Lights for Elliot Magill Malsters Mill

W243 on 67 Redan pilot shunting GH's in sidings at Elliot Magill Malsters Mill shortly before sunrise. RT21 rests in the adjacent siding and will be used to move the hopper wagons over the discharge pits during the day.

Lights have recently been added to the mill buildings at Elliot Magill Malsters Mill allowing night time shunting to be undertakn safely. Industries on the Ballarat Cattle yards branch are generally serviced by pilots during daylight hours although in winter with the shorter days, the first pilot, no.67, usually arrives at Redan in the dark.

Lights have been fitted beneath the conveyor which links the grain storage buildings on the north and south sides of the rail sidings. The southern building also has a spotlight that illuminates the tracks on the approach or west side of the mill. Once I add lights to the adjacent Alba oil siding, this area will be better lit. From photos there appears to have been one yard light on the north side of the rail sidings, but as the modelled area is compressed I don't think that I will include it.

W243 places a GH over the discharge pit for unloading.

I'm not sure if I'm happy with the colour particularly the spotlight mounted on the wall of the southern mill building as it seems to be producing a light that is too white and too bright. What lights and brands are others using for interior lighting and yard lights?

Shunting complete W243 leaves Redan with a single empty GH.