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160528 8340652 viewsParkeston, 5SP5 intermodal train, RRZY 7031, originally built by Goninan NSW during 1995/95 as part of thirty four sets of five unit bar coupled well container waggons coded RQZY, recoded to RRZY as repairs were carried out to strengthen them. Loaded with 48' containers, five for FCL coded FBCU containers and one Linfox DRC 931.
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160528 8343652 viewsParkeston, 5SP5 intermodal train, RRZY 7031, originally built by Goninan NSW during 1995/95 as part of thirty four sets of five unit bar coupled well container waggons coded RQZY, recoded to RRZY as repairs were carried out to strengthen them. Loaded with 48' containers, five FCL coded FBCU containers and one Linfox DRC 931. FCL FBGU 480319[3] is double stacked with FBGU 480110[1].
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160523 2966652 viewsParkeston, 7SP3 intermodal train, RRQY 8519 5-pack articulated skel waggon set built by Qiqihar Rollingstock Works, China in 2015, loaded with a 48' Linfox-FCL high box, 48' FCL and Linfox boxes and a 40' flatrack.
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160522 2038652 viewsParkeston, 5MP2 steel train, RQCY type flat waggons RQCY 701 carrying the bogies for Trans-Perth B Set 116. Originally built by the Victorian Railways Newport Workshops as an FQX type container waggon in 1973, recoded to VQCX in 1979, then to NRC as RQCX, then the current code from 1995.
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160609 0403652 viewsWoodbridge, 5PM5 intermodal train, RQJW 22082, originally built by Mittagong Engineering NSW in 1975-76 in a batch of fifty JCW 80' jumbo container waggons. Recoded to NQJW then to National Rail as RQJW in 1994. Loaded with a Simon 40' flatrack FD 129 with two Spriotainer tanks and Austrans 40' 4EG1 type box AUSU 400423[8].
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160525 4957652 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Aurizon intermodal train 2MP1, crew accommodation coach QCBY 10, started life as Victorian Railways Newport Workshops 1952 build as AS class no. 15, first class air conditioned corridor car, then AS 210, BS 210 and BS 10. Sold to West Coast Railway, then RTS / Gemco and finally to Aurizon.
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160522 2263652 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, PQIY type 80' container flat PQIY 0015, one of forty units built by Gemco WA loaded with two SCT 40' reefers SCTR 036 and SCTR 133 showing the original and newer paint schemes.
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160527 5527652 viewsBlamey crossing loop at the 1692 km, SCT train 5PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0098 Greater Freighter, built by CSR Meishan Rolling Stock Co China in 2014 without the Greater Freighter signage.
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160530 9094652 viewsParkeston, SCT train 1PM9 operates mostly empty from Perth to Melbourne, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0028 Greater Freighter, one of thirty five units built by Gemco WA in 2005 without the Greater Freighter signage.
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160530 9130652 viewsParkeston, SCT train 1PM9 operates mostly empty from Perth to Melbourne, ABSY type ABSY 2478 covered van, originally built by Mechanical Handling Ltd SA in 1972 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type recoded to ABFX and then RBFX before being converted by Gemco WA to ABSY type in 2004/05.
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IC-1 060723 7841652 viewsOriginal Hamersley Iron compressor waggon sets IC-1 and IC-3 which were made from cutting down condemned ore waggons and then fitting Atlas Copco XAS 97 air compressors, receiver tanks and fuel tanks. The compressors have been fitted to a swing cradle to limit the in-train forces during the unloading process. 7 Mile July 23, 2006.
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111-26651 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.
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121-20651 viewsChiltern station overview, looking north.
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172-05651 viewsSunshine, broad gauge V/Line N class N 470 'City of Wangaratta' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 86-1199 leads a down passenger service with the unusual consist of 2 D vans, 4 car N set and another D van, the former Sunshine yard ends where I'm standing with the access to the Newport - Sunshine Loop Line running down the right hand side.
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138-17651 viewsBendigo North, taken from D Box, looking towards Eaglehawk, line set for Eaglehawk, Echuca line in the middle, and the far points to the right lead to Bendigo Workshops, Siding B and Rangelea, while the track at the far right 'W' and leads to Siding A and the old goods loading platform.
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147-20651 viewsSeymour loco depot, draw gear or couplers sitting on trolleys out the side of the workshop.
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197-04651 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, looking west with the end of the triangle or wye, signal post is GJ 7, empty iron ore train behind BHP's Goninan 1988 build GE CM39-8 unit 5632 'Poseidon' serial 5831-11 / 88-081.
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198-13651 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Crossing Pool, looking north east towards Cathedral Pool.
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212-11651 viewsWeipa, a loaded train from Andoom Mine rounds the curve on approach to Lorim Point behind Comalco R 1004 Clyde Engineering EMD JT26C serial 90-1277 which is former Goldsworthy Mining loco GML 10.
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150523 8270651 viewsFinucane Island, empty train heading back to Boodarie behind Progress Rail EMD SD70ACe unit 4379 serial 20108424-006 and a newly arrived and named sibling 4474 'Raymond White' serial 20148001-007. View of 4474 looking south across grade crossing and new Roy Hill conveyor and road bridge. Geodata: -20.3341700 118.5504083 .
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