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190107 0544354 viewsBinduli, on empty Mineral Resources Ltd iron ore train service from Esperance to Koolyanobbing 2034 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00350 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-350 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.

246-13354 viewsCape Lambert, yard view of the then new extension to the south for the West Angelas mine was coming on stream as a Robe River loaded Deepdale train arrives on the main behind the standard quad Dash 8 power with 202 waggons. 9414 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 8206-11 / 91-124 from November 1991 and was originally an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo built new for Robe in December 1971 and numbered 262.005, later numbered 1714. 22nd May 2002.

247-05354 viewsCape Lambert fuel point, Robe River Dash 8 power 9425 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 6266-8 / 89-85 from August 1989 riding on Hi-Ad bogies and was originally an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo serial C-6041-4 and built new for Mt Newman Mining (later BHP Iron Ore) in April 1970 and numbered 5468, sold to Robe and delivered by road 17th August 1982. Everything below the frame is ALCo while above is GE and Pilbara Cab. Approximate location of the locos is here. 22nd May 2002.

250-35354 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.

140601 4462354 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7623 these waggons were rebuilt between 2010 and 2012 by Bluebird Rail Operations SA from former Goldsworthy Mining hopper waggons originally built by Tomlinson WA and Scotts of Ipswich Qld back in the 60's to early 80's. 1st June 2014.

130710 1011354 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 operating from Perth to Melbourne, PQCY 657 was originally built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops in 1971 as one of two hundred FQX type 60' 3TEU container flat waggons, it was recoded to VQCX before private ownership and reclassed PQCY type. PQCY 657 is now fitted with bulkheads and here loaded its own gates, and an SCT half height curtain sider 40' container SCT 1033 double stacked with Hamburg Sud 40' 45G1 type container HASU 404941.

176-22353 viewsWodonga, V/Line standard gauge 'stand-by' loco X class 2nd Series leader X 37 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 70-700 sits in the Diesel Siding behind the station, as an up Melbourne bound goods train passes behind G class G 520 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 85-1233 and a sister unit, the area to the right is the former broad gauge Cattle Sidings 4 and 5 and the Amoco Siding.

180-25353 viewsWodonga, the last member of V/Line broad gauge N class fleet, N 475 'City of Moe' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 87-1204 stands near the signal box shut down having bought the morning down passenger service from Melbourne.

126-26353 viewsWallan Loop, standard gauge V/Line G class G 518 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 85-1231, up Melbourne Express passenger train, crossing rescue locos in loop at Wallan, V/Line Clyde Engineering EMD G8B model Y classes Y 151 serial 67-571 and Y 102 serial 63-292 and G18B T class T 411 serial 68-627.

126-29353 viewsWallan Loop, standard gauge rescue locos on the loop, V/Line Y class Y 102 Clyde Engineering EMD G6B serial 63-292, waiting to return to Melbourne.

127-32353 viewsDeer Park West, broad gauge V/Line G class G 543 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 89-1276 leads an Adelaide bound down goods train on the north line.

131-2-04353 viewsBurraboi road junction sign.

136-21353 viewsDeniliquin horizontal Victorian Oats Pool shed - grain bunker, part view.

138-24353 viewsTalbot station overview, built around 1875, platform, brick lamp room and station building, track view, looking north.

140-1-05353 viewsBallarat East yard view, disc signal post 6A stands sentinel to the entry to Ballarat East Loco Depot with the second set of interlocked gates for the crossing of Humffray St, goods sheds in the background.

141-1-25353 viewsSunshine, broad gauge V/Line A class A 66 Clyde Engineering EMD model AAT22C-2R serial 84-1186 rebuilt from B 66 Clyde Engineering EMD model ML2 serial ML2-7 leads a down passenger train into platform 3, Sunshine yard and the Grain Elevators Board silo complex can be seen and the standard gauge platform is at the far left of the image. Semaphore signal post 33 and 32 and searchlight signal post 62 are the up departure signals from Sunshine platforms 3, 2 and 1 respectively.

141-2-05353 viewsSunshine, now there's a lot going on here apart from the Broad gauge V/Line P class P 17 Clyde Engineering EMD model G18HBR serial 84-1216 rebuilt from T 327 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 56-78 with a four car H set on a down passenger train, we have the signals from the left, the Up Home searchlight signal post for the standard gauge Sunshine Loop, disc signal post 31 and double doll semaphore signal post 31B for the Independent Through Lines, searchlight signal post 71 which is controlling the train, the signal gantry in the left background for the standard gauge Sunshine Loop, on the right of the train semaphore signal post 49 for the Newport Loop Line, double doll semaphore signal post 36 for down trains off the Newport Loop Line and then offset semaphore signal post 50 also for down trains out of the GEB sidings.

141-2-22353 viewsSunshine, V/Line broad gauge P class P 15 Clyde Engineering EMD model G18HBR serial 84-1209 rebuilt from T 344 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 56-127 with a three car H set arrives on a down Bacchus Marsh passenger service, the point rodding is clearly visible for the interlocked points of the area.

142-1-27353 viewsBenalla yard view, stabled broad gauge Wodonga goods train 9303 with V/Line X class X 48 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 75-795, side view, dwarf disc signal 13 and point indicator.