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160530 9227295 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, ARBY type ARBY 2686 refrigerated van, originally built by Comeng NSW in 1973 as a VFX type covered van for Commonwealth Railways, recoded to ABFX, ABGY and finally converted from ABFY by Gemco WA in 2004/05 to ARBY.

161111 2453295 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, Clyde Engineering EMD model GT64C Q class unit Q 4005 serial 97-1458 renumbered from Q 305.

161112 2983295 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, AZKY type anhydrous ammonia tank waggon AZKY 32241, one of twelve waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as type WQK for Murrin Murrin traffic fitted with Bis INDUSTRIES anhydrous ammonia tank A3F.

060414 3458295 viewsNelson Point yard, empty fuel tank waggon 0015, view of B end and bogie, a Comeng WA built 116 kilolitre tank waggon, one of a batch of six built in 1974-75 wearing the newer corporate 'Earth' livery of BHP Billiton Iron Ore.

030404 141457295 viewsPort Augusta Spencer Junction yard, MKA (Morrison Knudsen Australia) rebuilt AL class AL 24 into EMD JT26C-2M model for Australian National in 1993 as the ALF class, here ALF 20 serial 94-AB-020 shunts empty rail transport waggon sets from the Darwin construction. 4th April, 2003.

6995 001 Welshpool 19880819295 viewsWelshpool, Goninan workshops, under construction Mt Newman Mining's GE model CM39-8 loco 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079, 19th August 1988 image.
Jim Bisdee photo.

242-34295 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, preserved Mt Newman Mining Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5497 serial C6096-2, view of radiator and roof. May 2002.

200914 iPhone IMG 8830295 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, in this panorama image you can see from the left, the PWD crane, waggons and Simplex loco from Point Samson, a couple of ALCo engines, the Locotrol 'cab'; off of BHP 5663, the ALCo S2 Hamersley Iron 007 'Mabel', ALCo C415 demonstrator Hamersley Iron 1000, former NSWGR ALCo RSC-3 Robe River Iron Associates 9405 renumbered to 4002, English Electric ST95B Goldsworthy Mining 1, ALCo M636 BHP 5502 and EMD F7A Mt Newman Mining 5450. 14th September 2020.

246-23295 viewsCape Lambert, Robe River locomotive 9420 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 8109-03 / 91-119 from March 1991 riding on Hi-Ad bogies and was originally an ALCo Schenectady built C630 serial 3486-4 and built new for Chesapeake & Ohio (USA) as their 2103. It is one of four C630 ALCo units purchased in 1974 and delivered to Robe in January 1975. Everything below the frame is ALCo while above is GE and Pilbara Cab. 22nd May 2002.

250-25295 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.

210510 1152295 viewsNear Galah on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 89.5 km, RTS type chute and straddle crane carrying rail waggon RTS 001 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.

173-22294 viewsMurchison East, station goods shed with V/Line Brute trolley besides it, taken from station car park.

175-17294 viewsPine Lodge, track view looking at load-out spouts on Williamstown style silo complex, staff / storage shed.

176-05294 viewsYarrawonga, super phosphate unloading contraption.

176-13294 viewsWodonga, V/Line standard gauge up goods train behind the G class G 524 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 86-1237 and C class C 505 Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 76-828 combination at the Bandiana junction, broad gauge track on the left, and the broad gauge line to Bandiana and former Cudgewa line curving around to the right.

178-15294 viewsArarat, track view looking east as V/Line broad gauge goods train 9169 to Adelaide arrives off the Portland line under the signal gantry with semaphore signal post 4 pulled off 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, semaphore signal post 7 is for the Avoca line, which can be seen curving away around to the left, taken from the former Works and Cattle Sidings area.

180-31294 viewsWodonga turntable radial roads finds V/Line broad gauge X class loco X 41 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 70-704 resting between jobs.

123-2-28294 viewsSunshine V/Line broad gauge down passenger train with P class P 20 Clyde Engineering EMD model G18HBR serial 84-1213 rebuilt from flat top T class T 337 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 56-112 and H set.

126-17294 viewsBroadford, near Smith's Lane, up standard gauge pass Melbourne Express, V/Line G class G 518 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 85-1231, reversing to Broadford Loop, loco failure.