It was once a proud powerhouse, pulling cattle wagons and goods trains through the hot heart of Australia - today it rusts leisurely in the dust of Marree: a disused locomotive that seems to have more stories to tell than you might think at first glance. This impressive picture shows not just a technical relic, but a real piece of outback history.
Marree, once an important railway junction on the legendary Ghan line, has been transformed over the years into a huge open-air museum. Here she stands now, with the words "KEEP OUT - FOR SALE" on her nose, as if she still has a message for those who stray to her. Its rusty patina, the bursting colour and the bright red in contrast to the endless expanse - all this tells of the transience of progress, of the passage of time and the magic of standing still.
This photograph is a monument made of steel and dust. It awakens longing in railway nostalgics, fascinates fans of industrial aesthetics - and casts a spell over all those who have succumbed to the charm of bygone eras.
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