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160522 2271447 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0074 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.

160522 2280447 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, ABSY type ABSY 4414 covered van, originally built by Comeng WA in 1977 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type, recoded to ABFX and RBFX to SCT as ABFY before conversion by Gemco WA to ABSY in 2004/05.

160522 2287447 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0157 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty units built by Gemco WA, view of the rear of train as it runs up the hill towards West Kalgoorlie.

160525 4621447 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 which operates from Perth to Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction), ABSY type ABSY 2669 box van originally built for former ANR by Comeng NSW in 1973 as VFX type covered van which were recoded to ABFX in later years and recoded to ABFY for SCT.

160526 5321447 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, SCT train 3MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0089 Greater Freighter, built by CSR Meishan Rolling Stock Co China in 2014 without the Greater Freighter signage.

160530 9126447 viewsParkeston, SCT train 1PM9 operates mostly empty from Perth to Melbourne, ARFY type ARFY 2396 refrigerated van with a New Zealand built Fairfax body mounted on an original Commonwealth Railways ROX container waggon built by Perry Engineering SA in 1971, recoded to RQX, AFQX, AQOY, and RQOY before having the Fairfax refrigerated body added circa 1998 for SCT service.

161111 2466447 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon AQWY 30329 with wheel set carriers. Waggon was originally built by Tomlinson Steel WA WFX type container waggon in a batch of one hundred and sixty one in 1970, later recoded to WQCX.

170727 9526447 viewsBoodarie Yard, BHP 's service facility for the Finucane Island operations, on the left are the fuelling and sanding roads, workshops and shed and then the departure roads, on the right are the mainlines, behind the workshops the FMG car dumpers can be made out. 27th July 2017.

180616 1773447 viewsAt the 81 km on the Tom Price West mainline, Rio Tinto loco 7047 with serial 57098 a GE Erie built GE model Dash 9-44CW from the 10th order in HI Pilbara Iron livery with heavy rust on the visor, was built in August 2006. 16th June 2018.

080621 2795447 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine TM04 a Plasser Australia unit model 09-3X serial M489. 21st June 2008.

130710 1007447 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 fuel pod waggon PQFY 3055 with two AMT5 type SCT-Logicoil 32,000 litre fuel tanktainers TILU 102029 and TILU 102024. PQFY 3055 was built by Carmor Engineering SA in 1976 as an RMX flat waggon, recoded to AQMY, then reclassed to RQMY in 1994.

130710 1021447 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1, PWWY type 100 tonne well waggon PWWY 0016 double stacked with an SCT 48' MFG1 type container SCTDS 4807 and a 40' Cronos 4EG1 type container CXSU 103657. Bradken NSW built forty of these PWWY wells for SCT in 2008.

100603 8969447 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0014 Greater Freighter, one of thirty five units built by Gemco WA in 2005 without the Greater Freighter signage.

105-36446 viewsSeymour loco depot turntable roads, broad gauge 2nd series Victorian Railways T class T 357 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 61-242 under SRHC ownership.

179-04446 viewsGheringhap, yard overview looking east, broad gauge V/Line down goods train 9153 departs for Maroona with the signal on post 4 pulled off for the Maroona line, point rodding and interlocking is spaced away from the line as this location used to have double mainlines, on the right are gypsum waggons in Sidings B.

179-13446 viewsGheringhap, V/Line broad gauge X class locomotive X 51 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 75-798 leads an impressive quad lash-up with G class G 512 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 84-1240 and C classes C 510 Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 76-833 and C 509 serial 76-832 as they stand at the platform with train number 9169 down goods to Adelaide.

180-11446 viewsWangaratta, rationalised yard view looking north from footbridge, shows steel sleepers in newly extended No.3 Road (originally Siding C) which now joins the mainline in the distance, with the relocated signal post No.23 also just visible, No.4 Road joins in from the left, which was originally 5 Road but 4 Road was also removed along with the sidings that used to be on the left of the image..

180-37446 viewsWodonga, the last member of V/Line broad gauge N class locomotives N 475 'City of Moe' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 87-1204 stands near the signal box and semaphore signal post No.19 shut down having bought the morning down passenger service from Melbourne.

168-12446 viewsBank Box Loop, climbing the grade in the distance looking towards Bacchus Marsh are a pair of V/Line G class units with an Adelaide bound freighter.