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139-12129 viewsBallarat yard disc signal Post 12 originally had six semaphores then six discs and in 1991 it was down to five discs. Not long after this view was taken the interlocked yard at Ballarat was rationalised and electrified with point motors and colour light signals taking over and all the old interlocked sidings had their interlocking removed. The top left hand Disc to the Car Sidings behind the station, centre left Disc towards Post No. 21 for No. 1 Road, removed bottom left Disc was towards Post No. 22 for No. 2 Road (also removed), top right hand Disc to Post No. 23 for No. 3 Road, centre right Disc towards Post No. 20 for No. 4 Road and the bottom right Disc to point 'D' towards Post No. 14 which led into the back road and the goods sheds and platforms.
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185-15129 viewsNorth Geelong Yard, V/Line grain loop shunt engines X class locomotive X 41 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 70-704 long end leading and G class locomotive G 528 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 88-1258 stand in the yard awaiting the road to the arrivals to collect another loaded grain consist.
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187-21129 viewsBeerwah, QR narrow gauge Comeng Qld built (under contract for Clyde Engineering) EMD model G22C unit 1505 serial 67-600 sits just north of Mawhinney St grade crossing. GeoData.
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187-23129 viewsYeerongpilly locomotive depot, Freight Rail 82 class Clyde Engineering built EMD model JT42C unit 8227 serial 94-1334. GeoData.
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204-24129 viewsWittenoom Gorge Mine, remains of asbestos mining, underground tipping ore cars.
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060109 2108129 viewsKyancutta, Kyancutta Tanks Rd grade crossing, ASR 830 class unit 842, an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model loco serial 84140 leads EMD unit 1204 due to air-conditioning trouble and sister ALCo 851 lift the empty north bound grain train away from crew change. 9th January 2006.
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060111 2249129 viewsTooligie, Mac's Road grade crossing at the 110 km, ARG 1200 class unit 1203, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-427, one of fourteen originally built between 1960-65 for WAGR as their A class A 1513, fitted with dynamic brakes and financed by Western Mining Corporation, started working on the Eyre Peninsula in November 2004 leads an empty grain train north. 11th January 2006.
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160102 DJI 0050129 viewsWittenoom Gorge, view of Magazine Pool with tailings to the left. Geodata.
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150523 8279129 viewsFinucane Island, a pair of Yandi Fines loaded Comeng built original style ore waggons, numbers 1438 and 1483 both date from a couple of orders from 1974. Both waggons have had the end sills filled in as a capacity improvement and both show signs of having been re-sheeted and repaired. 1483 is riding on light weight 38 tonne bogies. Geodata: -20.3363567 118.5497550 .
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160522 2324129 viewsParkeston, 7MP7 priority service train arrives on the mainline behind a pair of Goninan built GE model Cv40-9i NR class units NR 105 serial 7250-08/97-310 and NR 113 serial 7250-09/97-312 in Pacific National livery, the track in the foreground is the Engineers Siding.
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160522 2191129 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth arrives on the mainline behind EDI Downer built EMD model GT46C-ACe unit SCT 010 serial 97-1734 with 76 waggons for 5382 tonnes and 1800 metres length.
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030403 132402129 viewsEudunda, sign on the road weighbridge for the grain silos.
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170726 9430129 viewsRedbank, a loaded BHP iron ore train from Yandi arrives into Nelson Point yard on the west mainline with mid-train remote units built by Progress Rail as SD70ACe unit 4377 serial 20108424-004 leading an SD70ACe/LC unit 4345. 26th July 2017.
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170726 9461129 viewsBoodarie, a loaded FMG iron ore train round the large curve at the 5 km as the train is passing under the Great Northern Highway behind Progress Rail Muncie USA built SD70ACe/LCi unit 717 serial 20118693-009 and sister 718 as they head for the car dumper unloading balloon loops. 26th July 2017.
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22473129 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, Robe River's Comeng NSW built ALCo model M636 9422 serial C6103-2 is undergoing rebuilding into a GE CM40-8M unit, it would emerge rebuilt in March 1993. Image September 1992.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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242-37129 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, preserved Mt Newman Mining Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5497 serial C6096-2, view of second person or observers side of cab. May 2002.
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150619 9158129 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine BR 33 a Plasser Australia unit, BR 33 is a ballast regulator model SSP302 serial M486. 19th June 2015.
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150619 9160129 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine BR 33 a Plasser Australia unit, BR 33 is a ballast regulator model SSP302 serial M486. 19th June 2015.
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250-04129 viewsPelican Siding on the Hamersley Iron Tom Price line about the 208 km with an empty train behind the standard pairing of two General Electric built 9-44CW units 7068 serial 47747 and 7067 serial 47746 stand on the loop or passing track for a meet with a loaded train. 21st October 2000.
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119-06128 viewsNorth Geelong yard view, 2 lever frame and telephone cabinet for the Fyansford line, Fyansford line curves round to the left, North Geelong C Box can be seen in the distance.
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