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147-14160 viewsSeymour, yard overview looking south from B signal box at the heavily rationalised yard, the standard gauge track is nearest the camera with the loco road off No.2 Rd running behind the camera.
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152-14160 viewsPakenham station platform, V/Line broad gauge up 9444 goods to Nth Geelong with 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 has a crew change at the platform.
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157-17160 viewsKilmore East, Apex Quarry Siding, V/Line broad gauge locomotives N class N 471 'City of Benalla' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 87-1200 and T class T 390 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 65-420 and VHQF type bogie quarry products waggons pushing back under the loading bins, view taken from on top of ballast pile.
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161-09160 viewsKatunga, super phosphate unloading contraption, truck hopper on legs and V/Line VOFX type bogie open waggon VOFX 319 covered with tarpaulin, built by Victorian Railways Bendigo Workshops in November 1970 as an ELX type, in 1979 to VOBX, in 1981 to VOCX and in 1987 to VOFX.
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183-16160 viewsBenalla, yard view, V/Line broad gauge VQCX type 60 foot bogie container waggons VQCX 968 which was built new by Victorian Railways Ballarat North Workshops in April 1980 and another loaded with workman's dongers, or accommodation blocks, the yard is being rationalised.
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183-17160 viewsBenalla yard view, removed tracks, V/Line broad gauge VQCX type 60 foot bogie container waggon VQCX 510 stands in the yard built in May 1969 by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops as an FQX type, recoded to FQF in 1978, then VQCY in 1979 and then VQCX in 1988, Benalla B Signal Box and station are visible, along with some still standing mechanical signals.
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181-17160 viewsTraralgon loco depot, V/Line broad gauge loco T class T 392 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 65-422, side view coupled to a G class.
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112-30160 viewsNorth Geelong C Box, on the North Goods Loop Line V/Line broad gauge H class locos H 2 Clyde Engineering EMD model G18B serial 68-630 leads sisters H 5 serial 68-632 and H 4 serial 68-633 back from the grain loop, Loop Line to Melbourne to left of frame, North Geelong yard to the right.
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139-17160 viewsBallarat, looking towards Lydiard St from Armstrong St bridge, semaphore signal Posts 30 and 30A, 30A are 'co-acting' signals for Post 30, operated from Ballarat Signal Box B at Lydiard St, this junction goes from double track to triple and used to be four roads through the station building. The manual interlocked gates of Lydiard St are just visible through the road overbridge. Left hand Arm Up Home Up Line to 'A' to Post 29 for No. 4 Road, middle Arm Up Home Up Line to 'B' to Post 27 or 28 for No. 3 or 2 Roads and the right Arm Up Home Up Line to 'C' to Post 26 for No. 1 Road.
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184-05160 viewsAlbury station yard, broad gauge road on the west side of the yard, through standard gauge running lines on the right, roof detail of V/Line VTQF type bogie fuel tank waggons VTQF 120 and VTQF 122, goods shed behind, standard gauge track on right, on the left it used to have a broad gauge connection. Both waggons built new at Newport Workshops as OT type tank waggons in May and March 1929, both to TWF in October 1961, then 120 recoded to VTQY in September 1979 and 122 to VTQY in April 1980, then in 1987/88 VTQY were recoded to VTQF.
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185-07160 viewsNorth Geelong C Box looking across the Separation Street grade crossing as a V/Line G class locomotive G 514 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 85-1242 departs away from North Geelong Yard with 9121 empty grain train.
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192-27160 viewsCootamundra West, NSW, view looking in the up direction from the end No.1 Goods Siding and points can just be seen for No.2 Goods Siding. Taken from the Refuge Siding. The timber storage box behind the 50 km/h sign is a fettler's tool box.
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140517-4421160 viewsA Tutt Bryant rope operated Pacific A.C.E. Equipment Wheel Loader, Fordson powered?? The front end loader which lifts the bucket over the cab to feed the trammel, or dump into a truck, see an historical picture of this unit here at the Battye Library and an image of a similar unit on the manufacturer's website
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197-35160 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, side view of a Mancha locomotive, view of frame with axle arrangement and battery module.
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198-37160 viewsView of Nelson Point showing original plant, and conveyors etc.
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203-25160 viewsBing Siding, min-train unit on an empty Yandi working BHP General Electric built AC6000 6077 'Nimingarra' serial 51069.
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211-27160 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point railway workshops, 3/4 RHS or observer's side view of Comalco R 1001 loco Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 72-752 while is sits at the fuel point, items of note are these units were setup to have the long hood leading, the CCTV camera looking down the long hood, the second 'tropical roof' and the five chime horn cut into the nose. Also noticeable, the units don't have dynamic brakes fitted so there is no brake 'blister' in the middle of the hood like you see on the WAGR L or VR C classes which are also GT26C models.
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215-31160 viewsKeswick, the Australian National Adelaide interstate passenger terminal with the Indian Pacific arriving behind EL class EL 62 Goninan built General Electric CM30-8 serial 8013-07/90-114.
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100602 8571160 viewsBinduli, standard gauge former Westrail Q class locomotive Q 4017 Clyde Engineering EMD model GT46C serial 98-1470, seen here in mid-train service as the DPU unit on an Esperance bound loaded Koolyanobbing iron ore train in amongst WOE type iron ore waggons, 2nd June 2010.
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160102 DJI 0039160 viewsWittenoom Gorge, view looking north east over the remains of the footings and slabs of the Gorge Mine location with the drive ramp up the left wall, pool in Joffre Creek on the right. Geodata.
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