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190107 0433406 viewsParkeston, Mineral Resources Ltd MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00315 built by CSR Yangtze Co China in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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200914 7804406 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, ALCo built locomotive model S-2 serial 69214 built in 1940 for the Spokane, Portland and Seattle as their #21 and retired in 1964 before coming to Australia in September 1965, numbered 007 and called 'Mabel'. Retired in December 1972 and donated to the Society in 1976. 14th September 2020.
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163-20405 viewsAvenal station yard looking south along No.3 Road, with Siding A and new points and indicator to mainline, this used to be a double compound point, semaphore signal post 6 for up trains and down facing signals still intact, standard gauge line is at the far left, the three disc signals in the distance, 3, 4 and 5 control movements along Siding A and the grade crossing.
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138-08405 viewsBendigo yard, J class four wheel cement waggon J 9, built new in October 1958 as X class fixed wheel cement hopper, recoded to J class in 1963.
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138-13405 viewsBendigo station, side view of V/Line broad gauge N class Loco N 458 'City of Maryborough' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 85-1226.
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142-2-25405 viewsWodonga loco depot, view across service roads, broad gauge V/Line units RT class rail tractor RT 47, T class T 369 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 64-324 and X class X 44 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 70-707.
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144-16405 viewsWangaratta, broad gauge V/Line RT class rail tractor RT 5, now with the Wahgunyah mixed gone can go about its shunt duties with VLBY type bogie louvre van VLBY 148 on No. 5 Rd, this is the Wangaratta parcel waggon and was attached to up trains for the trip back to Melbourne. RT 5 built new by Newport Workshops September 1957. The VLBY which is the Wangaratta parcels waggon started out being built by Newport Workshops in 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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144-17405 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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162-1-16405 viewsSpencer Street Station, platforms 4 and 5 view, broad gauge Steamrail R class loco R 766 North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Scotland model Hudson serial 27056 and V/Line N class N 470 'City of Wangaratta' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 86-1199 during the PTC Open Day.
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152-08405 viewsMorwell station yard, V/Line broad gauge train 9444 goods to Nth Geelong arrives into the yard from the briquette sidings behind 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, taken from station platform, auxiliary frame and signals for sidings visible .
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152-09405 viewsMorwell station yard, V/Line broad gauge train 9444 goods to Nth Geelong arrives into the yard from the briquette sidings behind 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, taken from station platform.
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153-1-01405 viewsSunshine, looking across tracks at V/Line broad gauge A class loco A 70 Clyde Engineering EMD model AAT22C-2R serial 84-1187 rebuilt from B 70 Clyde Engineering EMD model ML2 serial ML2-11 and N set with an up passenger train on the Bendigo lines.
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139-05405 viewsBallarat yard, semaphore and disc signal Post 19 controlled from Ballarat Signal Box A or Ballarat Box, goods shed roads at left, goods platform roads at right, looking east. Right hand Arm Up Home No. 6 Road to the Up Passenger Line to Post 7, right hand Disc from No. 6 Road to 'D' towards Post 13, left hand Arm Up Home No. 7 Road to Up Passenger Line to Post 7 and left hand Disc from No. 7 Road to 'D' towards Post 13. The waggons at right are on No. 7 Road with the just visible grain waggons on No. 8 goods road with double disc Post 18.
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192-22405 viewsJunee, NSW Main South, mechanical lower quadrant ground shunting semaphore signals, hinged arms for tight clearances.
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197-06405 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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030409 112928405 viewsDarke Peake, looking further along the triangle track looking west.
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030414 163944405 viewsKevin, looking south at the gypsum plant, the triangle can be seen branching off on the right, loop on the left, the mainline to Penong continues on behind the camera.
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150518 8123405 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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160528 8385405 viewsBinduli, intermodal train 6PM6 crew accommodation coach RZAY 985, built by Comeng NSW in 1972 as ARJ 285, rebuilt by AN Port Augusta Workshops into RZAY 1997.
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160523 2929405 viewsParkeston, 7SP3 intermodal train, a pair of Goninan built GE model Cv40-9i NR class units NR 12 serial 7250-02/97-214 and NR 51 serial 7250-08/97-253 lead the train 'elephant style' out of the dip and along the mainline at the 1776 km. The PN local is in the car at the gantry performing a roll-by, the track on the left is the Engineers Siding.
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