Cab ride in NSU56 at Curdimurka over Stuart Creek Bridge

Описание: Pulling up the old Central Australia Railway 1982.
NSU56 was returning from Marree after taking a train load of recovered rail there. I came across the train near Lake Ayre South and followed it to Curdimurka where I was invited to have a cab ride over the nearby historic bridge, and back to Curdimurka.
The following is Information on a sign at Curdimurka:
The Curdimurka siding dating from 1888 is the last remaining station yard of significance left intact on the old Ghan Railway and includes station yard, water treatment plant, tower and associated water tank, fettlers' cottages and the nearby Stuart Creek Bridge. This 433 metre long plate girder bridge is located a kilometre west of Curdimurka and is the second longest bridge on the former Ghan line. It was built in 1887-88 and is on the register of the National Estate and on the State Heritage Register.
Local Aborigines believed that a giant snake named Kuddimuckra lived at nearby Lake Eyre. They avoided travelling along the shores of the lake, and when many viewed the approaching Ghan for the first time they fled.
During 1943-44, a Kennicott type lime-soda water softening plant was erected at Curdimurka to deal with the highly mineralised water found locally.
In 1989, heavy rains near Lake Eyre South dumped more than 381mm of rain in 44 hours, twisting part of the remaining trackwork that had been left in the Curdimurka yard. Curdimurka siding has been the location for the Curdimurka Outback Ball since 1986. The event attracts 1000s of tuxedo and taffeta-clad revellers.