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130710 1023271 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1, 80' jumbo container waggon PQDY 6 was originally built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops in August 1975 as one of twenty five FCF type 'Jumbo' container waggons, recoded to FCW in 04/1977, recoded to VQDW in 01/1980 then to National Rail in April 1994 as RQDW, then RQDY. Ended up with Freight Australia, and now as PQDY 6 with SCT. Carrying two 20' containers, a Cronos 2EG1 type CRXU 076834, a 22G1 type BSIU 237290 and a 40' SCF 45G1 type container SCF 996860.
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170-21270 viewsBenalla,, rationalised yard view looking north, shows the once magnificent signal gantry and interlocking being stripped out of this once fully interlocked yard, with two signal boxes and a full roundhouse and waggon repair shops.
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171-23270 viewsBallarat East loco depot V/Line broad gauge locos T class T 382 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 64-337 and S class S 312 'Peter Lalor' Clyde Engineering EMD model A7 serial 60-229 at the fuel point and sand plant.
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108-27270 viewsTatura, super phosphate shed, unloading contraption and truck bins.
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132-23270 viewsMildura loco depot, looking north, grounded B van, brake pit, V/Line broad gauge Y class Y 165 Clyde Engineering EMD model G6B serial 68-585.
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136-21270 viewsDeniliquin horizontal Victorian Oats Pool shed - grain bunker, part view.
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136-29270 viewsSeymour station platform view V/Line broad gauge A class A 62 Clyde Engineering EMD model AAT22C-2R serial 84-1183 rebuilt from B 62 Clyde Engineering EMD model ML2 serial ML2-3 waits in the rain to run the Sunday evening down Cobram pass 8345, cab side shot.
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138-24270 viewsTalbot station overview, built around 1875, platform, brick lamp room and station building, track view, looking north.
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143-31270 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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147-34270 viewsSeymour loco depot, stabled train, former Joint Stock Sleeper, No.10 Sleeper 'LODDON' at the fuel point, originally built in 1907 and called 'MELBOURNE', renamed in 1910, removed from Joint Stock in 1969 and named No. 10, then around 1984 renamed 'LODDON' in 'Train of Knowledge' service, with another Joint Stock Sleeper 'Pekina' and what looks like 'Carey'. This would no doubt be the 'Train of Knowledge'.
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148-04270 viewsWangaratta view across yard from Siding A looking at 'E' type 20,000 litre water tower which dates from 1874, front elevation, and goods loading platform, point lever.
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150-11270 viewsGheringhap, broad gauge V/Line C class locos C 506 Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 76-829 and C 510 serial 76-833 lead down Adelaide goods train 9169 onto the Maroona line, point rodding and signal wires in foreground, trailing view.
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150-28270 viewsLismore, cattle loading ramp showing race side gates and sliding cut off gate.
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153-2-34270 viewsArarat station yard overview looking towards Melbourne, tracks are from left, line to Maryborough, loco depot, main Western Line to Ballarat, line to Maroona, Semaphore signal and disc post 7, telephone cabinet and point indicators, signal gantry has post 4, 5 and 6, double disc post in background is post 3 from loco depot, point rodding can be seen at right crossing drain, ballast regulator at left.
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153-3-25270 viewsGeelong station building and platform, night shot, V/Line broad gauge passenger train, down Warrnambool with A class A 70 Clyde Engineering EMD model AAT22C-2R serial 84-1187 rebuilt from B 70 Clyde Engineering EMD model ML2 serial ML2-11 pauses at platform one with N class N 467 'City of Stawell' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 86-1196 in platform two, cab shot.
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153-3-31270 viewsGeelong loco depot, stabled broad gauge Geelong shunt engine W class W 244 Tulloch Ltd model 1-MS 0-6-0 diesel hydraulic serial 9 still in Victorian Railways blue and gold livery, and J type four wheel sand waggon J 44, night shot.
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156-24270 viewsNumurkah, Picola Junction looking north from the end of Numurkah yard, line to Strathmerton is straight, Picola line branches off to the left, double doll semaphore signal post pulled off for Strathmerton line.
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161-22270 viewsCobram, signal lever with Annett key and adjustment wheel, electric interlock junction boxes.
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185-27270 viewsNorth Geelong C Box, empty grain train behind G class G 528 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 88-1258 and X class X 41 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 70-704 shunt back into the yard past North Geelong C Box, point rodding and ground dwarf disc signal 18.
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117-30270 viewsSeymour loco depot V/Line P class P 13 Clyde Engineering EMD model G18HBR serial 84-1207 rebuilt from T 340 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 56-119, turntable roads.
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