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Although this website covers the South West of Western Australia, our interest in trains does take us beyond the border. On this page we feature a few photos taken in New South Wales in 1998. It is also true to say that todays railways do not align with the state borders anymore, there is a mixing of loco fleets due to new owners or operation of trains interstate by the companies.

We stayed at the Lithgow Caravan Park and found out how handy it was for observing train workings. Here we see 8105 heading west on a container train on 23 September 1998.

As we travelled from Bathurst towards Lithgow we stopped near Locksley (I think) and 8163 was photographed heading west. My wife took this photo as I was taking slides. Taken on 21 September 1998.

It was great to see quite a few locos at Lithgow with a number of different classes represented on 22 September 1998.

After following the SMR tank to Moss Vale we were surprised to find 3801 present. Here SMR 18 is seen arriving at Moss Vale with 3801 standing near the station on 25 September 1998.

At Sydney Central we found the Brisbane bound XPT with powercar 2001 leading on 24 September 1998.

We stayed in Cowra and photographed 4203 "preserved" near a local museum on 21 September 1998. It was sad to read that it was later cut up.