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151206 9659145 viewsBoodarie, on a Gavin Transport Drake float, BHP's new track recording vehicle which is a Mermec ROGER 800 imported from Italy. Underbody detail of the testing units.
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200914 7769145 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, former ALCo built demonstrator locomotive model C-415 serial 3449-1 built April 1966, currently carrying number 1000, it was originally numbered 008 when Hamersley Iron purchased the unit in 1968. It was retired from service on the 24th February 1982. It then spent some time carrying number 2000 while building the Marandoo railway line from Sept 1991. 14th September 2020.
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041014 142508145 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, former Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates RSD-3 model ALCo locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in 1951 for NSWGR as the 40 class 4002 serial 77733, purchased by CRRIA in 1971 and numbered 261.002, then 1705 and finally 9405. 4002 is preserved in an operational state and another claim to fame is it run the Royal Train in NSW February 1954. Donated to the Society in 1979. 14th October 2004.
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119-09144 viewsNorth Geelong yard, V/Line broad gauge locos G class G 540 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 89-1273 and another G class waiting for shunters to couple up to empty grain rake to form down grain train 9125, ground dwarf signal 20.
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119-11144 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, 2nd person climbing aboard with staff.
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119-16144 viewsSunshine, looking towards Tottenham, broad gauge down goods train 9149 is passed by down standard gauge goods train, V/Line G class locos, looking across all tracks.
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172-10144 viewsBungaree Loop, broad gauge V/Line N class N 453 'City of Albury' a Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 85-1221 and N set, Down passenger train.
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172-15144 viewsBallarat yard view, disc signal post 14, looking towards station, Ballarat A signal box at left.
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174-10144 viewsWodonga, loco depot, turntable radial roads, V/Line broad gauge Bulldog locomotive A class A 70 Clyde Engineering EMD model AAT22C-2R serial 84-1187 rebuilt from B class B 70 Clyde Engineering EMD model ML2 serial ML2-11, cab front view.
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176-15144 viewsAlbury, yard view looking north from footbridge, three V/Line standard gauge G class locomotives and a couple of NSWSRA 81 class units occupy the loco depot tracks awaiting their next call to duty.
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177-10144 viewsNewport station and yard overview taken from the workshops roads, Williamstown lines are at the right, I'm standing at the Newport Workshops No.1 and No.2 double track junction, the lines to Geelong are on the left beyond the white gate, a Comeng electric set is at the platform with the overbridge carrying Melbourne Road.
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178-17144 viewsArarat, track view looking east as V/Line broad gauge goods train 9169 to Adelaide runs along the mainline off the Portland line behind Australian National BL class locomotives BL 27 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 83-1011 and class leader BL 26 'Bob Hawke' serial 83-1010 and V/Line S class S 313 'Alfred Deakin' Clyde Engineering EMD model A7 serial 61-230 and X class X 53 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 75-800, taken from the former Works and Cattle Sidings area, BL 27 had Paul Keating drawn on the LHS cab as it was just after he'd taken the Labor Party leadership and the Prime Ministership off Bob Hawke.
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180-04144 viewsSeymour loco depot, fuel and sanding point, V/Line broad gauge Tulloch Ltd built DRC class diesel railcar DRC 40 takes on fuel having run a down Saturday morning passenger train from Melbourne.
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164-16144 viewsMurchison East, broad gauge V/Line Grain VHGF type bogie grain waggon VHGF 119, built as a GJX type by Steelweld Victoria in January 1969, showing signs of being recoded from VHGY has a GEB worker operating the lever action handbrake as the rake is moved down the road under its' own weight, while another worker closes the roof hatches in front of the Ascom silo complex.
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164-20144 viewsMurchison East, V/Line Grain VHGF type bogie grain waggon VHGF 180, built as a GJX type by Steelweld Victoria in July 1969 is being loaded, coupled to two other VHGF waggons, from the Ascom silo complex, worker on top of waggon operating loading spout, Murphy silo complex and super phosphate shed on the right.
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165-23144 viewsAlbury loco depot fuel point, cab to cab standard gauge locos of V/Line G class G 524 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 86-1237 and NSWSRA 81 class 8175 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 85-1094.
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128-22144 viewsSunbury, V/Line broad gauge N class N 461 'City of Ararat' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 86-1190, down passenger train, wife talking to driver.
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123-1-23144 viewsHealesville former Victorian Railways broad gauge J class J 516 serial 6062, built by Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows in Lancashire England, coal burning Consolidation model 2-8-0 steam locomotive.
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124-03144 viewsSunshine, track view looking down the Newport Loop Line, semaphore signal Post 49 facing camera and semaphore signal Posts 36 and 50 facing away on the right, GEB sidings at right of frame, signal Posts on the left are 31, 31B and 71 with the standard gauge Sunshine Loop and signal gantry in the background.
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125-02144 viewsBallan station overview, looking toward Melbourne from up end points, signal gantry, road set for down pass.
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