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160524 3668360 viewsKalgoorlie, SCT train 2PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne, PQIY type 80' container flat PQIY 0014, one of forty units built by Gemco WA loaded with a 40' half height curtainsider SCT 1007 with a 40' flatrack on top C 97 and a 40' SCT box SCT 40206.
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160525 4602360 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 which operates from Perth to Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction), PBHY type covered van PBHY 0099 Greater Freighter, built by CSR Meishan Rolling Stock Co China in 2014 without the Greater Freighter signage.
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160525 4609360 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 which operates from Perth to Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction), PBHY type covered van PBHY 0069 Greater Freighter, built by CSR Meishan Rolling Stock Co China in 2014 without the Greater Freighter signage.
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160526 5329360 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, SCT train 3MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, originally built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops in 1975 as one of twenty five FCF type 'Jumbo' Container Flat waggons built, PQDY 20 still in Freight Australia green livery loaded with a half height 40' former Macfield flatrack MGCU with an SCF tarp and an SCT 40' half height curtainsider.
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160526 5349360 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, SCT train 3MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, ABSY type ABSY 2834 covered van, originally built by Carmor Engineering SA in 1976 as a VFX type covered van for Commonwealth Railways, recoded to ABFX and converted from ABFY by Gemco WA in 2004/05 to ABSY.
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161109 1896360 viewsMoule, train 4DD4 rumbles along the mainline with third unit Genesee & Wyoming locomotive AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 unit 859 'City of Port Lincoln' serial 84705, built in 1963, 859 started life at Peterborough, spent some years in Tasmania and even spent time in Perth on standard gauge before being transferred to the Eyre Peninsula system in 2003.
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161109 1900360 viewsMoule, former BHP RSK type iron ore waggon, modified by G&W Port Lincoln to cart gypsum and coded RSG type, RSG 2, note the riveted body, fitted with hungry boards and loaded with gypsum.
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050412 0780360 viewsHesta Siding south, BHP's EX 01 high rail excavator, built in France by Geismar as a KGT 4RS model with serial 4559. 12th April 2005.
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050801 4733360 viewsFlash Butt yard, Barclay Mowlem TM 21 a Plasser Australia 09-16 model tamper. 1st August 2005.
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030404 074333360 viewsPort Germein, looking from the east side of station with name board and shelter, ute with camp on far side. 4th April 2003.
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170728 09990360 viewsBenson Falls, 91 km curve, as empty train climbs up the steep grade as a loaded screams down the grade under dynamic brakes led by General Electric built ES44DCi unit 8124 serial 59116 in Rio Tinto stripes with a Dash 9-44CW unit 7094 and a sister ES44DCi 8186. 28th July 2017. GeoData.
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060723 7845360 viewsOriginal Hamersley Iron compressor waggon sets IC-1 and IC-3 which were made from cutting down condemned ore waggons and then fitting Atlas Copco XAS 97 air compressors, receiver tanks and fuel tanks. The compressors have been fitted to a swing cradle to limit the in-train forces during the unloading process. 7 Mile 23rd July 2006.
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030415 172140360 viewsTarcoola, at the 504.5 km, looking west along the Central Australian Line, Trans Australian is the middle road with the loop rejoining on the far left in the distance. Tarcoola is the junction for the TAR and CAR railways. GeoData location. 15th April 2003.
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080116 1382360 viewsChapman Siding looking at the F type Interlock coupler on 1395. Hand brake chain and hose bag and electric jumper cable on the left.
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130710 1034360 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0096 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty waggons from the second order built by Gemco WA for SCT.
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129-3-10359 viewsToora yard overview, looking towards Yarram, staff locked points, lever, interlocking, goods shed.
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150-04359 viewsGeelong, V/Line broad gauge X class X 32 Clyde Engineering EMD model G16C serial 66-485 leads down Melbourne - Geelong passenger train 8229 into Geelong station, under the signal gantry with post 19B pulled off for it to run into the platform, post 17 is pulled off for the run around movement.
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162-1-03359 viewsHealesville, detail view of goods shed, eastern wall, footing and stump arrangement.
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162-1-06359 viewsHealesville, goods loading platform and ramp adjoined to Victorian Railways 20 ft N 20 goods shed.
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153-1-08359 viewsBallan yard view looking towards Ballarat, signal gantry with semaphore post 6 for mainline moves, semaphore signal post 5 for the goods loop and semaphore signal post 7 up home, colour light signal post 10 in the distance.
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