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190-19628 viewsDemondrille, NSW Main South, looking south toward the North Box and platforms from the Wombat Road overbridge. The Dock Siding and platform are visible on the right.
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030406 115522627 viewsPort Lincoln, derailment damaged SAR Islington Workshops built HAN type bogie wheat waggon HAN 20, stored at the workshops yards. 6th April 2003.
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040815 164638627 viewsNelson Point, CFCLA ballast waggon CHQY type 740 just being delivered to BHP Iron Ore as part of the Rail PACE project, 3/4 view from handbrake end.
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150522 8189626 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M unit 5656 serial 8412-01/94-147 awaits the shears. Full details of this unit can be seen here .
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104-15625 viewsBuangor, view inside signal box through window, miniature electric staff exchange machines, Buangor to Ararat machine on the left and Trawalla to Buangor machine on the right, control telephones, chart of bell codes, tins of kerosene, exchange hoops and other paraphernalia for running trains in the 19th century.
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102-01625 viewsBirchip station yard overview, station building and platform, trailable points and indicator, interlocking, looking south.
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213-17625 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point workshops, Comalco R 1001 loco Clyde Engineering built EMD model GT26C serial 72-752 sits at the fuel point, items of note are these units were setup to have the long hood leading, the second 'tropical roof' and the five chime horn cut into the nose. Also noticeable, the units don't have dynamic brakes fitted so there is no brake 'blister' in the middle of the hood like you see on the GT26C models of WAGR L or VR C classes.
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104-14624 viewsBuangor crossing loop, yard view looking east, mechanical somersault semaphore signal post 3, Up Home, facing camera for Melbourne bound trains, mechanical somersault semaphore signal post 2, Down Home, in the distance for Ararat bound traffic.
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190-01624 viewsCootamundra, NSW Main South, looking south from the pedestrian footbridge, past loco depot, turntable visible with sanding tower.
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030411 141404624 viewsNunjikompita, front view of 'station' shelter shed, the door on the left used to house the control telephone.
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1062 001624 viewsWelshpool, Goninan, Mt Newman Mining's GE C36-7M rebuild unit 5509 serial 4839-05 / 87-074 being road hauled to Port Hedland by Bell on a ninety four wheel float. This unit was rebuild from AE Goodwin ALCo C636 unit 5452 serial G6012-1. May 1987.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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215-11623 viewsPeterborough, an SP Perth bound service crosses Sliver Street behind the AN liveried quad combination of Clyde Engineering EMD model AT26C CL class Bulldog CL 11 serial 71-739 which in later life became CLF 2, ALCo model DL541 600 class 605 serial G6015/04 which went on to become , and EMD model A16C GM class Bulldog units GM 43 serial 67-529 and GM 46 serial 67-532.
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160128 00385623 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, Goninan rebuild CM40-8M 5660 serial 8412-05/94-151 surrounded by remains and sibling units.
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102-15622 viewsSpeed station platform access, annex silo for Geelong style complex.
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160128 00000622 viewsSee 5661 reduced to frame level in just over 7 minutes.
A 176 tonnes locomotive is no match for a 40 tonne CAT excavator with a T-Rex type hydraulic set of shears.
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060414 3459622 viewsNelson Point yard, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0014 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons.
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030406 115146621 viewsPort Lincoln loco workshops, still in former owner AN livery, Australian Southern 830 class locomotive 865 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84711, roster shot in multi-unit consist with sister unit and a DA class. 6th April 2003.
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030416 110340621 viewsHere we are at a siding on the Tarcoola - Alice Springs railway line, Manguri which is 200 km north of Tarcoola and 40 km from Coober Pedy. As you can see the track was a bit wet. 16th April 2003. GeoData location. 16th April 2003.
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215-02620 viewsLong Plains, the down passenger train to Alice Springs 'The Ghan' on approach with power from an AN livered DL class DL 37 Clyde Engineering EMD model AT42C serial 88-1245.
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041014 122600620 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Goldsworthy Mining Ltd B class unit 1, an English Electric built ST95B model, originally built in 1965 serial A-104, due to accident damage rebuilt on new frame with serial A-232 in 1970. These units of Bo-Bo design with a 6CSRKT 640 kW prime mover and built at the Rocklea Qld plant. Donated to Society in 1995. 14th October 2004.
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