Re: Where is this photo taken?

[Mark Bau <markbau@altavista.com>]

> From: Roderick Smith <rodsmith@werple.net.au>
> Organization: Rail News Victoria
> Newsgroups: aus.rail
> Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 17:42:56 +1100
> To: Simon <simon@hitech.net.au>
> Subject: Re: Where is this photo taken?
> 
> Without looking at any reference, I am going for Toolamba or Robinvale or
> Serviceton; with a possibility of Korong Vale.  The best clues are:
> the water tank (see the Banger classification in Newsrail) and
> the proximity of the tank to the turntable.
> Secondary clues: terminii of derm operationp; your grandfather's postings.
> 
> 
> Simon wrote:
> 
>> I found the photo below in some old family photos.  I think it is RM61, but
>> I could be wrong, it was only a small photo and even scanning it at very
>> high res', the number was still not clear.
>> What I want to know is where is it?
>> My grandfather worked on the railways in the Western District and in the
>> Mallee.  This may help.
> 
> Regards
> Roderick B Smith
> Rail News Victoria Editor
> 
> 

Cross out Toolamba, Korong Vale and Servi, not nearly enough signals in the
pic for it to be any of these.

Robinvale is plausible.

Mark