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192-05211 viewsJunee, NSWSRA standard gauge locomotive depot, Junee Roundhouse, idling NSWGR 48 class unit 4837 an ALCo RSD-8 or DL-531 built by AE Goodwin in 1961 with serial 84127.
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207-12211 viewsBHP General Electric built AC6000 unit 6074 serial 51066, brand new and unnamed at Yandi One load-out loop as a remote mid-train unit.
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207-20211 viewsBHP General Electric built AC6000 unit 6071 serial 51063 brand new and unnamed on the loaded side of Yandi One load-out loop as a remote mid-train unit, showing roof view and the original style windscreen protectors.
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210-01211 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point, Comalco rail dump station, view of the hydraulic jacking or indexing arms located on the workshops or empty car side of the unloader, used to position the train for unloading.
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211-06211 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point, view of the shiploading stockpile area with the calcification bunker just visible on the right of frame.
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212-03211 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point, view of articulated haulpak on haul road from overbridge.
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216-17211 viewsDry Creek Motive Power Centre, hosts a number of broad gauge V/Line locomotives as they rest before running the overnight trains back to Melbourne, in the view are members of the X, C and G class next to an AN 700 class.
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219-11211 viewsYandicoogina or HIY as Hamersley Iron identify it, located 445 km from Parker Point yard in Dampier. Bank engine unit General Electric Dash 9-44CW model 7089 serial 47768 left hand side cab and bogie view.
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060116 2680211 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31459 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-031 and fleet number 522 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity build date 06/2000, for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, West Kalgoorlie 16th January 2006.
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030406 084715211 viewsTooligie, station yard overview looking north from the south end points, point lever and indicator, silo complex and outflow spouts on the left, old ballast pile on the right, former siding to the right of the mainline can still be made out for ballast loading site, 6th April 2003.
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030407 082730211 viewsWudinna, empty grain train shunts back across Gooch Tce grade crossing with a trio of former Australian National locomotives with rebuilt former AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class ex 839, serial 83730, rebuilt by Port Augusta Workshops to DA class, DA 4 leading two AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class units 842, serial 84140 and 851 serial 84137, 851 having been on the Eyre Peninsula since delivered in 1962. 7th April 2003.
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150523 8238211 viewsNelson Point Yard, BHP Billiton SD70ACe unit leads a rake towards the dumpers. Lead unit 4327 'Hamersley' is from an order originally being built by Electro-Motive, London Ontario for BNSF, an US class 1 railroad, but BHP secured 10 of them during construction, this unit 4327 serial no. 20066862-056 was destined to be BNSF 9185 before coming to BHP.
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040408 170024211 viewsBing Siding, Difco Ohio USA 1966 built short side dump waggon 4 loaded with rip-rap, originally built for Goldsworthy Mining as no. 4, one five such waggons built for Goldsworthy Mining.
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240-04211 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, radiator fan drive and oil filter assembly prior to engine removal and being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's Bassendean museum for preservation. 25th June 2002.
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041014 122536211 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, Australian built by Comeng NSW an MLW ALCo M636 unit formerly owned by Mt Newman Mining and BHP Iron Ore 5502 serial number C6096-7 built in July 1976, retired in 1994, donated to the Society in November 1995. 14th October 2004.
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210321 9304211 viewsBoodarie on the 5 km curve loaded FMG master ore waggon 6746 was built by CSR Yangtze with a prototype pressed lower panels and is joined to 5745. This pair is the same as 3005 - 4006. 21st March 2021.
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120-19210 viewsBenalla station yard, looking north, semaphore signal post 27 and gantry stripped dolls, tracks removed.
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172-36210 viewsBallarat East signal box, track view looking across interlocked swing gates at Humffray St, looking west towards Ballarat, signal box framed between semaphore signal post 5 and disc signal post 6. Disc signal 6 is down home from Loco Tracks to Post 15 controlled by A Box, Post 5 left doll is Down Home No. 2 to Post 11 via Passenger Line controlled by A Box.
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162-3-15210 viewsMelbourne Yard, PTC Open Day, V/Line broad gauge WZ type six wheel Weedex spray van WZ 2, converted in 1982 from ZL type six wheel guards van ZL 497, which started out as a Z type van Z 497 built at Newport by Ireland and Party in December 1914, coupled to two VZVA type bogie tank waggons and VZVA 247 louvre van.
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123-1-19210 viewsAvon River steel bridge at left, trestle bridge over flood plain, V/Line broad gauge N class N 451 'City of Portland' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 85-1219, N set, up Bairnsdale pass.
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