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197-33428 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, builders plate for Mancha type MB1 controller, serial number M6 1700.
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198-08428 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, line up of two Mancha locomotives and the Gemco, then an English Electric. In the background is the demolished locomotive changing and maintenance shed. The building on the right is the compressor and water treatment plant sheds, the lead unit has Wittenoom Exprss stencilled on the battery box, this unit now resides at the Pilbara Railways Historical Society 6 Mile Museum located near the Rio Tinto 7 Mile complex at Dampier.
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210-18428 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point railway workshops, observer's side of Comalco R 1001 loco Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 72-752 while is sits at the fuel point, items of note are the second 'tropical roof', CCTV looking down the driver's 'off side' and the five chime horn cut into the hood. Also noticeable, the units don't have dynamic brakes fitted so there is no brake 'blister' in the middle of the hood like the WAGR L or VR C classes which are also GT26C models and the fire extinguisher cut in below the radiator.
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030414 153925428 viewsPenong, yard view with the triangle east leg peeling off to the left as the goods loop curves to the right to re-join the mainline. The loadout leg for silo block 1 is on the right with the horizontal bunker behind.
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150505 7963428 viewsFMG Solomon Line, a pair of General Electric Dash 9-44CW locomotives 005 serial 58182 and 006 serial 58183 struggle upgrade with a loaded train at the 227 km bound for Port Hedland, the bank engines assisting in the rear can just be seen. Geodata: -22.0189283 118.5861050 .
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180616 1847428 viewsMaitland Siding, a loaded Mesa A train runs along the mainline behind the standard double General Electric ES44ACi units that operate the Robe Valley trains, Rio Tinto loco 9113 with serial 62544 a GE Erie built GE model ES44ACi from the 2nd order in Rio Tinto Stripes livery leads sister unit 9114 serial 62545 at the 96 km. 19th June 2018. GeoData.
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247-01428 viewsCape Lambert, 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 waiting to drag a loaded rake down to the car dumper. Approximate location of train is here. 22nd May 2002.
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105-19427 viewsWallan, station platform 2 waiting room, south end wall elevation.
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178-23427 viewsBallarat East, track view looking east towards Warrenheip, V/Line broad gauge down goods train under the power of G class G 532 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 88-1262 and a sister are about to diverge from the down mainline to No.1 Rd, the disc on signal post 3 is pulled off for the move, new electric light signal post at the end of the former Eureka line has its head turned away from the track until commissioned, Ballarat East loco depot is on the right.
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107-08427 viewsTongala station yard, goods platform and loading crane, looking south.
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131-2-20427 viewsThomson Dam overflowing, possibly 1992, with spillway flooding into the Thomson River. GeoData.
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187-05427 viewsMonkland, Gympie Queensland. View looking in the Up direction east from Brisbane Rd grade crossing with four lever ground frame and interlocking room. GeoData.
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210-12427 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point railway workshops, Comeng Qld 1976 build HMAS type bottom discharge ore car 3089, this was the second last car of that order.
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030409 080101427 viewsWarramboo, empty grain train arrives just after 0800 and stops for a crew change. Rebuild unit DA 7 in Australian Southern orange and black livery leads a pair of AE Goodwin built ALCo model DL531 830 class units 872 and 871 framed between the station building and the SACBH concrete silo complex.
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051102 6631427 viewsThevenard, left hand side view of NJ class Clyde Engineering EMD JL22C model unit NJ 6 serial 71-733, built in 1971 at Clyde's Granville NSW workshops, started out on the Central Australia Railway for the Commonwealth Railways before being transferred to the Eyre Peninsula system in 1981. Still in AN green but lettered for Australian Southern Railroad.
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160128 00408427 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal Yard, front view of Goninan rebuilt GE model CM40-8M 5655 serial 8412-12, builders no. 93-146 flanked on the left by older sister unit 5642 and on the right by sister 5653. Note these two newer rebuilds have marker lights while 42 has none but has a snow plough on the no. 2 end.
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105-12426 viewsWallan, gangers trolley shed, north side elevation.
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141-1-12426 viewsSunshine, broad gauge Australian National BL class units BL 28 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 83-1012 and BL 27 serial 83-1011 lead the second of the afternoon procession of down Adelaide bound goods trains out of Melbourne along platform No.3, point rodding, station platform, signal box, Hampshire Road overbridge, taken from former goods yard, trailing view.
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187-10426 viewsMonkland, Gympie Queensland. VMO type molasses waggon VMO 33440 and two others. Originally built by Nippon Sharyo Nihon in 1965 as a batch of 200 VO type coal hoppers. Converted to VMO in 1994. GeoData.
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197-16426 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, Mancha battery locomotive #4 looking south east, demolished workshops and office behind with the battery charging shed remains in the distance. Drivers seat, brake wheel and controller visible.
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