SteamRanger loco 621 and diesel 350 shunting at the end of the day at Mount Barker. 6-11-2011

SteamRanger locomotive 621 and diesel shunter 350 are seen shunting at Mount Barker depot after the days Southern Encounter from Mount Barker to Victor Harbor and return. 621 is seen recieving a boiler blowdown before heading back to the depot while diesel shunter 350 pushes the carriages back into the depot.

SteamRanger Heritage Railway Southern Encounter Cockle Train steam locomotive 621 Mount Barker Goolwa Victor Harbor South Australia
On Sunday the 6th of November 2011, SteamRanger steam locomotive 621 hauled a Southern Encounter service from Mount Barker to Victor Harbor and return.

The train consisted of five of Wooden Passenger Carriages (Centenary cars) and one "80" series baggage car, a total of six carriages for approximately 186 ton.

Arrival at Goolwa saw the Southern Encounter cross Brill railcar No.60 which had hauled the 11:00am Cockle Train ex Victor Harbor.
Steam locomotive 621 then shunted an extra two "70" series Wooden Passenger Carriages onto the Southern Encounter consist to form an eight carriage approximately 286 ton combined Cockle Train/Southern Encounter from Goolwa to Victor Harbor.

At Victor Harbor three Southern Encounter carriages were detached and stabled in the holding road then after 621 turned on the turntable departed Victor Harbor with the 1:30pm Cockle Train for Goolwa hauling five Wooden Passenger Carriages (Centenary cars) approximately 155 ton.

At 3:15pm, 621 arrived back at Victor Harbor and after turning on the turntable, pushed the three Wooden Passenger Carriages (Centenary cars) that were on the holding road back onto the other five carriages to make up the combined Cockle Train/Southern Encounter for the return journey back to Goolwa and Mount Barker.

At 3:45pm 621 departed for Goolwa and then on arrival at Goolwa depot the two "70" series Wooden Passenger Carriages used for the Cockle Train were detached from the train and hauled back into Goolwa depot by Brill railcar No.60.

The return run to Mount Barker with 621 working hard climbing the grade to Philcox Hill capped off a magical day of steam.

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[Arniek95]

Looks like everyone involved had a good day out

[SARailways621]

@Arniek95 The loco crew were definitely tired by the end of the day.

[PoathTV]

I went on the SteamRanger trip around 20yrs ago, back when it could run all the way from Adelaide. The trip over the hills was great.