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20845177 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, newly completed BHP Iron Ore CM40-8M rebuild unit 5637 'De Grey' serial 8181-01 / 92-123 sits on a Bell road transport float with a Kenworth SAR bound for Port Hedland. 5637 was rebuilt from AE Goodwin ALCo C636 unit 5456 serial G6012-5. January 1992 image.
Jim Bisdee photo.

22709177 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, ALCo 251 diesel engines, these are believed to have been exported to Mexico.
Jim Bisdee photo.

030415 141541177 viewsKingoonya, located at the 426.5 km on the Trans Australian Railway, looking south with cattle yards and loading race, power station, standpipe and tanks stand all in the distance, loading ramp on the right. GeoData location.

040407 075131177 viewsMooka Siding, Mooka North location relay room with solar panel array and radio link mast visible. 7th April 2004.

180616 1664177 viewsCooya Pooya, 32 km on the Cape Lambert line, Rio Tinto loco 9103 with serial 61941 a GE Erie built GE model ES44ACi from the 1st order in Rio Tinto Stripes livery and 9108 serial 62539 are tied down on the West Mainline following a total loss of air. The train pulled a coupling around the 45 car position. 16th June 2018. Geodata

190107 0342177 viewsParkeston, Mineral Resources MRL class loco MRL 002 'Spirit of Yilgarn' with serial R-0113-03/14-505 a UGL Rail Broadmeadow NSW built GE model C44ACi in 2014 stands in the Engineers Siding with a string of eighteen, or nine pairs of MHPY bottom discharge hopper waggons awaiting transfer over to West Kalgoorlie.

150619 9094177 viewsFlash Butt yard, Speno owned and operated rail grinder RG2 for BHP, grinding and driving cab unit. Filter and blower housings, water tank, electrical cabinet, grinding hood between bogies, shows bar connection between modules, and water tank and electrical cabinet on right hand unit.

200914 7763177 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, 5450 a USA built EMD model F7A serial 8970 and frame 3006-A9, built Jan-1950 for Western Pacific Railroad as 917-A, imported for the Mt Newman Mining Co. to construct their Port Hedland to Newman railway in December 1967. Donated to the Society in 1978. 14th September 2020.

200914 7780177 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, ALCo built locomotive model S-2 serial 69214 built in 1940 for the Spokane, Portland and Seattle as their #21 and retired in 1964 before coming to Australia in September 1965, numbered 007 and called 'Mabel'. Retired in December 1972 and donated to the Society in 1976. 14th September 2020.

200914 iPhone IMG 8831177 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, in this panorama image you can see from the left 3017 a Comeng WA ALCo rebuild C636R locomotive serial WA-135-C-6043-04. The improved Pilbara cab was fitted as part of the rebuild in April 1985 and the former NSWGR bogie passenger carriages. 14th September 2020.

119-08176 viewsNorth Geelong yard, V/Line broad gauge locos G class G 540 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 89-1273 and another G class waiting for shunters to couple up to empty grain rake to form down grain train 9125, ground dwarf signal 20.

120-27176 viewsWangaratta station yard view, V/Line broad gauge loco N class N 474 'City of Traralgon' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 87-1203 with down Albury passenger train departing past still fully intact and interlocked semaphore signal post 23, footbridge.

121-12176 viewsAlbury loco depot, V/Line standard gauge G class G 522 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 86-1235, 3/4 view at the fuel point, coupled to another G class.

121-37176 viewsMaryvale, Maryvale Siding entry points, electric staff locked, Hazelwood Siding on the right, track view, interlocking, looking east.

175-04176 viewsShepparton, yard view with V/Line broad gauge T class locomotive T 404 Clyde Engineering EMD model G18B serial 67-499, side view.

177-17176 viewsGheringhap, down V/Line broad gauge goods train to Adelaide 9169 drifts to a stand as the driver surrenders the electric staff to the signaller for a train order, behind 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.

180-12176 viewsWangaratta, rationalised station yard overview looking south from footbridge, removed crossovers from No.2 and 3 to 4 Roads can still be seen in the dirt, also removed Siding A at left of station platform, station building, semaphore signal posts, goods shed and loading platform with slewing derrick crane.

128-29176 viewsNar Nar Goon, 4D (Double Deck Development and Demonstration), double deck suburban electric set, testing phase, cab side.

123-1-15176 viewsAvon River steel bridge, trestle bridge over flood plain at right, V/Line broad gauge N class N 451 'City of Portland' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 85-1219 N set, up Bairnsdale pass, distant shot.