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208-1-01281 viewsBassendean, Rail Heritage WA Museum, exhibit #28, built by Vickers Metropolitan Electrical Co. England in 1924 was the only 3'6" gauge electric locomotive in WA until 1990, it was owned and operated by the State Electricity Commission to shunt coal waggons at the East Perth power station siding. It has 600 horsepower and operated at 600 volts DC. It was donated to the Museum in 1972.
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208-1-02226 viewsBassendean, Rail Heritage WA Museum, exhibit #6, Es class Pacific 4-6-2 steam engine Es 308 built by the Vulcan Foundry in 1901 as an E class, once superheated the classes became Es, ES 308 was the one of the last of the class in service and travelled over 1.25 million miles, it was donated to the Museum in 1972.
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208-1-03211 viewsBassendean, Rail Heritage WA Museum, exhibit #15, Pm class Pacific 4-6-2 steam engine Pm 701, class leader of thirty five such units built by North British Locomotive Co. Introduced in 1950, the class lasted until 1971.
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208-1-04220 viewsBassendean, Rail Heritage WA Museum, exhibit #16, U class Pacific 4-6-2 oil burning steam engine U 655, one of fourteen units built by North British Locomotive Co. in 1942 for war service in North Africa, but never deployed. Introduced in 1947, U 655 spent eighteen months being the Bassendean shunter before being condemned in 1970 and donated to the Museum in 1972.
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208-1-05219 viewsBassendean, Rail Heritage WA Museum, exhibit #5, P class Pacific 4-6-2 steam engine P 508, one of ten superheated units built by North British Locomotive Co. in 1923 and entered service as P 448 in 1925, it was renumbered P 508 in 1947 and was withdrawn in 1968 and condemned in 1969 being finally donated to the Museum in 1971.
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208-1-06227 viewsBassendean, Rail Heritage WA Museum, exhibit #14, Pr class Pacific 4-6-2 steam engine Pr 521 'Ashburton', one of ten units built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1937 as class leader Pr 138 'Ashburton' and renumbered to 521 in 1946. Pr 521 'Ashburton' was also the first of the class to be withdrawn in 1969 and then condemned in 1970 and donated to the Museum in 1971.
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208-1-07213 viewsBassendean, Rail Heritage WA Museum, exhibit #14, Pr class Pacific 4-6-2 steam engine Pr 521 'Ashburton', one of ten units built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1937 as class leader Pr 138 'Ashburton' and renumbered to 521 in 1946. Pr 521 'Ashburton' was also the first of the class to be withdrawn in 1969 and then condemned in 1970 and donated to the Museum in 1971.
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208-1-08223 viewsBassendean, Rail Heritage WA Museum, exhibit #21, C class Mikado 2-8-2 steam engine V 1220, one of twenty four locomotives built for Beyer Peacock by Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd under contract. V 1220 enter service in 1956 and was withdrawn in 1971 and donated to the Museum in 1972.
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208-1-09224 viewsBassendean, Rail Heritage WA Museum, exhibit #, X class leader diesel electric unit X 1001 'Yalagonga' which employed an 2-DO-2 wheel arrangement with 1200 horse power from a Crossley V8 two stroke diesel prime mover.
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208-1-10230 viewsToodyay, emus at the Free Range Emu Farm.
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208-1-11203 viewsToodyay, emus at the Free Range Emu Farm.
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208-1-12209 viewsToodyay, emus at the Free Range Emu Farm.
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208-1-13208 viewsToodyay, emus at the Free Range Emu Farm.
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208-1-14207 viewsToodyay, emus at the Free Range Emu Farm.
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208-1-15215 viewsToodyay, emus at the Free Range Emu Farm.
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208-1-16246 viewsBassendean, looking towards Perth as a diesel electric multiple unit ADA class ADA 761 runs a two car Midland bound service.
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208-1-17217 viewsEast Perth Passenger Terminal, a four car Prospector set awaits departure time to Kalgoorlie, a WCA class is closest to the camera.
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208-1-18201 viewsEast Perth Passenger Terminal, a four car Prospector set awaits departure time to Kalgoorlie, a WCA class is closest to the camera.
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208-1-19204 viewsEast Perth Passenger Terminal, a four car Prospector set awaits departure time to Kalgoorlie, a WCA class is closest to the camera.
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208-1-20195 viewsEast Perth Passenger Terminal, a four car Prospector set awaits departure time to Kalgoorlie, a WCA class is closest to the camera.
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