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213-19294 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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193-00288 viewsWamuran station building from the eastern end. The line through Wamuran opened on December 6, 1909 and was extended to Kilcoy by 1914, then Wamuran became the terminus on the July 1, 1964 This station building now resides at the Australian Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Society in Woodford.
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213-03288 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point workshops looking east, Comalco R 1001 loco Clyde Engineering built EMD model GT26C serial 72-752 sits at the fuel point, items of note are these units were setup to have the long hood leading, the second 'tropical roof' and the five chime horn cut into the nose. This unit is almost identical to the GT26C models of the WAGR L class. September 1995.
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213-08288 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point, view of the handbrake end of an HMAS type ore waggon one of thirty such waggons built by Industrial Engineering in Qld in 1978 in aluminium, the red triangle is the end of train device.
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190-24281 viewsCootamundra West, NSW located 431 km from Sydney and the start of the Lake Cargelligo branchline, a Perth bound interstate freight train taking the scenic route, via Cootamundra West, Stockinbingal and Parkes, passes over Yass Road through the manual hand gates behind 81 class locomotive 8159 and a sister unit.
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213-07275 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point, view looking east from the workshops towards the dump station with a rake of waggons lined up with the two types of aluminium bottom discharge hoppers discernible by the hungry boards fitted to the original type waggons, the control cabin for the dump station can be made out in the distance.
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135-07274 viewsIpswich yard, narrow gauge QR 1620 class leader 1620, 3/4 roster. Built by English Electric at Rocklea Qld, model RS95C serial A-138.
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213-11274 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point workshops yard, ground throw point or switch operating unit with the number 5 identification.
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213-15273 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point workshops building, looking south east at the rear of the building. Canron Rail Group Mk I switch tamper. Canron was taken over by Harsco in 1990-91.
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135-02271 viewsLoaded coal train sneaks past Ipswich signal box behind QR 2400 class units 2503 and 2500.
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188-16271 viewsWagga Wagga, NSW Main South, NBTX type parcels van NBTX 22709. One of thirty such vans built in 1973 by Goninan as NRY type as an ice chilled waggon, recoded in 1980 to NRNY then converted to general use as NBTX.
Geo Data.
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190-02269 viewsCootamundra, NSW Main South, looking south from the pedestrian footbridge, loco depot and sanding tower on the left, South signal box in the distance with a rake of NTBX vans.
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192-12268 viewsJunee, NSWSRA standard gauge locomotive depot, class leader of the NSWGR 45 class 4501 an ALCo RSD-20 or DL-541 built by AE Goodwin in 1962 with serial 84143.
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187-16267 viewsMonkland, an old ute of mine, an 1988 Falcon XF ute named 'FALCON HELL' saw many thousands of kilometres on the highways of Australia. Unsure where the car is now, the runt never paid me for it, family...
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190-05266 viewsCootamundra, NSW Main South, looking north, signal gantry with standpipe foundation in front, platform behind, dock road on the left.
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135-04262 viewsIpswich yard, narrow gauge Comeng Qld built (under contract for Clyde Engineering) EMD model GL22C, Queensland Rail's 1502 class unit 1523, in 2005 1523 was rebuilt and now operated by FCAB in Chile as their 1455.
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135-03260 viewsIpswich yard, narrow gauge Comeng Qld built (under contract for Clyde Engineering) EMD model GL22C, Queensland Rail's 1502 class unit 1523, in 2005 1523 was rebuilt and now operated by FCAB in Chile as their 1455. In the background is QR English Electric built model RSE92C 1620 class leader 1620.
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213-26255 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point railway workshops. Comalco shunt engine R 1003 coupled to a Difco side dump waggon. R 1003 is an Electro Motive built NW2 model with serial number 4114 and frame number of E761-8 was built in November 1946 at La Grange originally for Canadian National with road number 7943. Sold to Comalco in December 1975 and entered service in 1976. This unit was subsequently scrapped in 2000.
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135-05254 viewsIpswich yard, narrow gauge QR 1620 class leader 1620, cab front. Built by English Electric at Rocklea Qld, model RS95C serial A-138.
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192-02254 viewsJunee, NSWSRA standard gauge locomotive depot, front view of accident damaged NSWGR 80 class unit 8020 inside the roundhouse. An ALCo CE615A model with Mitsubishi electrics built by Comeng NSW in 1979 serial C6106-20.
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