Yeerongpilly

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from Australian Railway History 2009, two locos near the Yerongpilly Down Home colour light signals

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Ronny Webb's photos. For a change some steam.
3801 at Yeerongpilly loco from 23-28/3/89.  1) outside south end of shed. 2) nose to nose nearly with 4461 on departure road, 44228 on 1 road. 3) on turntable road & 4423/44215 on departure road. 4) 4501 on 1 road & 3801 in shed 2 road, with Yeerongpilly driver Wally Ogrosznechek ( Wally O).

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Ronny Webb photo's. RM 402 at Yeerongpilly loco. Whilst on the north coast doing radio tests. 1) on 1 road outside shed. 2) on turntable road, with old brake down van behind. 3) On departure road, with 4487 on 1 road. No date supplied.

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Ron Webb's photo. From his cab of 4502, view of Yeerongpilly loco. With Candy 45 on turntable road, 45 outside shed on 1 road, plus a 48 on departure road. Also a QR railmotor heading towards Corinda from Yeerongpilly Station, 26/3/1985.

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These photos are from retired driver Ronny Webb from Yeerongpilly. Fireman Phil Duffy with 8049 which got away from him at Yeerongpilly depot on 8/2/87.

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Ron Webb's photo.  Yeerongpilly depot, 4472/8006 heading out of the departure road with yellow on the signal. No date supplied.

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Ronny Webb, photo. N1 Limited or Express, with driver hand exchanging staff at Yeerongpilly, for South Brisbane. Can see the old signal box. No date supplied.

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Type : Depot
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 979.787km
Opened : 26th September 1930
Closed : n/a
Status : In use
Name meaning : By the water or by the water or possibly 'Yeerongpilly' is likely derived from the Aboriginal words 'yurong' meaning rain, and 'pilly' meaning a gully.
Notes : Sub-depot under the control of Casino

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4471/44??/48??, on the departure road Yeerongpilly loco on a dark stormy morning in 1980. (Philip Tatarinov)

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Yeerongpilly from June 1967 (Mike Quirk)

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Yeerongpilly, 1950 (State Archives)

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Yeerongpilly loco shed, 1970 - 5035, 4470, 4479 & 4818 (Records NSW)

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Yerongpilly Up Brisbane Limited Express 4406 4448 4445
30 October 1966.
Photo: Weston Langford

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Yeerongpilly depot 1965 (Eric Marggraf)

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"108129: Yerongpilly Up Brisbane Limited Express 4406 4448 4445. Photo taken: 30 October 1966."(Ack:© westonlangford/images/photo/108129/: CC-BY-ND-4.0 License)