Locomotive 3506 waits at the head of a Sydney-bound train for assistance at Cowan Bank from Hawkesbury River, New South Wales, ca. 1940 [picture] /

Part of collection: Buckland collection of railway transport photographs.; Title devised by cataloguer based on inscription.; Inscriptions: "N.S.W.G.R. 3506 at the head of a Sydney-bound excursion train for assistance from a bank engine before assaulting the formidable (in steam days) Cowan Bank from Hawkesbury River. As the train was not scheduled to stop and pick up at Hawkesbury River, the practice was to stop short of the platform to attach the engine Photograph by J.L. Buckland"--Typed label on verso; Photographer's stamp on verso.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4462800