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240-10419 viewsNelson Point, retired Mt Newman Mining Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 sits awaiting its engine removal prior to being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's Museum at Bassendean, Perth for preservation. 25th June 2002.

240-28419 viewsSeven Mile, loaded train heading for Parker Point behind a pair of Pilbara Rail, Robe River owned, General Electric built Dash 9-44CW units 9470 serial 53455 and 9471 serial 53456. These and sister unit 9472 were the first painted in the Pilbara Rail livery. 31st August 2002.

190109 1568419 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHLY type iron ore waggon MHLY 00139 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-139 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons have been split from the 'married' pairs the rest of the fleet are operated as and are single waggons, of which only four exist.

190109 1603419 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00233 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-233 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.

190109 1632419 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00135 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-135 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.

080124 1627419 viewsChapman Siding, new FMG ore waggon pair 1311 slave and 2312 control, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 24th January 2008.

248-25419 viewsSeven Mile yard, stored Robe River ALCo locomotives at the south end of the Hamersley Iron Seven Mile yard on roads N2 and N3. On road N2 is 9426 a Comeng WA C636R rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania Railroad 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. Behind it is sister unit 9427 and ALCo M636 9412. Approximate location. 24th April 2004.

249-07419 viewsYule River bridge looking north east upstream the third pier from the southern end was undermined by flood waters from Tropical Cyclone John in December 1999. The rail line was closed for two weeks while repairs were effected. Approximate location.

249-23419 viewsFortescue River Bridge on the Robe River line at the 115.8 km in flood looking downstream to the west following Cyclone John on 18th December 1999. Approximate location.

160710 iPh5S 2800419 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, pile of unused timber sleepers for the underground railway.

160409 IMG 7031419 viewsParkeston, Aurizon rail grinder MMY type MMY 034, built in the USA by Loram as RG331 ~2004, imported into Australia by Queensland Rail, now Aurizon, in April 2009, detail picture. Peter Donaghy image.

210407 9869419 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RQCY type flat waggon RQCY 784, originally built by the Victorian Railways Newport Workshops as an FQX type in 1973 in a batch of one hundred and twenty five. Recoded to VQCX in 1979, to RQCX in 1994, to National Rail in 1995 and recoded to RQCY. Loaded with a CARU Specialized Leasing 40' 4FG1 type container SLZU 760127.

100603 9027419 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, ABSY type covered van ABSY 2475, originally built by Mechanical Handling Ltd SA in 1972 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type recoded to ABFX and then RBFX before being converted from ABFY by Gemco WA to ABSY type in 2004/05.

180-26418 viewsWodonga loco depot fuel point, V/Line broad gauge H class H 5 Clyde Engineering EMD model G18B serial 68-632 and X class X 34 Clyde Engineering EMD model G16C serial 66-487 wait to run the Sunday evening up Albury slab steel train.

142-1-29418 viewsBenalla station yard overview, looking south, goods yard, end of Dock D, 4, 5 and 6 Roads to the left of disc signal post 12, point levers for double compound points, goods train is stabled 9303 Wodonga goods.

148-36418 viewsVR 1967 book of signals Wangaratta page 2

153-1-18418 viewsBacchus Marsh turntable looking at interlocking mechanism and turning handle.

153-1-19418 viewsBacchus Marsh turntable view through deck.

153-3-25418 viewsGeelong station building and platform, night shot, V/Line broad gauge passenger train, down Warrnambool with A class A 70 Clyde Engineering EMD model AAT22C-2R serial 84-1187 rebuilt from B 70 Clyde Engineering EMD model ML2 serial ML2-11 pauses at platform one with N class N 467 'City of Stawell' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 86-1196 in platform two, cab shot.

117-34418 viewsSeymour loco depot and passenger yard, V/Line H set N set and P class P 12 Clyde Engineering EMD model G18HBR serial 84-1206 rebuilt from T 329 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 56-82, N class N 472 'City of Sale' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 87-1201, B class B 61 Clyde Engineering EMD model ML2 serial ML2-2, yard overview.

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