198 from North Geelong to Kensington at South Kensington. (3/10/19)
Photo By: Alex Thorn |
S317-S312 with #9383 empty grain from Kensington to Murchison East at Broadford (left) and Seymour (right). (14/11/19)
Photo By: Joshua Watson
Photo By: Joshua Watson
2020
S317-S312 with SSR grain #9179 at Parwan. (1/1/20)
Photo By: Adam Rudnicki |
S317-S312 with SSR grain #9383 at Nagambie. (18/5/20)
Photo By: Blake Cogley |
S317-S302 with #9199 SSR grain bound for Quambatook at Tarnagulla (left) and Llaney (right). (15/1/20)
Photos By: Joshua Watson
Photos By: Joshua Watson