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139-18370 viewsBallarat, Doveton Street Sidings, weigh bridge test truck, WTT type four wheel weighbridge test waggon WTT 21, converted from IA type four wheel open waggon IA 7448. Started life as I type I 7448 built by Newport Workshops in January 1905, to IA type in 1935, converted to WTT type in April 1956.

208-1-25370 viewsEast Perth Passenger Terminal, Westrail L class L 272 Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 69-621 leads the Indian Pacific into the station.

212-22370 viewsWeipa, a loaded train ex-Andoom Mine runs along the main with thirty two waggons at Lorim Point towards the dump station behind Comalco R 1001 Clyde Engineering built EMD model GT26C serial 72-752 originally numbered 1.001 and built in 1972. July 1995.

215-24370 viewsDry Creek Motive Power Centre, view looking north as a track tamper arrives into Dry Creek Yard.

218-09370 viewsDe Grey River Bridge, a loaded Yarrie train crosses the river behind an original Mt Newman Mining ALCo to GE rebuild carried out by Goninan, originally ALCo C636 5458 to GE model C36-7M unit 5510 'Newman' serial 4839-07 / 87-075.

060109 2102370 viewsKyancutta, Kyancutta Tanks Rd grade crossing, ASR 830 class unit 842, an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model loco serial 84140 leads EMD unit 1204 due to air-conditioning trouble and sister ALCo 851 as the empty north bound grain train pauses for a crew change. 9th January 2006.

060111 2256370 viewsTooligie, a kilometre south with empty grain train ARG 1200 class unit 1203, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-427, one of fourteen originally built between 1960-65 for WAGR as their A class A 1513, fitted with dynamic brakes and financed by Western Mining Corporation, started working on the Eyre Peninsula in November 2004 leads an empty grain train north. 11th January 2006.

191-03370 viewsSeymour station, rationalised yard, V/Line A class A 70 Clyde Engineering EMD rebuild model AAT22C-2R serial 84-1187, ex ML2 unit B 70 ML2-11 awaits the evening Cobram down pass.

160101 9775370 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Gorge Mine area, asbestos mining remains, mine drive adit No.6 concrete entry structure. Geodata.

160128 00875370 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal Yard, reduced to just the front wall and the 7FDL-16 engine sticking above frame level, BHP Billiton Goninan rebuild CM40-8M locomotive 5661 serial 8412-06/94-152 is almost gone.

030403 111807370 viewsKapunda station yard, north end looking north, old lattice signal mast, taken from Railway Pde looking across Coghill Street. GeoData.

040409 122950370 viewsBoodarie, Goldsworthy service bottom discharge Portec USA built ore waggon 345 is one of ten that was purchased second hand in 1992 from Phelps Dodge Copper Mine, believed to be built in 1980s. View of discharge door. 9th April 2004.

200914 7778370 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, PWT 1 the water gin waggon used with the steam locomotive Pendennis Castle, this waggon had a proportional valve fitted to control the Westinghouse brake system on the train via the vacuum brake on the Pendennis Castle. 14th September 2020.

111-26369 viewsNorth Geelong C Box, V/Line broad gauge locomotives N class N 461 'City of Ararat' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 86-1190 with X class X 47 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 75-794 run past semaphore signal post 16 with another loaded grain train from the grain arrival roads bound for the grain loop.

116-06369 viewsSpencer Street Station, view looking west from flyover, V/Line broad gauge A class light engines A 81 and A 62 run towards platform No.3, 'The Overland' Motorail waggons on platform No.2, DERMs 55 RM and 54 RM at left, West Tower in the middle background, Spencer Street No.1 Signal Box at right with broad gauge passenger stabling and maintenance sidings behind it, track work, points, searchlight signals and gantries and shunting signals.

120-12369 viewsSeymour loco depot, turntable and pit, V/Line broad gauge locos, P class P 12 Clyde Engineering EMD model G18HBR serial 84-1206 rebuilt from T 329 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 56-82, B class B 64 Clyde Engineering EMD model ML2 serial ML2-5, CM class CM 3 parcels van, Y class Y 156 Clyde Engineering EMD model G6B serial 67-576 and X class X 41 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 70-704.

177-20369 viewsGheringhap, down V/Line broad gauge goods train to Adelaide 9169 with the quad power 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.

162-3-02369 viewsSouth Dynon Motive Power Depot, broad gauge turntable radial roads, V/Line broad gauge diesel electric locomotive H class H 5 Clyde Engineering EMD model G18B serial 68-632, side view, PTC Open Day.

164-22369 viewsMurchison East, V/Line broad gauge N class loco N 471 'City of Benalla' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 87-1200 with the down Cobram passenger train paused at the platform, tracks in foreground have seen recent re-sleepering and ballasting.