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114-14320 viewsTocumwal station yard, Malcolm Moore trans-shipping grab crane, looking south on broad gauge, standard gauge tracks on far right.
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190-01320 viewsCootamundra, NSW Main South, looking south from the pedestrian footbridge, past loco depot, turntable visible with sanding tower.
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216-04320 viewsLong Plains, cab shot of AN livered DL class DL 37 Clyde Engineering EMD model AT42C serial 88-1245 as it heads 'The Ghan'.
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160525 4943320 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Aurizon intermodal train 2MP1. Inline fuelling waggon QQFY 4271, originally built for Commonwealth Railways in 1976 by Perry Engineering SA as type RMX, recoded to AQMX, 70 tonne bogies became AQMY, then RQMY, to QR National in 2007. Seen here with two 30' diesel fuel tanktainers from Nantong Tank Container Company, NTTU 330006 and NTTU 330001 each with a 30800 litre capacity, and fuel transfer or pump unit QRIP 06.
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050624 3348320 viewsGoldsworthy, view from the observation end of the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star as a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port.
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040409 123128320 viewsBoodarie, Goldsworthy service bottom discharge Portec USA built ore waggon 345 is one of ten that was purchased second hand in 1992 from Phelps Dodge Copper Mine, believed to be built in 1980s. 9th April 2004.
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103-03319 viewsSpringhurst station building overview, staff exchange platform and walkway across tracks, apparatus set up gauge laying on No.3 Rd.
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103-04319 viewsSpringhurst station building overview, staff exchange platform and walkway across tracks, apparatus set up gauge, signal levers visible in windows, staff exchange box on station wall.
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103-13319 viewsRutherglen, portable station building, staff hut, 3/4 view.
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105-14319 viewsWallan station overview, looking south from down line, elevated signal box and up platform on the left, gangers trolley shed, crib crossing and station building.
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111-03319 viewsNorth Geelong C Box, V/Line broad gauge locos N class N 461 'City of Ararat' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 86-1190 and X class X 47 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 75-794 pick up the electric staff for the grain loop, signaller on the staff exchange platform, signal box, ground dwarf disc signal, semaphore signal posts.
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113-07319 viewsWarrenheip, up home semaphore signal post 11, V/Line broad gauge up Adelaide goods train 9150 behind the quad CGCG combo of C class C 506 Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 76-829, G class G 538 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 89-1271, C class C 510 serial 76-833 and G class G 513 serial 85-1241, train 9150 up Adelaide goods, in miserable conditions, poor quality.
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101-03319 viewsDandenong, Boral Quarry overview of new plant being constructed.
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112-08319 viewsViolet Town, looking north across Cowslip Street, V/Line standard gauge down goods headed by G class G 529 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 88-1259 and C class C 505 Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 76-828, trailing view, broad gauge lines at left, station building behind camera, 81 class on up goods holding the mainline in crossing loop in background, searchlight signals for standard gauge trains and semaphores for broad gauge, March 1994.
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192-06319 viewsJunee, NSWSRA standard gauge locomotive depot, view across the turntable at roundhouse stalls 24 to 34 with 80 class ALCo CE615A 8045 in 25, and then ALCo RSD-20/DL-541 45 class units 4529, 4534, 4503, 4502, 4516 and 4540. The 45 class units are in the process of being sealed up for storage.
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204-00319 viewsYampire Gorge, remains of asbestos mining, sealed up drive entry No. 7.
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213-18319 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point workshops, Comalco R 1001 loco Clyde Engineering built EMD model GT26C serial 72-752 sits at the fuel point, items of note are these units were setup to have the long hood leading, the second 'tropical roof' and the five chime horn cut into the nose. Also noticeable, the units don't have dynamic brakes fitted so there is no brake 'blister' in the middle of the hood like you see on the GT26C models of WAGR L or VR C classes.
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223-04319 viewsRosella Siding, old Hamersley Iron machine transporter, prime mover is a KW Dart, possibly a model DE 2551. 21st October 2000.
Nominated_Loading_Days_Folder_1945-09-01.pdf
Nominated Loading Days Folder 1945-09-01319 viewsNominated Loading Days Folder 1945, complete 31 page PDF download, 14.6 MB.
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103-02318 viewsSpringhurst yard view, staff exchange platform, auto exchanger cover, point rodding, tamper, silo complex and bunker, loading platform.
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