![Tr 189 shunts two ballast wagons down the new loop track,26 September 2015 Tr 189 shunts two ballast wagons down the new loop track,26 September 2015](/sites/default/files/20150926-maymorn-loop-1.jpg)
On Saturday 26 September 2015 the track gang joined up the track sets on the new loop track, and dropped three wagon loads of ballast. By the end of the day the track was able to be used to store five ballast wagons, freeing up our mainline track.
![Preparing loop for ballast drop](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/20150926-maymorn-loop-preps-5.jpg?itok=qBRno5c2)
A series of ballast drops, track leveled and lined.
![Looking along the loop after one of the ballast drops](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/20150926-maymorn-loop-preps-4.jpg?itok=5X5mqve3)
Looking along the loop after one of the ballast drops
![Tr 189 propels two ballast wagons along the loop track](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/20150926-maymorn-loop-1_0.jpg?itok=xTrWi3Ka)
Propelling two ballast wagons along the loop
![Tr 189 a little further down the loop](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/20150926-maymorn-loop-3a.jpg?itok=e_ZALFde)
Tr 189 a little further down the loop
![View down the loop track from the double slip](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/20150926-maymorn-loop-4.jpg?itok=Xl_suTd0)
View down the loop track from the double slip
![View down the loop track from the double slip, Tr 189 fetching wagons on the mainline in the distance](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/20150926-maymorn-loop-6.jpg?itok=x5iWjrnl)
View down the loop track from the double slip, Tr 189 fetching wagons on the mainline in the distance
![Ballast wagons parked up on loop at end of day](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/20150926-maymorn-loop-7.jpg?itok=Y-xzSHRT)
Ballast wagons parked up on loop at end of day
![View along mainline, with ballast wagons parked up on loop](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/20150926-maymorn-loop-10.jpg?itok=pST4VDg5)
View along mainline, with ballast wagons parked up on loop