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170730 052893 viewsIndee, at the 55 km on the BHP line a loaded train from Yandi is heading north behind Progress Rail Muncie USA built SD70ACe/LCi unit 4400 serial 20118575-010 with second unit 4348. 30th July 2017. GeoData.

240-2293 viewsWickham, left hand side number one end view of former Robe River and NSWGR MLW built ALCo RSC3 serial 77737 of October 1951, was originally 40 class 4006. Shows modified bogie to convert the A1A to a BO bogie type. 31st August 2002.

180615 155593 viewsWalla Siding, BHP Billiton mid-train units 4396 serial 20118575-006 and 4436 serial 20128866-005 both SD70ACe units built by Progress Rail, Muncie USA. 15th June 2018.

180616 163593 viewsHarding Siding, a loaded train from Mesa A behind double 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 with 167 'J' type ore waggons rounds the curve at the 38.5 km grade crossing. 16th June 2018. GeoData
Toad Montgomery image.

190109 159293 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00242 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-242 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.

6987 00193 viewsWelshpool, Goninan Open Day 27th August, 1988. Mt Newman Mining's Goninan new build GE CM39-8 model loco 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079.
Jim Bisdee photo.

080621 279493 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine TM04 a Plasser Australia unit model 09-3X serial M489. 21st June 2008.

200914 776693 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, Australian built by Comeng NSW an MLW ALCo M636 unit formerly owned by BHP 5502 serial C6096-7 built in July 1976, retired in 1994, donated to Society in November 1995. 14th September 2020.

200914 778393 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 September 2020.

246-1893 viewsCape Lambert, yard view of the then new extension to the south for the West Angelas mine was coming on stream as a Robe River loaded Deepdale train arrives on the main behind the standard quad Dash 8 power with 202 waggons. 9414 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 8206-11 / 91-124 from November 1991 and was originally an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo built new for Robe in December 1971 and numbered 262.005, later numbered 1714. 22nd May 2002.

246-2393 viewsCape Lambert, Robe River locomotive 9420 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 8109-03 / 91-119 from March 1991 riding on Hi-Ad bogies and was originally an ALCo Schenectady built C630 serial 3486-4 and built new for Chesapeake & Ohio (USA) as their 2103. It is one of four C630 ALCo units purchased in 1974 and delivered to Robe in January 1975. Everything below the frame is ALCo while above is GE and Pilbara Cab. 22nd May 2002.

250-0293 viewsPelican Siding on the Hamersley Iron Tom Price line about the 208 km with an empty train behind the standard pairing of two General Electric built 9-44CW units 7068 serial 47747 and 7067 serial 47746 stand on the loop or passing track for a meet with a loaded train. 21st October 2000.

120-2192 viewsBenalla loco depot turntable and pit, still in-situ.

120-3192 viewsWodonga loco depot turntable, pit and deck, looking across deck at radial roads sees V/Line broad gauge locos from left, T class T 402 Clyde Engineering EMD model G18B serial 67-497, X class X 36 Clyde Engineering EMD model G16C serial 66-489, X class X 54 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 75-801, Y class Y 143 Clyde Engineering EMD model G6B serial 65-409.

121-2392 viewsMoe, station overview, station building, modern brick style.

174-2292 viewsAlbury, yard view from station dock area, NSWSRA standard gauge Red Terror liveried pair of 44 class 4456 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL500B serial 83746 and 4458 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL500B serial 83748 shunt the north with a Melbourne bound goods train, the broad gauge diamond is visible cutting across to the left.

179-2892 viewsGheringhap, Siding C, V/Line broad gauge X class X 51 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 75-798 sits awaiting some light engines from Geelong Loco to come and retrieve it, semaphore signal post controls up trains on the Ballarat line, while the disc is for Siding C.

179-3392 viewsGheringhap, V/Line down broad gauge empty grain train 9121 arrives from North Geelong C and the driver surrenders the electric staff to the signaller from the cab window of G class G 521 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 85-1234, the train will then shunt back into Siding A and await a double cross with a light engine and the up Dimboola passenger train.

166-1992 viewsHeathcote Junction, down V/Line broad gauge passenger service to Seymour consisting of Tulloch Ltd built DRC class diesel rail car climbing up hill to the summit.