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22657115 viewsBassendean, during an Open Day at the Goninan workshops, a stripped back ALCo locomotive frame under re-construction which will become a GE CM40-8M. 20th July 1991.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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23879115 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, a stripped back ALCo locomotive frame under re-construction which will become a GE CM40-8M. July 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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030415 154424115 viewsTarcoola, at the 504.5 km, looking east along the Trans Australian Railway in the middle of the yard, the Central Australian Railway is on the left, loop on the right, east leg of triangle is just in view with the sidings running east behind the large tree and water tank. Tarcoola is the junction for the TAR and CAR railways situated 504 km from the 0 km datum at Coonamia. GeoData location. 15th April 2003.
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170915 0721115 viewsAt the 18.2 km as part of the empty Roy Hill fuel train, TA type diesel fuel tank waggon TA 1004 built by CSR Yangtze Rolling Stock Co China with a capacity of 96000 litres. 15th September 2017. View map here.
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242-34115 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, preserved Mt Newman Mining Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5497 serial C6096-2, view of radiator and roof. May 2002.
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180615 1574115 viewsWalla Siding, BHP took delivery of two new ballast ploughs in December 2017. They were built by CRRC Yangtze China in 2017 and weigh in at 65 tonnes. The ploughs are numbered BP 01 and BP 02. We finally caught up with them top and tail on a ballast consist, here's BP 02.
Roland Depth photo.
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190109 1624115 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00146 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-146 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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6979 001115 viewsWelshpool, Goninan Open Day 27th August, 1988. New bogie and traction motor for the GE CM39-8 units.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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200412 6069115 viewsBoodarie, part of a loaded FMG train, a mismatched waggon pair, both are CRRC Yangtze Rolling Stock Co. of China builds, 7535 is a slave waggon with rotary coupler and 23.1 tonne tare and carrying the wrong number as it should be 7635, coupled to control waggon 8636 23.3 tonnes tare. Earlier on the same day I saw another 7535 coupled to a 8536. Both should be 2018 builds. 12th April 2020.
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200914 7812115 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Goldsworthy Mining Ltd B class unit 1, an English Electric built ST95B model, originally built in 1965 serial A-104, due to accident damage rebuilt on new frame with serial A-232 in 1970. These units of Bo-Bo design with a 6CSRKT 640 kW prime mover and built at the Rocklea Qld plant. Donated to Society in 1995. 14th September 2020.
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200914 7816115 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, four wheel waggon showing chopper coupler and chains of the this un braked rollingstock. 14th September 2020.
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247-10115 viewsCape Lambert, Robe River's 9426 a Comeng WA rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania as #6332, Penn Central 6332 and finally Conrail 6782. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in November 1986. This loco also went on to become DR 8401 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Seen here in the South Yard dragging a loaded rake down to the car dumper. Approximate location of train is here. 22nd May 2002.
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250-25115 viewsCape Lambert South Yard and Robe River's 9426 a Comeng WA rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania as #6332, Penn Central 6332 and finally Conrail 6782. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in November 1986. This loco also went on to become DR 8401 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Seen here in the South Yard dragging a loaded rake down to the car dumper. 22nd October 2000.
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119-34114 viewsWarrenheip, V/Line broad gauge G class locos G 513 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 85-1241 with another G class working down empty grain train 9125, swaps the electric staff for a caution order with the signaller, remains of removed Siding C on the right, semaphore signal post 2 and disc signal post 3.
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121-27114 viewsMorwell station yard auxiliary diagram for access to and from the Briquette Sidings, Traralgon end of Morwell station.
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178-21114 viewsBallarat East loco depot, former Australian Portland Cement loco, then bought by Victorian Railways and the only T class with a dynamic brake, T 413 'Wesley B. Mc Cann' Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 56-107, long hood view.
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127-24114 viewsDeer Park West, broad gauge V/Line G class G 512 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 84-1240 leads Australian National BL class BL 27 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 83-1011 with a down Adelaide bound goods train waiting for line clear at the end of the double track.
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133-23114 viewsGheringhap, V/Line broad gauge locos C class leader C 501 'George Brown' Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 76-824 leads C 506 serial 76-829 and X class X 45 'Edgar H Brownbill' Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 75-792 with train 9169 down Adelaide goods, pausing for safeworking purposes.
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133-25114 viewsGheringhap, V/Line broad gauge locos C class leader C 501 'George Brown' Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 76-824 leads C 506 serial 76-829 and X class X 45 'Edgar H Brownbill' Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 75-792 with train 9169 down Adelaide goods, pausing to swap the electric staff with a train order, station overview, point rodding
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141-2-25114 viewsSunshine, view of all the up home signals on the passenger platforms, from semaphore and disc signal post 33 for platform No.3, semaphore and disc signal post 32 for platform No.2 and searchlight signal post 62 for platform No.1, standard gauge platform in the background.
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