The loco stayed attached to the train while loading and moved the wagons into position to be loaded. Although the shovels were mounted on caterpillar tracks, they tended to remain in the same place during loading. The photo shows SY 1663 waiting to move the next wagon under the shovel on 11 March 2005. The washery can be seen on the skyline with the control office in the pink building at its left hand end.