Ouyen Photo Gallery

Station and Yards

N404 at the head of a train of rail transport wagons at Ouyen in 1960. The building and tank on the left under the footbridge was the Pintsch Gas facility. Pintsch gas was used to provide lighting for passenger carriages. Photo Victorian Railways 64A-14

Ouyen yard looking south from the grain silo. 1966. Photo: Unknown - Bruce McLean Collection

Down departure signal, track maintenance sheds, and water tank. 1966 Photo: Unknown - Bruce McLean Collection

Ouyen yard looking in the up direction, 1966. Photo: Unknown - Bruce McLean Collection

Ouyen station office and passenger platform 18-8-1979. Photo: Bruce McLean

The up end of Ouyen yard looking in the down direction towards Mildura. 18-8-1979. Photo: Bruce McLean

Ouyen station looking in the up direction from the footbridge. 18-8-1979. Photo: Bruce McLean

The up end of the station yard at Ouyen showing the junction of the branch line to Pinnaroo curving to the right in front of the water tank stand. 18-8-1979. Photo: Bruce McLean

This view of Ouyen yard looking in the up direction features the gang sheds at left, the footbridge crossing the full width of the yard, and at the far right, the portable office ready to be located next to the goods shed for the Freight Gate staff. 18-8-1979. Photo: Bruce McLean

This view of Ouyen yard, looking in the up direction, was taken near the concrete silos and provides a good appreciation of the length and extent of the yards at the junction station. During the grain season and for a good part of the year, the yard could often be close to capacity with grain wagons. 18-8-1979. Photo: Bruce McLean

Looking at the down end of the yard towards Mildura from the footbridge. 18-8-1979. Photo: Bruce McLean

Another view of the down end of the yard. Diesel-electric locomotive B70 is at the head of a goods train for Mildura. The five open GY wagons are for placement at Nowingi for gypsum traffic. 18-8-1979. Photo: Bruce McLean

The footbridge at Ouyen was a good vantage point for watching trains. In the foreground, ground preparations are in hand for the placement of a portable building to house the Freight Centre office. 18-8-1979. Photo: Bruce McLean

Way & Works vehicles are stored on a siding at the down end of the yard. There were two water tanks at Ouyen - one on the main line mid-way in the yard, the other at the junction of the lines to Melbourne and Pinnaroo. 18-8-1979. Photo: Bruce McLean

Two variations of Workmen's vehicles known in the service as "bug huts". 70W and 429W were located at Ouyen for many years and were eventually sold from there. 18-8-1979. Photo: Bruce McLean

Steam Locomotive Facilities

K192 is close to the end of its working life as it stands in the rain on a December 1967 day. The locomotive shed has been removed as the steam era draws to an end at Ouyen. K192 was preserved at Wonthaggi after being placed out of service six months later on 2-7-1968. Photo: Bruce McLean

Ouyen coal stage on a wet December 1967 day. The coal stage was still in use but the final days of steam were close. Photo: Bruce McLean

A GY wagon stands on the raised road next to the water tank at the Ouyen coal stage. December 1967. Photo: Bruce McLean

J507 and K192 at Ouyen locomotive depot on a wet day in December 1967 as the last days of steam draw near. The last locomotives - J507 and J 526 - departed on 29-12-1967. Photo: Bruce McLean

J515 stands at the Ouyen coal stage on 12-4-1968 during a trip to Mildura arranged by the Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). Photo: Keith Atkinson, courtesy Train Hobby Publications

Another view of the steam locomotive facilities at Ouyen locomotive depot with J515 standing at the coal stage. 12-4-1968. Photo: Keith Atkinson, courtesy Train Hobby Publications

Ouyen locomotive depot coal stage. J515 stands at the coal stage during a trip arranged by the Australian Railway Historical Society. 12-4-1968. Photo: Keith Atkinson, courtesy Train Hobby Publications

Ouyen loco shed remains in 1969 showing the engine pits where steam locomotives were maintained. In its heyday, particularly during good grain seasons, this would have been an extremely busy depot preparing engines for running over and above its normal allocation. Photo: Geoff Pianta

The turntable has been removed from its center as the last reminders of the age of steam locomotives are gradually removed. 1969. Photo: Geoff Pianta

Ouyen coal stage remains following the withdrawal of the last steam locomotives on 29-12-1967. Photo: Geoff Pianta

Train Workings

X32 sporting its new V/Line colors stands at the head of a ballast train at Ouyen on 17-3-1984. Photo: Bruce McLean

In 1985 it was announced that two-man crews would be progressively introduced, phasing out the role of guard and guard's vans. 35VVCP (formerly 35CP) takes its place at the end of a rake of GY grain wagons at Ouyen on 2-10-1985. Photo: Bruce McLean

Steamrail Victoria's S313 was on hire to Freight Australia to provide additional motive power. S313 is stabled in company with S310 and H2 at Ouyen on 8-7-2001. Photo: Robert Hayes

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