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151206 9652349 viewsBoodarie, parked up in a parking bay just out of town on a Sunday awaiting delivery on the following day, on a Gavin Transport Drake float, BHP's new track recording vehicle which is a Mermec ROGER 800 imported from Italy. ROGER is an acronym for Rilievo Ottico Geometria Rotaia, Italian for optical rail geometry control.
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267-19349 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, CM40-8M GE unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 leads the Sundowner Special on the Newman mainline leg of the Goldsworthy Junction and triangle, with the Sundowner coach in the middle and sister CM40-8M 5653 bringing up the rear.
This train, and the empty before it, were delayed due to a jamming switch for the transfer road where Tamper 2 and Ballast Regulator 31 are holding track.
They can be seen behind the signal sitting on the transfer road.
Friday 12th of April 2002.
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119-10348 viewsNorth Geelong C Box, V/Line broad gauge G classes G 540 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 89-1273 and sister depart with down empty grain train 9125, looking across Separation Street, semaphore signal post 16 is pulled off for move, grade crossing, point rodding, signal box, 2nd person walking to loco with staff for section to Gheringhap.
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171-25348 viewsBallarat East loco depot V/Line broad gauge T class T 378 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 64-333 and blue former restaurant car Kiewa converted to 1 BG, coach is set up and lettered as the ASW TEST CAR.
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177-03348 viewsTottenham Yard, view from standard gauge mainline of broad gauge Clyde Engineering EMD model G6B, V/Line shunt locomotives of the Y class, Y 130 serial 65-396 with a green louvre van and Y 118 serial 63-308 and Y 171 serial 68-591 as they go about Saturday morning shunting duties. In the final years of V/Line operation, the Y class were operated in pairs to shunt Tottenham Yard.
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165-06348 viewsWodonga loco depot, V/Line broad gauge Bulldog locomotive B class B 75 Clyde Engineering EMD model ML2 serial ML2-16 still in Victorian Railways livery, coupled to X class X 45 next to the fuel point.
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128-05348 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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128-17348 viewsGisborne, Gisborne Road grade crossing non-interlocked swing gates, station building in the background.
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107-27348 viewsEchuca station yard overview, looking north from Sidings A, Freightgate canopy, yard crane. goods shed, station building, water tower and loco shed.
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124-09348 viewsSunshine V/Line broad gauge down passenger train with Tulloch DRC class rail motor with MTH class trailer.
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126-06348 viewsTottenham broad gauge train 9169 down goods to Adelaide via Cressy, brake testing at Tottenham 9.5 km, V/Line C classes C 503 Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 76-826, C 506 serial 76-829 and C 501 'George Brown' serial 76-824, trailing view.
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126-09348 viewsTottenham broad gauge train 9169 down goods to Adelaide via Cressy, brake testing at Tottenham , V/Line C classes C 503 Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 76-826, C 506 serial 76-829 and C 501 'George Brown' serial 76-824.
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127-08348 viewsAlbury, broad gauge passenger platform, V/Line N class N 468 'City of Bairnsdale' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 86-1197, double N set, loco running round, crew signalling driver.
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133-19348 viewsGheringhap, V/Line broad gauge grain train 9121 departing for the Ballarat line, point rodding, semaphore signal post 4 pulled off for move, G class locos G 529 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 88-1259 and G 511 serial 84-1239, trailing view.
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132-02348 viewsOuyen broad gauge V/Line G class G 540 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 89-1273, stabled up gypsum train 9138.
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132-05348 viewsOuyen station overview, broad gauge V/Line G class G 540 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 89-1273 with stabled up gypsum train 9138, looking south from footbridge, station building and platform, Freightgate canopy.
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136-18348 viewsDeniliquin Ascom style silo complex, track view, loading spout and surge silo.
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141-1-05348 viewsSunshine, broad gauge down Adelaide goods train behind Australian National BL class BL 33 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 83-1017 and V/Line G class G 515 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 85-1243 pass platform No.3 as its consist crosses over the passenger lines from the Independent Through Lines heading the main western line, station platform, semaphore and disc signal posts, points, point rodding, looking east, Newport Loop Line on the right, GEB silo complex.
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144-02348 viewsSpringhurst yard view looking north, up Wahgunyah 'Stringybark Express' mixed special hauled by broad gauge VR liveried Y class Y 133 Clyde Engineering EMD model G6B serial 65-399 on the Wahgunyah awaits line clear into the yard at semaphore signal Post 6, the Up Home Wahgunyah Line, the other signals are disc Post 5 from Siding A and on the right is semaphore signal Post 8 the Up Home Wodonga Line, the embankment at the far right is the standard gauge flyover.
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144-17348 viewsWangaratta station platform view, goods shed at left, broad gauge V/Line RT class rail tractor RT 5, now with the Wahgunyah mixed departed has shunted VLBY type bogie louvre van VLBY 148 into the platform or No. 1 Rd, next to the elevated signal box are the automatic staff exchanger set up gauge. RT 5 built new by Newport Workshops September 1957. The VLBY which is the Wangaratta parcels waggon started out being built by Newport Workshops October 1956 as VP type VP 148, in May 1979 re-coded to VLPY, re-coded again in 1982 to VLBY.
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