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040408 162720218 viewsMooka Siding north backtrack, view of the tamping mechanism of BHP's mainline Tamper 1, Plasser Australia 09-32 CAT model with serial 306. 8th April 2004.

030404 141617218 viewsPort Augusta Spencer Junction yard, Australia Southern decal on the side of ALF 18.

170730 0523218 viewsMarubeni Siding, located on the Roy Hill railway at the 152.5 to the 155.8 km, view looking south. GeoData.

070908 0594218 viewsRobe River compressor waggon sets IC 20 with air receiver and IC 21 with two Ingersoll Rand air compressors and IC 22 with receiver and IC 23 with compressors These waggons are ballasted to 100 tonnes each and are modified ore waggons. Cape Lambert 8th August 2007.

030415 154528218 viewsTarcoola, at the 504.5 km, looking west along loop line, the eastern leg of the triangle running to the left, middle road is the Trans Australian Railway line while the right is the Central Australian Railway line. 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.

030415 155423218 viewsTarcoola, looking east along the mainline towards Port Augusta, Central Australian Railway coming in from the left, Trans Australian Railway is the middle road with the loop on the right. Tarcoola is the junction for the TAR and CAR railways situated 504.5 km from the 0 km datum at Coonamia outside of Port Pirie. GeoData location. 15th April 2003.

240-22218 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.

242-24218 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, preserved Goldsworthy Mining B class unit #2 serial number A-105, these units of Bo-Bo design with a 6CSRKT 640 kW prime mover were built at the English Electric Rocklea Qld plant in 1965 and primarily used for the construction of the Mt Goldsworthy to Finucane Island railway. May 2002.

180615 1607218 viewsWalla Siding, BHP ballast waggon 0207 built from JFE410RW steel by CNR QRRS China. 15th June 2018. Roland Depth image.

200914 7762218 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.

200914 7815218 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Public Works Department crane from Point Samson wharf railway. 14th September 2020.

250-10218 viewsPelican Siding on the Hamersley Iron Tom Price line about the 208 km with an empty train behind General Electric built 9-44CW units 7068 serial 47747 and 7067 serial 47746 on the loop as a loaded train with 210 waggons passes behind a sister pairing of 7072 serial 47751 and 7074 serial 47753. 1550 hrs 21st October 2000.

210510 1151218 viewsNear Galah on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 89.5 km, RTS type straddle crane carrying rail waggon RTS 002 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.

267-19218 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, CM40-8M GE unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 leads the Sundowner Special on the Newman mainline leg of the Goldsworthy Junction and triangle, with the Sundowner coach in the middle and sister CM40-8M 5653 bringing up the rear.
This train, and the empty before it, were delayed due to a jamming switch for the transfer road where Tamper 2 and Ballast Regulator 31 are holding track.
They can be seen behind the signal sitting on the transfer road.
Friday 12th of April 2002.

267-36218 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year service agreement special, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 stands on the Newman mainline with the train as the party alight for an inspection of the site.
Friday 12th of April 2002.

175-23217 viewsPine Lodge, view of road receival point, or truck unloading dump point for a Williamstown style silo complex, GEB sampling gantry, with super phosphate shed in the background, road vehicle weighbridge visible on the right.

180-22217 viewsAlbury, NSW, loco depot, NSWSRA standard gauge 48 class locomotive 4898 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial G3420-13 wearing Freight Rail livery rests near the fuel points.

115-18217 viewsSomerton, Steamrail broad gauge K class K 153 Victorian Railways built Consolidation model 2-8-0 steam locomotive with an enthusiasts special runs across Greenvale Road on its way back to Melbourne, the main North East broad and standard gauge lines running through the middle of the frame, taken from out the front of the signal box.