The K class was a branch line steam locomotive that ran on Victorian Railways in Australia from 1922 to 1979. Although its design was entirely conventional and its specifications unremarkable, the K class was in practice a remarkably versatile and dependable locomotive. It went on to outlast every other class of steam locomotive in regular service on the VR, and no fewer than 21 examples of the 53 originally built have survived into preservation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_K_classDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencyechuca railway station, george coop collection, k-155, k-175, k-182, k-class steam locomotive (vr newport workshops), railway workshop

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencyechuca, george coop collection, netball,

The K class was a branch line steam locomotive that ran on Victorian Railways in Australia from 1922 to 1979. Although its design was entirely conventional and its specifications unremarkable, the K class was in practice a remarkably versatile and dependable locomotive. It went on to outlast every other class of steam locomotive in regular service on the VR, and no fewer than 21 examples of the 53 originally built have survived into preservation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_K_classDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencyechuca railway station, george coop collection, k-155, k-class steam locomotive (vr newport workshops), railway workshop

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybendigo, big hill, george coop collection, railway tunnel

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybendigo, bendigo rail yard, bendigo railway station, george coop collection, victorian railways, w-311, wagon, workmens sleeper wagon

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybendigo, bendigo rail yard, bendigo railway station, george coop collection, victorian railways, wagon, weighbridge test wagon

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybendigo, bendigo rail yard, bendigo railway station, george coop collection, victorian railways, wagon, water tank wagon, wt-224

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybendigo, bendigo rail yard, bendigo railway station, george coop collection, victorian railways, wagon, water tank wagon, wt-224

The coal loader is visible in the distance. Image dated as October 1962 based on same image in Port of Echuca collection (print 17.5 x 24.5cm) On the reverse of photo:" Photo by: George L. Coop Oct 1962". Crossed out, in black pen: "565". In pencil:" D3... T Class diesel 1954 Intro" https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/59e7e43321ea6a13c065088bDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencyd3-677, d3-class steam locomotive, echuca railway station, george coop collection, railway workshop, t-328, t-class diesel electric locomotive

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencygeorge coop collection, railway bridge, trestle bridge, walhalla, echuca

The Victorian Railways J class was a branch line steam locomotive operated by the Victorian Railways (VR) between 1954 and 1972. A development of the successful Victorian Railways K class 2-8-0, it was the last new class of steam locomotive introduced on the VR. Introduced almost concurrently with the diesel-electric locomotives that ultimately superseded them, these locomotives were only in service for a relatively short time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_J_classDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencyechuca railway station, george coop collection, j-527, j-class steam locomotive (vulcan foundry), railway workshop

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencyd3-640, echuca railway station, george coop collection, railway workshop

Image dated as 1962 based on same image in Port of Echuca collection (print 20 x 25.5cm) On reverse in pencil: "351, D3 Intro 1902 DD, Converted 1929 D3" In blue pen:" Echuca Locomotive shed 1962 Photograph: George L. Coop" https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/59d5663721ea6e1278d00bdcDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencyd3-640, echuca railway station, george coop collection, railway workshop

Image dated as 1962 based on same image in Port of Echuca collection (print 20 x 25.5cm) On reverse in pencil: 351, D3 Loco" In blue pen:" Echuca Locomotive shed 1962 Photograph: George L. Coop" https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/59c31c1321ea890ecc057721Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencyd3-640, echuca railway station, george coop collection, railway workshop

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencyd3-640, echuca railway station, george coop collection, railway workshop

VR Commissioner's Special train, steam locomotive D3-639 crossing the Echuca-Moama Road Rail Bridge over the Murray River from Moama, NSW to Echuca, Victoria. Commissioner Edgar Henry Brownbill on footplate, 1962. Commissioner Edgar Henry Brownbill was in office 1957 to 1967. George Coop advises - "The train on the Eltham/Moama bridge is actually the Commissioner’s Special on one of its inspection tours of the VR rail system. This was a very grand special train with accommodation for the Commissioner and staff in carriages also used once for the Royal Train and other State purposes. You can just see the Commissioner of the day, dressed in his suit and wearing engine drivers gloves, standing in the loco cab doorway. A good ‘hands on’ impression is created amongst local staff if can be seen that the boss is no ‘desk jockjey’. The observation car on the back was originally made for the ’Spirit of Progress’. I climbed up onto the bridge iron plate work to get this view. It was safe enough as the cantilevered pedestrian walkway was still on the east side at the time." "I was resident in Echuca from Jan. ’59 to approx. May ’64. At that time the single Echuca/Moama bridge was a combined road/rail bridge. The rail gauge was 5’3” and still is, I believe, on the new bridge that sits just upstream of the old one. This rail line into NSW has always been 5’3" gauge because it has no connection with any NSW tracks. The old Echuca/Moama bridge, locally called the ‘Iron Bridge’ has, over years, undergone some structural changes. The two lattice iron hoops arcing over the roadway have been raised and lowered and changed design. Presently a pedestrian walkway is cantilevered off the west (or downstream) side of the bridge. It used to be on the eastern side. Guess changes went in when new rail bridge only was built on the eastern side as well." Image dated as c.1963 based on same image in Port of Echuca collection (possibly frame 32 of film) (print 19.5 x 24.5cm) On reverse in pencil: "Brown card" in black pen: "Commissioners special. F. Brown on Footplate. George C.L. Coop c1963". https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/59d575b921ea6e1278d78042 However based on frame no. 10, date set as 1962Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencyd3-639, d3-class steam locomotive, echuca-moama road rail bridge, edgar henry brownbill, george coop collection, murray river, vr commissioner's special train

Looking south into Echuca, VictoriaDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencyd3-639, d3-class steam locomotive, echuca-moama road rail bridge, george coop collection, murray river, vr commissioner's special train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencyd3-639, d3-class steam locomotive, echuca railway station, george coop collection, vr commissioner's special train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencyechuca, george coop collection, r-727, r-class steam locomotive

Note the EJ Holden on the station platform with trailer attached. EJ Holden Production Sedan & Station Sedan: July 1962–August 1963Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybendigo, bendigo railway station, george coop collection, holden ej, r-704, r-class steam locomotive

Note the EJ Holden on the station platform with trailer attached. EJ Holden Production Sedan & Station Sedan: July 1962–August 1963Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybendigo, bendigo railway station, george coop collection, holden ej, r-704, r-class steam locomotive

R704 departs Bendigo Station with what was probably the Swan Hill passenger service. Note the EJ Holden on the station platform with trailer attached. EJ Holden Production Sedan & Station Sedan: July 1962–August 1963Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybendigo, bendigo railway station, george coop collection, holden ej, r-704, r-class steam locomotive

"Bendigo pilot D 640 ambles beneath the signal gantry and past B Box at Bendigo Station. The two depot sheds can be seen in the background" - Newsrail October 2020.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybendigo, bendigo railway station, d3-640, d3-class steam locomotive, george coop collection

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybendigo, george coop collection, r-708, r-class steam locomotive

The Victorian Railways J class was a branch line steam locomotive operated by the Victorian Railways (VR) between 1954 and 1972. A development of the successful Victorian Railways K class 2-8-0, it was the last new class of steam locomotive introduced on the VR. Introduced almost concurrently with the diesel-electric locomotives that ultimately superseded them, these locomotives were only in service for a relatively short time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_J_class The K class was a branch line steam locomotive that ran on Victorian Railways in Australia from 1922 to 1979. Although its design was entirely conventional and its specifications unremarkable, the K class was in practice a remarkably versatile and dependable locomotive. It went on to outlast every other class of steam locomotive in regular service on the VR, and no fewer than 21 examples of the 53 originally built have survived into preservation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_K_classDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybendigo, d3-640, george coop collection, j-512, j-class steam locomotive (vulcan foundry), k-158, k-168, k-182, k-class steam locomotive (vr newport workshops), railway turntable, railway workshop, bendigo railway station

"Locomotives J517, N453 (without tender) and T327 stand around the turntablein the locomotive shed. November 1962" - Newsrail October 2020Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybendigo, george coop collection, j-517, j-class steam locomotive (vulcan foundry), n-453, n-class steam locomotive, railway turntable, railway workshop, t-327, t-class diesel electric locomotive, bendigo railway station

"An unknown J class, R769, J510 and T325 stand around the turntable in the locomotive shed. November 1962." - Newsrail October 2020Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybendigo, george coop collection, j-510, j-class steam locomotive (vulcan foundry), r-769, railway turntable, railway workshop, r-class steam locomotive, t-325, t-class diesel electric locomotive, bendigo railway station

K158, J512, K168 and J507 stand around the turntable in the locomotive shed. November 1962" - Newsrail October 2020Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybendigo railway station, george coop collection, j507, k158, j512, j class steam locomotive, turntable, workshop, depot, shed

"J547 undergoes maintenance that required removal of its motion gear, axle box and wheel set. The dome cover has also been removed to facilitate a boiler inspection and/or work on the regularor valve. November 1962" - NewsrailDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybendigo, bendigo railway station, george coop collection, j-512, j-547, j-class steam locomotive (vulcan foundry), railway turntable, railway workshop

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybendigo, bendigo railway station, george coop collection, r-708, r-class steam locomotive