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030407 083535227 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.

060108 2060227 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.

060113 2578227 viewsCeduna, or Denial Bay area, empty gypsum train 6DD5 blasts up hill at the 440 km, west of Carpenter Corner Rd with power from triple 1600/NJ class units 1604, NJ 3 and 1601. 1604 in Australian Railroad Group livery is a Clyde Engineering built EMD JL22C model serial 71-731, originally built as NJ class NJ 4. Location approximation. 13th January 2006.

060527 4069227 viewsLeonora, WN 511, pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon, one of thirty built by AE Goodwin NSW as WN type in 1970 for WMC.

060527 4072227 viewsLeonora, WN 524, pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon, one of thirty built by AE Goodwin NSW as WN type in 1970 for WMC.

051101 6427227 viewsParkeston, AHQF 31427 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.

151111 9507227 viewsA loaded train behind General Electric ES44DCi units 8113 serial 59105 in the original silver livery and 8145 serial 58726 in the tiger strip Rio livery and Dash 9-44CW 9433 serial 54766 in ROBE Pilbara Iron livery runs along on the West Mainline bound for Cape Lambert viewed from Table Hill.

150523 8218227 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.

240-26227 viewsSeven Mile, loaded train heading for Parker Point behind a pair of Pilbara Rail, Robe River owned, General Electric built Dash 9-44CW units 9470 serial 53455 and 9471 serial 53456. These and sister unit 9472 were the first painted in the Pilbara Rail livery. 31st August 2002.

111-24226 viewsNorth Geelong station, V/Line broad gauge N class N 470 'City of Wangaratta' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 86-1199 and N set work an up Geelong passenger train to Melbourne as it splits semaphore signal posts 33 and 34, driver only operation.

119-05226 viewsNorth Geelong C Box, V/Line broad gauge Series 1 G class leader G 511 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 84-1239 and G 538 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 89-1271 work down empty grain train 9123 as it departs and takes the electric staff for the Gheringhap section off the Nth Geelong C signaller.

172-37226 viewsBallarat station yard, platform, wooden semaphore signal post 21 facing camera and 21B at platform one facing away, Tait carriages and VZBF class bogie brake block transport waggon in background. Post 21 top is the Down Home No.1 to Post 26, bottom is the Calling On to No. 1. Post 21B top is Up Home No. 1 to Post 7, bottom is Up Home No.1 to No.1 A to Post 9B. Left disc is No.1 to Goods Line via 'Z' to Post 7. Right disc is from No.1 to Loco Track Post 10 or Goods Track 'R'.

137-1-18226 viewsBenalla loco depot 70 foot turntable, this turntable came from Dynon, and the former Benalla electric table was sent there, this location once boasted a large roundhouse as well.

142-2-15226 viewsWodonga loco depot turntable roads, stabled V/Line broad gauge locos share the table on a rainy Sunday arvo, Y class Y 137 Clyde Engineering EMD model G6B serial 65-403, N class N 474 'City of Traralgon' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 87-1203 and X class X 53 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 75-800.

188-20226 viewsHarefield, located at the 497.6 km from Sydney on the NSW Main South.

196-14226 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.

199-17226 viewsMeckering, National Rail NR class units NR 19 and NR 20 Goninan built GE Cv40-9i models lead train 7PM5 as they power out of the loop following a cross with the Prospector 1420 hrs 21st June 1997.

202-18226 viewsMeckering, looking west along the grain siding, capstan winch for assisting in moving grain waggons, the three loadout spouts for the concrete grain silos with the two overhead bunker loadouts visible beyond them.

203-02226 viewsBing Siding, an empty train behind BHP General Electric AC6000 unit 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 runs around the passing track with a loaded train on the mainline.