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Sundowner EG Budd USA 040616 162210633 viewsNelson Point, 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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103-20632 viewsBenalla Workshops, Victorian Railways broad gauge G type four wheel open waggon G 130, originally built by Ballarat North Workshops December 1939 as a GY type GY 130, recoded to G November 1981, and 'Off Register' 1986. Photo date 12-08-1990.
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105-17632 viewsWallan, station platform 2 waiting room, brick chimneys, rear elevation from north end wall view.
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162-2-14632 viewsSouth Dynon Motive Power Depot, restored and statically persevered at the entrance to the depot, broad gauge shunting locomotive F class 211 'Little Trimmer' 0-6-0 built by English Electric, UK serial 1915 entered service May 1957.
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196-26632 viewsWittenoom Gorge, view of power station generating hall with pump house and diesel storage tanks.
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196-27632 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Gorge Mine area, asbestos mining remains, view of demolished building with railway tracks in concrete floor, possible locomotive shop.
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200-02632 viewsMoorine Rock, Westrail L class 271 Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 69-620 runs through the loop with the ballast cleaning train, known as the Circus Train while a Perth bound freighter sits in the mainline, 22nd June 1997.
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200-05632 viewsMoorine Rock, Westrail L class 271 Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 69-620 runs through the loop with the ballast cleaning train, known as the Circus Train while a Perth bound freighter sits in the mainline, 22nd June 1997.
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203-27632 viewsDrillers Ridge, Wittenoom, the DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) tower was a navigation aid for the Department of Civil Aviation for the Wittenoom airport, the site was also used by Telecom for providing 'radio links' for phones into Wittenoom prior to the current tower located at the eastern edge of town which links back to Auski Roadhouse.
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030409 080717632 viewsWarramboo, empty grain prepares to get underway following a crew change. Rebuild unit DA 7 in Australian Southern orange and black livery leads a pair of AE Goodwin built ALCo model DL531 830 class units 872 and 871, the relieved crew get in their car with the SACBH concrete silo complex behind.
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030414 153405632 viewsPenong, looking east from the end of line along the grain loop, 'mainline' peels off to the right, horizontal bunker block 3 on the left with an Ascom silo complex block 1 behind that.
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160530 9276632 viewsBinduli, 7SP3 intermodal service, RQHY 7006
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19794632 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, former BHP Iron Ore Goninan GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5509, seen here stripped down to being an engine test bed, view from the no. 2 end. Sept 2003.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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180616 1800r632 viewsEmu Siding, a rare sight in the Pilbara, a Rio Tinto pink iron ore waggon pair to raise awareness for breast cancer. Chinese built Bradken B type waggon pair 20475 control and 25475 slave with a build date of July 2014, still holding colour pretty well in June 2018. GeoData.
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1061 001632 viewsWelshpool, Goninan, Mt Newman Mining's AE Goodwin built ALCo C636 model 5465 serial G6041-1 sits on a road transport float out the front of the workshops, this unit went on to be rebuilt into a GE C36-7M unit 5512. December 1987.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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103-08631 viewsSpringhurst station yard view, staff exchange platform, elevation from access stairs, platform on the left and silo complex on the right, between No.2 and 3 Roads.
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129-2-26631 viewsLeongatha V/Line P class P 11 Clyde Engineering EMD model G18HBR serial 84-1205 rebuilt from T 336 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 56-110, and H set, stabled pass.
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100-24631 viewsRutherglen station yard overview, station building and platform, broad gauge track view looking towards Wahgunyah, High Street over bridge in distance, up home semaphore signal below, edge of yellow GY type four wheel open waggon at right.
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110-10631 viewsBenalla yard view, broad gauge V/Line B class B 64 Clyde Engineering EMD model ML2 serial ML2-5, side view, stabled down Wodonga goods train 9303, ground dwarf disc signals.
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110-17631 viewsWodonga station, V/Line broad gauge A class A 66 Clyde Engineering EMD model AAT22C-2R serial 84-1186 rebuilt from B 66 Clyde Engineering EMD model ML2 serial ML2-7 with a down Albury passenger train pausing at the platform.
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