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110-15576 viewsBenalla, up home semaphore signal post 29B Yarrawonga line into Benalla yard and End of Train Order Working sign, triple disc signal posts 29 and 32 are in the background, taken on the 14th July 1991. Only a couple of weeks later and these signals would be reduced in number greatly as Benalla yard was heavily rationalised, all in the name of progress!
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114-18576 viewsGoorambat station platform view, platform shed.
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140517-4333576 viewsEginbah Siding area, of the Marble Bar railway, looking towards north east at the formation. Location here.
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140517-4355576 viewsMarble Bar, Prospector Creek, tin mine, near Fishers Cairn the area was a Tailings Lease #10 (87H) - FISHERS CAIRN held by Moolyella Tin Pty. Ltd in the 1960s, then a machinery lease in the 1970s. Remains of a dry tin concentrate plant. Location Here.
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196-22576 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Gorge Mine area, asbestos mining remains, view inside of side opening ore waggon, shows how much ore the waggons could carry.
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196-27576 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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197-16576 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, Mancha battery locomotive #4 looking south east, demolished workshops and office behind with the battery charging shed remains in the distance. Drivers seat, brake wheel and controller visible.
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208-1-09576 viewsBassendean, Rail Heritage WA Museum, exhibit #, X class leader diesel electric unit X 1001 'Yalagonga' which employed an 2-DO-2 wheel arrangement with 1200 horse power from a Crossley V8 two stroke diesel prime mover.
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030414 153925576 viewsPenong, yard view with the triangle east leg peeling off to the left as the goods loop curves to the right to re-join the mainline. The loadout leg for silo block 1 is on the right with the horizontal bunker behind.
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060108 2042576 viewsLock, grain train being loaded by former SAR 830 class unit 842, built by AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84140 in 1962, originally on broad gauge, transferred to Eyre Peninsula in October 1987 and, 1204 and sister 851.
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051101 6415576 viewsParkeston, AHQF 31440 seen here in Loongana Limestone service, originally built by Goninan WA for Western Quarries as a batch of twenty coded WHA type in 1995. Purchased by Westrail in 1998.
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150523 8218576 viewsNelson Point Yard, BHP Billiton diesel fuel tank waggon 0021, total capacity of 117 m3 for a nominal capacity of 113 m3 built in China by CNR - QRRS.
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240-03576 viewsNelson Point, retired Mt Newman Mining Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 sits with the hood removed exposing the ALCo 251F engine prior to removal and being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's Bassendean museum for preservation. 25th June 2002.
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105-09575 viewsWallan, gangers trolley shed, front side elevation.
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208-1-05575 viewsBassendean, Rail Heritage WA Museum, exhibit #5, P class Pacific 4-6-2 steam engine P 508, one of ten superheated units built by North British Locomotive Co. in 1923 and entered service as P 448 in 1925, it was renumbered P 508 in 1947 and was withdrawn in 1968 and condemned in 1969 being finally donated to the Museum in 1971.
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212-02575 viewsWeipa, view from the road overbridge looking towards the dump station and small yard that is Lorim Point, the dump station is in the far distance.
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217-19575 viewsDry Creek Motive Power Centre, Australian National's and the final Clyde Engineering EMD model AT26C Bulldog ever built as CL class CL 17 'William McMahon' serial 71-757.
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118-19574 viewsCobram, V/Line broad gauge 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 on stabled up passenger train.
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100-21574 viewsRutherglen yard, yellow GY type four wheel open waggon, Williamstown silo complex with steel annex, loading spouts.
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101-20574 viewsDonald Geelong style silo complex with steel annex overview, Freightgate canopy in background, goods shed at right, town water tower in distant background.
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