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139-18515 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.
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189-27515 viewsAlbury yard view, double NSWSRA 81 class locomotives 8178 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 85-1097 and 8170 serial 85-1089 wearing the candy livery on the point of an Victorian bound goods train, stabled locos stand in the depot to the right of the train.
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193-35515 viewsGympie yard, a fixed wheel base LSR type Loco Shunt Runner waggon, with a number in the 277## series it is likely converted from a FJS open waggon.
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202-06515 viewsMeckering, looking east at the Down arrival signal mast, 2 RA and 2 RB, relay room and grain silos in the distance.
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206-13515 viewsWhere Carawine Creek joins the Oakover River.
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210-20515 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point railway workshops, Canron Rail Group Mk I switch tamper. Canron was taken over by Harsco in 1990-91.
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030406 114546515 viewsPort Lincoln loco workshops, wearing Australian Southern livery rebuild ALCo locomotive unit DA 7 started life as NSWGR 48 class 4813 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 83713, rebuilt by Islington Workshops with long hood and parts from former 830 class 870 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial G6016-06 in 1998. B end roster view looking forward. 6th April 2003.
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060113 2430515 viewsThevenard, GCF type weighbridge test waggon GCF 7083, originally built by SAR Islington Workshops as an CFN type cattle waggon CFN 7083 in 1945 and sent new to EP Division, converted in 1969 to GCF sleeper transport waggon, then to a Shunters Runner c.1975 and to the current guise c.1996. More details can be found for this waggon here. Seen here next to one of the silo complexes.
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151111 9501515 viewsAt the 47 km post on the Cape Lambert line a loaded train runs along on the West Mainline behind 7050 and 7057 both General Electric Dash 9-44CW units with serials of 57101 and 55882 and the last General Electric ES44DCi 8199, serial 61858.
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160101 9779515 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Gorge Mine area, asbestos mining remains, concrete footings and foundations for the now removed milling plant. Geodata.
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150518 8120515 viewsBHP Iron Ore old and retired ore stacker #4 and bucket wheel reclaimer #4 are blown apart to aid in the scrapping process.
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232-36515 viewsYandi One balloon loop cab-less BHP Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8ML (L for LocoTrol) 5665 'Rotterdam' serial 8412-10 / 94-156 in the mid train consist about to enter the tunnel on the 18th of February 1997. This loco was built cab-less to control remote consists and here is in use as a slave, being controlled by a unit with a cab. GeoData.
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208-2-34515 viewsKeswick Passenger Terminal, Adelaide, The Ghan with Australian National DL class DL 37 Clyde Engineering EMD model AT42C serial 88-1245 awaits departure time.
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160528 8393515 viewsBinduli, intermodal train 6PM6, RRAY 7254 platform 4 of 5-pack articulated skel waggon set, one of 100 built by ABB Engineering NSW 1996-2000, with a 40' FD flatrack FD160 with Simon tarped load.
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160529 8764515 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, RQKY 3083 container waggon, originally built in a batch of fifty by Carmor Engineering SA as RMX type in 1976, recoded to AQMX, then AQSY. Loaded with three small Isuzu cab-chassis trucks.
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160529 8765515 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, RRKY 4335 container waggon, originally built in a batch of one hundred and fifty by Perry Engineering SA in 1975 as RMX type, recoded to AQMX, and RQKY, loaded with two Isuzu cab-chassis trucks.
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160609 0400515 viewsWoodbridge, 5PM5 intermodal train, RQPW 60068, originally built by V/Line Bendigo Workshops in April 1984 as VQDW 48 in a batch of fifty VQDW jumbo container waggons, leased to NSW and recoded and numbered as NQMW 60068, then to National Rail as RQPW. Loaded with Toll 40' curtainsider MLJL 4960965, a former Interlink container.
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161111 2396515 viewsKalgoorlie, Malcolm freighter train 5029 to service the Murrin Murrin nickel mine passes Twin Dams with a pair of Clyde Engineering EMD model GT64C Q class units Q 4019 serial 98-1472, the last of class and renumbered from Q 319 and Q 4018 serial 98-1471 also renumbered from Q 318.
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170727 9620515 viewsWoodstock Siding, a loaded BHP iron ore train passes under the Roy Hill overpass behind Progress Rail Muncie USA built EMD SD70ACe/LCi unit 4466 serial 20138907-017 and sister 4367. 27th July 2017. GeoData.
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24135515 viewsBassendean, Collier Road, Key Transport hauling the final BHP Iron Ore Goninan GE rebuilt CM40-8M unit 5669 serial 8412-02 / 95-160, which is actually an CM40-8MEFI as the final three had electronic fuel injection fitted to their 7FDL-16 engines. 5669 was rebuilt from Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 model 5486 serial C6084-2. July 1995.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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