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030406 082605503 viewsMurdinga, yard view looking south, typical track condition with short bolted rail lengths, grade crossing for Murlong Rd in the distance. 6th April 2003.
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030407 083535503 viewsWudinna, empty grain stands on the main awaiting departure north with a trio of former Australian National Co-Co locomotives with rebuilt former AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class ex 839, serial no. 83730, rebuilt by Port Augusta Workshops to DA class, leading two AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class units 842, serial no. 84140 and 851 serial no. 84137, 851 having been on the Eyre Peninsula since delivered in 1962. 7th April, 2003.
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030409 080852503 viewsWarramboo, empty grain departs 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 SACBH concrete silo and Ascom silo complexes behind it.
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030411 085336503 viewsBuckleboo, the end of the line looking south around the curve to the station, a once planned extension onto the Pinkawillinie lands never proceeded. Geodata here. The silos are a bit washed out due to the drizzly conditions.
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051102 6617503 viewsThevenard, right hand cab side of Clyde Engineering EMD JL22C model unit and class leader 1601, originally NJ 1 serial 71-728, built in 1971 at Clyde's Granville NSW workshops, started out on the Central Australia Railway for the Commonwealth Railways before being transferred to the Eyre Peninsula system in 1981, repainted and renumbered to 1601 in November 2004.
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160525 4861503 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[9] and NTTU 330001[1] each with a 30800 litre capacity, and fuel transfer or pump unit QRIP 06.
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19795503 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 1810503 viewsEmu Siding, an empty train from Cape Lambert powers upgrade away from Emu Siding up the 1.6 percent grade behind Rio Tinto loco 8149 with serial 58730 a GE Erie built GE model ES44DCi from the 3rd order in Rio Tinto Stripes livery and 8193 with Dash 9-44CW unit 7089 with a consist of S and C type waggons. 16th June 2018. GeoData.
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104-24502 viewsWallan, V/Line broad gauge VFLX type bogie bulk end flat waggon VFLX?? loaded with rail and a VLBY type bogie louvre van on No.3 Rd. The VFLX is fitted with a lashing rail, possibly ex SFX / VFMX panelboard flat waggon.
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107-11502 viewsTongala station yard, goods platform and loading crane, weighbridge scale room in background.
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160-02502 viewsHealesville station overview, Yarra Valley Tourist Railway broad gauge locos and rolling stock, former Victorian Railways W class W 250 Tulloch Ltd model 1-MS 0-6-0 diesel hydraulic serial 15 and T class T 341 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 56-120 both still in Victorian Railways livery.
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187-12502 viewsMonkland, Gympie Queensland. VMO type molasses waggon VMO 33440. Originally built by Nippon Sharyo Nihon in 1965 as a batch of 200 VO type coal hoppers. Converted to VMO in 1994. GeoData.
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190-09502 viewsCootamundra, NSW Main South, looking north at the 429 km post, North signal box across Pinkerton Rd with the impressive north signal gantry.
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195-20502 viewsWittenoom Gorge, view looking north along Joffre Creek, the former market garden area is in the middle, with Bolitho Rd skirting the creek.
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196-10502 viewsYandi Two loaded car side of the loadout balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore CM40-8M or Dash 8 motive power in the form of 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 rebuilt by Goninan as GE model CM40-8M from ALCo M636C number 5480 and two new Goninan built GE CM39-8 units 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and 5631 'Apollo' serial 5831-10 / 88-080 are the head end power with another two CM40-8M units mid-train. Train length is 240 waggons with a 120/120 split. Yandi Two ore stockpile and pedestal stacker boom tip visible in the background, the loadout operates via gravity and the train travels through a tunnel. May 1998.
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200-13502 viewsMoorine Rock, Australian National ALF class ALF 24 builders plate on the A end cab, Morrison Knudson rebuilt the AL class into the ALF with new model being JT26C-2M and serial 94-AN-024, 22nd June 1997.
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208-1-02502 viewsBassendean, Rail Heritage WA Museum, exhibit #6, Es class Pacific 4-6-2 steam engine Es 308 built by the Vulcan Foundry in 1901 as an E class, once superheated the classes became Es, ES 308 was the one of the last of the class in service and travelled over 1.25 million miles, it was donated to the Museum in 1972.
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208-1-10502 viewsToodyay, emus at the Free Range Emu Farm.
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213-23502 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point fuel point, Comalco R 1004 loco Clyde Engineering built EMD model JT42C built 1990 serial 90-1277, weight 132 tonne, engine 12-710G3A, generator AR11-WBA-CA5, traction motors D87ETR, rated power 2460 kW/3300 hp. The body is similar to a V/Line N class while the components are the same as the Australian National AN class. Originally built for Goldsworthy Mining as GML 10 for use at their Western Australian iron ore railway and locally known as Cinderella. Purchased by Comalco in 1994 following the takeover of Goldsworthy by BHP.
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217-03502 viewsKeswick Passenger Terminal, Australian National DL class locomotive DL 37 Clyde Engineering EMD model AT42C serial 88-1245 on the pointy end of 'The Ghan' as departure time approaches.
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