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160524 3674368 viewsKalgoorlie, SCT train 2PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0006 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.
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160525 4598368 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 which operates from Perth to Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction), PBHY type covered van PBHY 0004 Greater Freighter, one of thirty five units built by Gemco WA in 2005.
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160525 4627368 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 which operates from Perth to Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction), ABSY type ABSY 2454 covered van, originally built by Mechanical Handling Ltd SA in 1971 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type recoded to ABFX and then RBFX to SCT as ABFY before being converted by Gemco WA to ABSY type in 2004/05.
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160529 8880368 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0001 Greater Freighter, type leader of thirty five units built by Gemco WA in 2005.
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160530 9123368 viewsParkeston, SCT train 1PM9 operates mostly empty from Perth to Melbourne, ABSY type covered van ABSY 4463, one of a batch of fifty made by Comeng WA as VFX type 75' covered vans 1977, recoded to ABFX then ABFY type, when Gemco WA upgraded it to ABSY type, seen here with the silver corrugated roof fitted.
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160530 9141368 viewsParkeston, SCT train 1PM9 operates mostly empty from Perth to Melbourne, originally built by Victorian Railways Bendigo Workshops in 1984 as one of fifty VQDW type 'Jumbo' Container Flat waggons built, PQDY 62 still in Freight Australia green livery loaded with an SCT 40' reefer SCTR 045 and an 4EG1 type 40' Cronos box CXSU 120522.
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161112 2976368 viewsBinduli, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029 runs through the dip behind Clyde Engineering built EMD model GT46C Q class unit Q 4009, (originally Q 309) serial 97-1462 as it passes signals 4 and 6 on approach to West Kalgoorlie.
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161112 2994368 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, AQNY type waggon AQNY 32152 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic with Bis Industries roll-top type 55UA container SBIU 200631 and a hard-top type 25U0 container BISU 100082.
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050319 0139368 viewsNelson Point, a heavily cut down and modified Magor USA ore waggon, converted to a 50 tonne waggon and designated the winch waggon with generator set to power the winch and the crib car.
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22926368 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, Mt Newman Mining's AE Goodwin built ALCo model M636 units 5473 serial G6047-5 and 5477 serial G6047-9 are undergoing rebuilding into a GE CM40-8M unit, 5473 would emerge rebuilt as 5649 in July 1993, while 5477 would emerge rebuilt in June 1993 as 5648. November 1992.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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030416 095122368 viewsWirrida Siding station nameboard. Located at the 641 km from the 0 datum at Coonamia and 137 km north of Tarcoola between Carnes and Manguri on the Tarcoola - Alice Springs line. GeoData location. 16th April 2003.
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240-14368 viewsWickham, right hand side number one end view of former Robe River and NSWGR MLW built ALCo RSC3 serial 77737 of October 1951, was originally 40 class 4006. Shows modified bogie to convert the A1A to a BO bogie type. 31st August 2002.
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242-35368 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, a view across the nose of former Western Pacific F7A unit 923A built by EMD in June 1951 with frame number 10805, this unit was purchased by Bechtel in 1967 for use in building the Mt Newman Mining's Port Hedland to Newman railway with M636 ALCo unit 5497 in the background. May 2002.
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150619 9150368 viewsMooka, side section 5 of 5, BHP Iron Ore's track recording vehicle, EM80 which is a Plasser & Theurer EM-80 model and still wearing the old BHP blue and white livery, this unit was delivered in Mt Newman Mining orange and white, Mermec fitted a Tecnogamma system as part of a refurbishment.
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172-29367 viewsBallarat East loco depot, turntable radial roads, V/Line broad gauge Y class Y 138 Clyde Engineering EMD model G6B serial 65-404, cab front shot.
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179-26367 viewsGheringhap, trailing view of V/Line broad gauge goods train 9169 to Adelaide behind G class G 512 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 84-1240 and C classes C 510 Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 76-833 and C 509 serial 76-832, the line in the middle is the Ballarat Line and then closest to camera is Siding C.
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115-06367 viewsHurstbridge, old stabling sidings being removed to make new stabling yard, new fencing, timber traction poles, crib crossing at right, Sumitomo excavator and workers.
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124-22367 viewsSunshine Loop, standard gauge NSWSRA 81 class 8179 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 85-1098 in new Freight Rail Stealth livery with a down goods train passing under the searchlight signal gantry, the two lines in the foreground are the broad gauge Independent Through Goods Lines
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142-2-21367 viewsWodonga loco depot fuel point, V/Line broad gauge loco combination of X class X 50 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 75-797, X 44 serial 70-707 and T class T 369 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 64-324 wait for sign on time to run the Sunday evening 9334 up Albury steel train.
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143-31367 viewsWahgunyah, up 'Stringybark Express' mixed special powered by broad gauge VR liveried Y class Y 133 Clyde Engineering EMD model G6B serial 65-399 departs for Rutherglen, the super sheds and waggons visible to the left of the loco and the grain silos on the right, 2 BCPL class bogie passenger carriages lead the consist.
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