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240-08293 viewsNelson Point, retired Mt Newman Mining Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 sits awaiting its engine removal prior to being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's Museum at Bassendean, Perth for preservation. 25th June 2002.

180616 1771293 viewsAt the 81 km on the Tom Price West mainline, Rio Tinto loco 7056 with serial 55881 a GE Erie built GE model Dash 9-44CW from the 8th order in HI Pilbara Iron livery leads sister 7047 and ES44DCi unit 8115 in Rio Tinto silver with a loaded train of B and Q series waggons operating in AutoHaul™ as they approach Emu and then continue onto Dampier. 16th June, 2018. GeoData.

190107 0431293 viewsParkeston, Mineral Resources Ltd MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00211 built by CSR Yangtze Co China in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.

150619 9092293 viewsFlash Butt yard, Speno owned and operated rail grinder RG2 for BHP, grinding and driving cab unit. Driving cab, filter and blower housings, shows domestic type split air conditioner for cab cooling.

200914 7763293 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 7803293 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, bogie view of former Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates RSC-3 model ALCo locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in 1951 for NSWGR as the 40 class 4002 serial 77733, purchased by CRRIA in 1971 and numbered 261.002, then 1705 and finally 9405. 4002 is preserved in an operational state and another claim to fame is it run the Royal Train in NSW February 1954. Donated to the Society in 1979. 14th September 2020.

210510 1108293 viewsNear Gull on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 101.5 km, RTC type centre rail waggon RTC 012 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.

173-12292 viewsMurchison East, station platform, staff exchange box, mounted above staff box on station wall.

177-23292 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.

178-12292 viewsMaroona, station yard overview looking towards Portland from the platform as V/Line's down Adelaide goods train 9169 swings off the Cressy line behind with the quad 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.

168-24292 viewsTottenham Yard, an up broad gauge goods train with motive power from V/Line G class G 533 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 88-1263, X class X 49 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 75-796 and Australian National 700 class 704 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL500G serial G6059-2 locomotives departs the yard for Melbourne.

128-01292 viewsBallarat yard, broad gauge V/Line VZBF type bogie brake block transport waggon VZBF 2, a 1990 conversion from what was originally an Victorian Railways BP type steel mail van BP 77 built in 1959 at Newport Workshops as part of a batch of eighty three. It went on to be recoded to BB 222 in December 1960, then BMF 2 in December 1961, BMX 2 in February 1968, recoded to VBAX in 1979, then in 1990 converted to the VZBF along with two other waggons as a group of three. Hand brake end view.

124-19292 viewsSunshine broad gauge Australian National BL classes Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 83-1014 and BL 35 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 83-1019 with a down Adelaide bound goods train head off the Independent Through Goods line and cross over the passenger lines heading for the main western line.

124-24292 viewsSunshine V/Line down broad gauge Adelaide goods train with G class G 512 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 84-1240 and X class X 51 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 75-798, train about to cross over passenger lines, signal post 31 back at stop on Independent Through Goods Line, up home searchlight signal post for the standard gauge Sunshine Loop on the left, Newport - Sunshine Loop Line at far right

130-06292 viewsElmore silo complex, looking north, V/Line Grain bogie grain waggons, overview of complex, Ascom Jumbo. Williamstown and Ascom style silos, with Victorian Oat Pool shed behind waggons.

133-10292 viewsNorth Geelong grain loop, empty train being worked back to North Geelong C by V/Line broad gauge G class locos G 528 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 88-1258 and G 524 serial 86-1237, grain train, taken from Corio Quay Rd, trailing shot.

132-12292 viewsHattah station overview, looking north, interlocking, point and signal levers.

135-21292 viewsKilmore East Apex Quarry siding, V/Line broad gauge G class G 540 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 89-1273 on the front of the stone train as it is loaded by the front-end wheel loader.

144-07292 viewsSpringhurst station yard overview, silos and road at left, standard gauge is the elevated track on the right, semaphore signal Post 3 Up Homes at stop.

150-01292 viewsTottenham yard, V/Line broad gauge C class locos C 506 Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 76-829 and C 510 serial 76-833 prepare their Adelaide bound goods train 9169 in rain as departure time approaches.

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