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The former locomotive water supply tank at Meranburn in 1993.

I took this while at the FreightRail Train Radio Project. The original project design required a base station in this area and suggested bricking in an enclosure within the tower base and mounting antennas on the tank. I talked to the project management about its heritage value. It was decided after a while to use a standard hut and mast away from the tank. This was sited East (towards Manildra) which had equal vehicle access and wouldn't have a material effect on coverage.

Berny, tarboat have particularly liked this photo

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Jaap van 't Veen ^club

'Strange' structure, well captured Graham.

5 years ago.

GrahamH ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Thanks Jaap. There were some others like this but most were square steel tanks on steel legs. There were some other styles too in small number.

5 years ago.

tarboat ^club

Nice work in saving it from the antennae.

5 years ago.

GrahamH ^club has replied to tarboat ^club

Thanks. As I said on your photo, there are just some places where antennas shouldn't be.

I'd been past here a few times by rail but the project my first visit by road where I could look at it. After walking around it I thought 'this isn't going to happen'. So I built a case about costs to do this Vs doing a standard hut/mast provision, and included heritage issues. If you go to 'Satellite' on the location map you can see the tank and to the right, the hut & mast.

5 years ago.

Berny ^club

Interesting tower, not very usual. I will post several other water towers in the next weeks ;-)

21 months ago. Edited 21 months ago.

GrahamH ^club has replied to Berny ^club

Thanks for looking and the contact.

21 months ago.

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