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160103 DJI 0060163 viewsColonial Mill ruins located within Wittenoom Gorge. Concrete foundations remain of the once impressive dryer and bagging plant. See images of the site intact here , Geodata: -22.311257, 118.319031.
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060110 2169163 viewsCummins, trailing view of empty grain train running down the yard along the Penong mainline behind ARG 1200 class unit 1204, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-428, originally built for the WAGR as the final unit of fourteen A class locomotives in 1965 and sent to the Eyre Peninsula in July 2004 and two 830 class AE Goodwin built ALCo model DL531 units 842 serial 84140 ex SAR broad gauge to Eyre Peninsula in October 1987, and 851 serial 84137 new to Eyre Peninsula in 1962. Approx. location of image.
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030403 153816163 viewsGladstone, former South Australian Railways AE Goodwin built DL500G ALCo designated the 700 class, class leader 701 serial G6042-2 leads a grain train being loaded on the 3rd April 2003.
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16954163 viewsBassendean, the rear of Goninan's workshops, Mt Newman Mining's AE Goodwin built ALCo M636 unit 5483 serial G6061-4 being prepped for rebuilding into 5659 with the 251 engine and alternator visible and other 251's to the right. October 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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041225 064737163 viewsNelson Point Ore Car Repair Shop, original Magor USA built ore waggon 581, known as the 'Oro's', one of 144 built in 1963 and bought by the Mt Newman partners in 1968 from the Oroville Dam construction in California. 25th December 2004.
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041014 142225163 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Comeng WA ALCo rebuild C636R locomotive 3017 serial WA-135-C-6043-04. The improved Pilbara cab was fitted as part of the rebuild in April 1985. Donated to Society in 1996. 14th October 2004.
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041014 142636163 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, Australian built by Comeng NSW an MLW ALCo M636 unit formerly owned by Mt Newman Mining and BHP Iron Ore 5502 serial number C6096-7 built in July 1976, retired in 1994, donated to the Society in November 1995. 14th October 2004.
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121-26162 viewsMorwell yard, V/Line broad gauge RT class rail tractor RT 51 basks in the morning sun. RT 51 started life as I type waggon I 6998 built by Victorian Railways October 1903, in 1929 converted to IA type, then September 1969 converted to the underframe of RT 51 by Ballarat North Workshops.
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178-06162 viewsLismore, down V/Line broad gauge goods train to Adelaide 9169 runs round the curve as it crosses Gnarpurt Road with the quad combo of a pair of Australian National BL class locomotives BL 27 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 83-1011 and class leader BL 26 'Bob Hawke' serial 83-1010 and V/Line S class S 313 'Alfred Deakin' Clyde Engineering EMD model A7 serial 61-230 and X class X 53 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 75-800, BL 27 had Paul Keating drawn on the LHS cab as it was just after he'd taken the Labor Party leadership and the Prime Ministership off Bob Hawke.
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128-05162 viewsBallarat, Linton Junction or Ballarat D signal box, looking west, gates about to be replaced with booms, semaphore triple doll signal Post 20 with disc for Timken's Siding, the three dolls are Cattle Yard Line, Linton Line and Ararat Line, and disc signal Post 21 for Timken's Siding, semaphore signal Post 23 in the distance, the 'ships wheel' in the signal box window is for operating the interlocked gates.
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123-2-13162 viewsMaffra yard overview, Sidings A, looking at Milk Co-op buildings, Maffra station platform to left of frame.
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125-06162 viewsSeymour loco depot, V/Line broad gauge X class X 44 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 70-707, D van, long hood view.
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129-3-07162 viewsToora track view, looking towards Yarram.
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129-3-13162 viewsBarry Beach Junction track view, 190 km, road crossing, Welshpool - Yarram curves to the left, Barry Beach to the right.
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118-10162 viewsMurray River, Tocumwal line, view from Murray River bridge, looking towards Tocumwal, road gates closed over the closed Bridge Street Tocumwal NSW, railway line out of service. Geo data.
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118-12162 viewsTocumwal line, looking towards Tocumwal, 15 km/h speed sign for bridge ahead, former bridge cabin visible on the right, this controlled the former Down Home situated behind the camera, line out of service. Geo data.
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152-08162 viewsMorwell station yard, V/Line broad gauge train 9444 goods to Nth Geelong arrives into the yard from the briquette sidings behind G class G 543 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 89-1276 and X class X 43 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 70-706, taken from station platform, auxiliary frame and signals for sidings visible .
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153-1-16162 viewsBacchus Marsh, up V/Line broad gauge passenger train with N class loco N 469 'City of Morwell' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 86-1198, D van and N set departing for Melbourne, track in foreground leads to turntable, next track to old dock road, semaphore signal post 5 pulled off for move, signal wires and point rodding.
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182-04162 viewsWahgunyah, station yard overview looking north along No.1 Road, rake of bogie waggons on No.2 Road with Delarue silo complex on site of former station building, points with hand locking bar, road curving around to the left is for the super phosphate sheds, portable station building and red gum sleeper stockpile in middle frame.
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112-37162 viewsNorth Geelong C Box, looking east, semaphore signal post 13 freshly repainted, standing on broad gauge mainline to Gheringhap, grain arrivals at left, in the distance V/Line G class G 529 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 88-1259 leads a departing grain train, off focus.
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