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185-16315 viewsNorth Geelong C Box, Separation Street grade crossing, V/Line light engines, G class leader G 511 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 84-1239 and younger sister G 534 serial 88-1264 shunt from the Gheringhap line back into North Geelong Yard past semaphore signal post 14, the disc signal can be just seen to be pulled off.
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186-37315 viewsMidland, standard gauge yard, brand new Perth built National Rail NR class units NR 102 Goninan GE model Cv40-9i serial 7250-07/97-302 and NR 101 serial 7250-07/97-303 shunt out of the yard with the first built sister NR 61 serial 7250-11/96-263, the building in the background is MidSig, the train control building, the yard and signal gantry are now gone.
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192-30315 viewsCootamundra West, NSW, looking east in the up direction, with the Loop Line on the left and the Temora Main Line in the middle with the points to the right for Tumut Siding with the road running back west on the far right the C.O.R. Siding. The little hut is for Frame D. The signal post on the is for down movements and the arms are operated by levers 29 and 30 and are for down moves from the Loop Line to either Temora Main Line or Refuge and Goods Sidings. The Up Main Line and South Fork semaphores can be seen in the distance.
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206-04315 viewsOn the Woodie Woodie Road near the start, just in case you have trouble they have a few signs to help out.
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030409 155530315 viewsMoody Tank, signage outlining function.
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060113 2421315 viewsCeduna, loaded gypsum train 6DD2 stirs up the dust behind the triple Clyde Engineering EMD JL22C model 1600 / NJ class combination of 1604 serial 71-731 and originally NJ 4, NJ 3 serial 71-730 and 1601 serial 71-728 class leader NJ 1, all three units started on the Central Australia Railway in 1971 and were transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981. 08:10 AM on the Friday the 13th January 2006.
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060113 2431315 viewsThevenard, at the Gypsum Resources Australian (GRA) gypsum unloading site, 1604 leads a triple consist of Clyde Engineering EMD JL22C model 1600 / NJ class combination of 1604 serial 71-731 and originally NJ 4, NJ 3 serial 71-730 and 1601 serial 71-728 class leader NJ 1, all three units started on the Central Australia Railway in 1971 and were transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981. 1604 and 1601 both renumbered in 2004. Friday 13th January 2006.
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160103 DJI 0072315 viewsColonial Mill and mine ruins located within Wittenoom Gorge. Concrete foundations remain of the once impressive crusher, mill, dryer and bagging plant. See images of the site intact here . Geodata: -22.3090405 118.3190116 .
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150518 8123315 viewsBHP Iron Ore old and retired ore stacker #4 and bucket wheel reclaimer #4 are blown apart to aid in the scrapping process.
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150522 8171315 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, Goninan built CM40-8 unit 5647 serial 8244-12/92-136 stands next to two ALCo rebuilds into CM40-8M units being 5657 and 5656, serial no's 8412-02/94-148 and 8412-01/94-147.
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208-2-35315 viewsKeswick Passenger Terminal, Adelaide, The Ghan with Australian National DL class DL 37 Clyde Engineering EMD model AT42C serial 88-1245 awaits departure time.
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060110 2161315 viewsNear the 64 km between Pillana and Cummins, empty grain train behind ARG 1200 class unit 1204, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-428, originally built for the WAGR as the final unit of fourteen A class locomotives in 1965 then sent to the Eyre Peninsula in July 2004, and two 830 class AE Goodwin built ALCo model DL531 units 842 serial 84140 ex SAR broad gauge to Eyre Peninsula in October 1987, and 851 serial 84137 new to Eyre Peninsula in 1962. Approx. location of photo.
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030403 152758315 viewsGladstone dual gauge waggon weighbridge.
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240-34315 viewsSeven Mile, trailing view of a 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.
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6986 001315 viewsWelshpool, Goninan Open Day 27th August, 1988. Mt Newman Mining's Goninan new build GE CM39-8 model loco 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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251-29315 viewsNelson Point hard stand area has the compressor waggon 559 off compressor set 7 and two ballast waggons 534 and 536. All three waggons are modified from the original Oroville Dam ore waggons built by Magor USA. 22nd April 2000.
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120-18314 viewsBenalla station yard overview, V/Line broad gauge loco X class X 43 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 70-706, stabled down empty steel train, rationalisation has started, view looking south, platform and signal box in background.
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171-17314 viewsBuangor station yard overview, looking towards Melbourne, east end of loop, up home semaphore signal Post 3, point rodding and signal wires, High Street grade crossing and semaphore signal Post 2 facing down trains in the distance.
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171-25314 viewsBallarat East loco depot V/Line broad gauge T class T 378 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 64-333 and blue former restaurant car Kiewa converted to 1 BG, coach is set up and lettered as the ASW TEST CAR.
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178-04314 viewsCressy, down V/Line broad gauge goods train to Adelaide 9169 powers through the trailable points at the western end of the loop heading towards Ararat, Australian National BL class locomotives BL 27 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 83-1011 and class leader BL 26 'Bob Hawke' serial 83-1010, BL 27 had Paul Keating drawn on the LHS cab as it was just after he'd taken the Labor Party leadership and the Prime Ministership off Bob Hawke.
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