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160527 5528445 viewsBlamey crossing loop at the 1692 km, SCT train 5PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0043 Greater Freighter, one of a second batch of thirty units built by Gemco WA without the Greater Freighter signage.

160530 9095445 viewsParkeston, SCT train 1PM9 operates mostly empty from Perth to Melbourne, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0028 Greater Freighter, one of thirty five units built by Gemco WA in 2005 without the Greater Freighter signage.

5946 001 Welshpool 1986Sept445 viewsWelshpool, Goninan workshops, Mt Newman Mining C636 ALCo unit 5452 serial G6012-1 built by AE Goodwin in May 1968 is undergoing a world first as it gets rebuilt into a GE C36-7M locomotive, by July 1987 it would become 5509. Sept 1986.
Jim Bisdee photo.

030415 150040445 viewsFerguson, located at the 469 km on the Trans Australian Railway, looking east at the east end of the 1800 metre long crossing loop, point work on timber sleepers, interlocking hut with dual control point machine, indicator and lever on the right. GeoData location.

180616 1664445 viewsCooya Pooya, 32 km on the Cape Lambert line, Rio Tinto loco 9103 with serial 61941 a GE Erie built GE model ES44ACi from the 1st order in Rio Tinto Stripes livery and 9108 serial 62539 are tied down on the West Mainline following a total loss of air. The train pulled a coupling around the 45 car position. 16th June 2018. Geodata

180616 1771445 viewsAt the 81 km on the Tom Price West mainline, Rio Tinto loco 7056 with serial 55881 a GE Erie built GE model Dash 9-44CW from the 8th order in HI Pilbara Iron livery leads sister 7047 and ES44DCi unit 8115 in Rio Tinto silver with a loaded train of B and Q series waggons operating in AutoHaul™ as they approach Emu and then continue onto Dampier. 16th June, 2018. GeoData.

190107 0452445 viewsParkeston, Mineral Resources Ltd bogie on MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00014 built by CSR Yangtze Co China in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.

080621 2810445 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine BR 34 a Plasser Australia unit model 305 serial M490. 21st June 2008.

150619 9147445 viewsMooka, side section 2 of 5, BHP Iron Ore's track recording vehicle, EM80 which is a Plasser & Theurer EM-80 model and still wearing the old BHP blue and white livery, this unit was delivered in Mt Newman Mining orange and white, Mermec fitted a Tecnogamma system as part of a refurbishment.

200914 7800445 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Comeng WA ALCo rebuild C636R locomotive 3017 serial WA-135-C-6043-04. The improved Pilbara cab was fitted as part of the rebuild in April 1985. Donated to Society in 1996. 14th September 2020.

120-24444 viewsBenalla yard, V/Line broad gauge loco X class X 43 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 70-706, RHS cab shot, bogie and staff exchanger, ground dwarf signals 18.

121-18444 viewsChiltern station building, brick lamp room?

171-15444 viewsTrawalla station yard overview, looking towards Ararat, Down Home semaphore signal Post 4 from No. 2A Road to No. 2 Road to Post 5, signal box and station building in the background with searchlight signal posts.

172-33444 viewsBallarat East loco depot, V/Line broad gauge T class, 2nd series, stored with several other members of the class.

168-10444 viewsBank Box Loop, trailing view of down V/Line broad gauge goods train to Adelaide with G class G 540 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 89-1273 and Australian National 700 class 704 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL500G serial G6059-2 power away from the crossing loop at the Ironbark Road grade crossing.

168-19444 viewsHealesville, broad gauge ganger's trolley #5 at the down home semaphore signal post with some YVTR volunteers, black cross on semaphore means signal not in use.

168-25444 viewsTottenham Yard, an up broad gauge goods train with motive power from V/Line G class G 533 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 88-1263, X class X 49 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 75-796 and Australian National 700 class 704 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL500G serial G6059-2 locomotives departs the yard for Melbourne.

165-14444 viewsAlbury loco depot, fuel point, standard gauge V/Line G class G 524 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 86-1237, can front view, station beyond on the right.

115-11444 viewsSomerton signal box, RHS elevation, looking north, grade crossing for Somerton Road visible, toilet in front of elevation, broad gauge lines in front of box with crossover to sidings visible crossing standard gauge line.