Ww 644 turns 100
Ww 644 gets under way from Glenbrook station on the second service of the day, and of the season. The locomotive was celebrating its 100th birthday over Labour weekend 2015, the start of GVR's operating season
24 October 2015
Ww 644 heads away from the station and towards the first curve
24 October 2015
Ww 644 puts on a show climbing out of Victoria Ave
24 October 2015
Ww 644 working hard up the grade from Victoria Ave
24 October 2015
Ww 644 climbs towards Blacks Bridge with the standard GVR consist of the open car and three carriages
24 October 2015
Ww 644 negotiates the curve up the grade
24 October 2015
An impressive show of steam from Ww 644 as it climbs from Victoria Ave
24 October 2015
Ww 644 shortly before passing under Blacks Bridge
24 October 2015
Ww 644 passes between trees up the grade towards Morley Road
24 October 2015
Ww 644 passes through a small cuttong towards Morley Road
24 October 2015
Ww 644 passes open fields near Morley Road
24 October 2015
Passing the station building at Morley Road
24 October 2015
Heading back towards Victoria Ave, Ww 644 passes slowly over the level crossing
24 October 2015
Ww 644 starts to pick up speed again after clearing Morley Road
24 October 2015
Ww 644 passes a line of trees near Shakespeare Road
24 October 2015
Ww 644 passes the small platform at Shakespeare Road, used for photo runbys
24 October 2015
Ww 644 arrives back at Glenbrook
24 October 2015
Ww 644 pulls into Glenbrook station
24 October 2015
Ww 644 idle between trips at Glenbrook
24 October 2015
At the end of the day, wagons that arrived from DBM were shunted further up the mainline siding to make room for more wagons to arrive
24 October 2015
Ww 644 uncouples from the wagons after moving them up the siding
24 October 2015
Ww 644 arrives into Glenbrook
Photo by Aaron Wong
24 October 2015
The assistant Guard pauses at Glenbrook
Photo by Aaron Wong
24 October 2015
The trainee Guard guides Ww 644 onto the train
Photo by Aaron Wong
24 October 2015
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