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200914 7775475 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, the cab from Mt Newman Mining / BHP scrapped Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5495 serial number C6084-11 next to the office building. The shade uprights are re-purposed crank shafts and cam shafts. 14th September 2020.

250-25475 viewsCape Lambert South Yard and Robe River's 9426 a Comeng WA rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania as #6332, Penn Central 6332 and finally Conrail 6782. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in November 1986. This loco also went on to become DR 8401 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Seen here in the South Yard dragging a loaded rake down to the car dumper. 22nd October 2000.

268-29475 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year special, left hand side view of the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star, a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port. 12th of April 2002.

105-33474 viewsSeymour loco depot, ex-V/Line broad gauge S class S 303 'C J Latrobe' Clyde Engineering EMD model A7 serial 57-167 still in Victorian Railways livery under SRHC ownership.

119-15474 viewsSunshine, looking towards Tottenham, broad gauge down goods train 9149 is passed by down standard gauge goods train.

169-36474 viewsSeymour, V/Line broad gauge VZSX type bogie sleeper container transport waggon VZSX 106 with loaded VWS type sleeper containers VWS 001 and VWS 053. VZSX should be converted from Bendigo Workshops May 1963 build of VLF / VLX type louvre vans, recoded to VLCX in 1979. No details of the mods to VZSX.

170-25474 viewsRutherglen, view across yard, Williamstown style silo complex with steel annex, load-out spouts, silo has been configured for loading road vehicles.

177-19474 viewsGheringhap, down V/Line broad gauge goods train to Adelaide 9169 with the quad power combo of a pair of 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 and V/Line S class S 313 'Alfred Deakin' Clyde Engineering EMD model A7 serial 61-230 and X class X 53 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 75-800, 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.

166-07474 viewsAlbury loco depot fuel point, NSWSRA standard gauge 81 class locomotive 8175 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 85-1094, cab front view in Freight Rail livery.

167-01474 viewsWallan, down broad gauge Seymour passenger train hauled by V/Line N class N 474 'City of Traralgon' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 87-1203, gangers trolley shed at right, semaphore signal post 4 pulled off, station building behind and elevated signal box on platform two and waiting room at left.

167-05474 viewsWallan Loop, north end, standard gauge NSWSRA 81 class loco 8175 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 85-1094 holds the loop awaiting a cross with the south bound Inter-Capital Daylight. 8175 is wearing the new Freight Rail 'Stealth' livery.

163-20474 viewsAvenal station yard looking south along No.3 Road, with Siding A and new points and indicator to mainline, this used to be a double compound point, semaphore signal post 6 for up trains and down facing signals still intact, standard gauge line is at the far left, the three disc signals in the distance, 3, 4 and 5 control movements along Siding A and the grade crossing.

164-18474 viewsMurchison East, V/Line Grain VHGF type bogie grain waggon VHGF 119, built as a GJX type by Steelweld Victoria in January 1969, is loose shunted down the gravitational road loaded towards the loaded rake, rolling past the Ascom Jumbo silo complex, show non-handbrake end of waggon.

106-33474 viewsNagambie Murphy silo complex overview, road side, taken from weighbridge deck, super phosphate sheds in the background.

136-13474 viewsDeniliquin goods shed with broad gauge V/Line RT class Rail Tractor RT 50, originally an I class waggon I 7457 built in 1905, finally converted from IA class waggon 7457 by Ballarat North Workshops to RT in September 1969, and VLCX class bogie louvre van.

138-12474 viewsBendigo station overview looking south past Bendigo A box, V/Line broad gauge N class N 458 'City of Maryborough' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 85-1226 arriving with N set on a down passenger service.

142-1-25474 viewsBenalla yard view, stabled broad gauge Wodonga goods train 9303 with V/Line X class X 48 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 75-795, dwarf disc signal 13 and point indicator.

142-2-19474 viewsWodonga loco depot, close up view across service roads, broad gauge V/Line units RT class rail tractor RT 47, T class T 369 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 64-324 and X class X 44 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 70-707.

142-3-01474 viewsAlbury station yard, standard gauge NSWSRA candy liveried 81 class locos 8156 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 84-1075 and 8180 serial 85-1099 pull into the platform with a Melbourne bound goods where they will cut off. The diamond and colour light signal in this view are for the V/Line broad gauge track that is used for fuel waggons.

144-16474 viewsWangaratta, broad gauge V/Line RT class rail tractor RT 5, now with the Wahgunyah mixed gone can go about its shunt duties with VLBY type bogie louvre van VLBY 148 on No. 5 Rd, this is the Wangaratta parcel waggon and was attached to up trains for the trip back to Melbourne. RT 5 built new by Newport Workshops September 1957. The VLBY which is the Wangaratta parcels waggon started out being built by Newport Workshops in October 1956 as VP type VP 148, in May 1979 re-coded to VLPY, re-coded again in 1982 to VLBY.

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