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160-25319 viewsShepparton, stabled V/Line broad gauge T class locomotives T 385 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 64-340 still in Victorian Railways blue and yellow livery and T 393 serial 65-423 off the down Shepparton fuel train, looking from the good loading platform with a mountain of 2nd hand tyres piled up.
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140517-4401319 viewsMarble Bar, Prospector Creek, tin mine, near Fishers Cairn the area was a Tailings Lease #10 (87H) - FISHERS CAIRN held by Moolyella Tin Pty. Ltd in the 1960s, then a machinery lease in the 1970s. Remains of a dry tin concentrate plant. Location Here.
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198-25319 viewsPort Hedland Port, view of Port Control Tower, grassed area with shed is for helicopter operator, the Esplanade Hotel can also be seen along with the lookout tower behind the visitors centre.
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210-23319 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point railway workshops, side view of Comalco ore waggon 3002, shows handbrake, triple valve and piping, side piping and controls, bogies and discharge doors and air receivers, this is one of the compressor equipped waggons.
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220-35319 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, empty train with the trailing loco a Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8ML model 5664 'Kaohsiung' serial 8412-09 / 94-155 was originally rebuilt without a driving cab for use as a LocoTrol II controlling remote, then one was retrofitted following improvements in the size of the required LocoTrol equipment and for operational purposes. Seen here as the trailing remote during a period of trials on Yandi trains where the consist was two leads units, 112 waggons, one loco, 112 waggons and the final loco.
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030405 160916319 viewsLock and District Historical Museum, old enamel railway sign. 5th April 2003.
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030409 110624319 viewsCaralue, loaded grain train working south of the former station site 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, 851 has spent its entire operating career on the Eyre Peninsula, it leads fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt unit DA 4, rebuilt from 830 class unit 839 by Port Augusta Workshops, retains original serial 83730 and model DL531.
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030409 124502319 viewsRudall, view across the mainline looking at the crew barracks built new circa 1960 with the remains of a standpipe, possible for watering ballast.
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030411 141801319 viewsNunjikompita, looking east from the east end of the yard, W whistle or horn post for grade crossing of Nunyah Road in the distance.
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060108 2086319 viewsLock, grain train loading almost completed as 830 class unit 851 an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model serial 84137 and repainted into Australian Railroad Group livery with EMD 1200 class unit 1204 and sister 830 class 842 prepare their train for departure. 8th January 2006.
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060113 2516319 viewsKevin, empty train 6DD3 shunts back onto the triangle leg behind triple NJ/1600 class units, as the 2nd driver is on the ground monitoring the train as it passes over the points. 13th January 2006.
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130708 0710319 viewsPenong Junction, location opened in February 1966, located at the 429.7 km, looking at the Mallee shelter shed - combined train control room, junction points and point indicator.
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130708 0707319 viewsPenong Junction, location opened in February 1966, located at the 429.7 km, looking north, line curving to the left is the Kevin - Penong line, while the Port Lincoln line curves to the right.
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060117 2717319 viewsBardoc, AQNY 32152, one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, with two 20' containers Triton TTNU 248351 and Royal Wolf RWTU 0093, train 2029 loaded Malcolm freighter.
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060527 4136319 viewsScotia, WQTY 30309 flat waggon, originally built by Tomlinson Steel WA as WFX type in 1969 from a batch of one hundred and sixty one waggons, recoded to WQCX type in 1980, then WQC type before recoded back the WQCX in 1981, then to RQHX in 1994, to current code in 1996. Seen here carrying six loaded nickel ore kibbles.
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060531 5074319 viewsParkeston, OPC 381, originally built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1964 as an 8300 type brake van numbered 8365 on broad gauge, to standard gauge and recoded in Sept 1982 to AVAY 381, converted for LCL traffic Peterborough and Broken Hill in June 1987 as ABLP and then in April 1992 modified and recoded to OPC stores van.
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060603 5275319 viewsMidland, ABAY 30911 covered goods waggon originally built by Mechanical Handling Ltd SA as part of a third batch of one hundred and thirty five WVX type covered vans, recoded to WBAX in 1979 then to WBNX in 1985 and 1995 to RBPX.
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070529 9420319 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATMF 551 fuel tank waggon, one of three built by Tulloch Limited NSW as WJM type in 1971 with a capacity of 96.25 kL one compartment one dome, current capacity of 80500 litres. 551 and 552 for Shell and 553 for BP Oil.
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221-15319 viewsHardie Siding, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild unit CM40-8MEFI 5669 the last Dash 8 rebuilt for BHP and one of four fitted with an EFI prime mover, serial 95-160/8412-02, with the switch restored for the mainline the 2nd Person climbs aboard to continue on to Yarrie Mine.
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221-17319 viewsHardie Siding, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild unit CM40-8MEFI 5669 the last Dash 8 rebuilt for BHP and one of four fitted with an EFI prime mover, serial 95-160/8412-02, passes the Hardie Station 71 location cases and continues on the mainline bound for loading at Yarrie.
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