Pilbara Railways Image Collection

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160522 2329765 viewsParkeston, 7MP7 priority service train, Pacific National crew accommodation coach BRS 222, built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops in 1952 as AS 16 First class, to BRS 2, then BS 222.
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162-2-02764 viewsSouth Dynon Motive Power Depot broad gauge fuel point, V/Line diesel electric locomotives 'on shed' are new and re-build passenger train motive power in the form of Bulldog A class A 73 Clyde Engineering EMD model AAT22C-2R serial 83-1179 rebuilt from B class B 73 Clyde Engineering EMD model ML2 serial ML2-14, and N class N 458 'City of Maryborough' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 85-1226 front view at the fuel point.
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181-04764 viewsTrafalgar yard, loading platform and goods shed, point lever and locking bar just visible on edge of frame.
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112-03764 viewsViolet Town broad gauge track view, looking north, double compound points, Siding A is removed, Siding B bottom left running behind lens, station in background, March 1994.
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203-27764 viewsDrillers Ridge, Wittenoom, the DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) tower was a navigation aid for the Department of Civil Aviation for the Wittenoom airport, the site was also used by Telecom for providing 'radio links' for phones into Wittenoom prior to the current tower located at the eastern edge of town which links back to Auski Roadhouse.
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215-02764 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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180616 1800764 viewsEmu Siding, a rare sight in the Pilbara, a Rio Tinto pink iron ore waggon pair to raise awareness for breast cancer. Chinese built Bradken B type waggon pair 20475 control and 25475 slave with a build date of July 2014, still holding colour pretty well in June 2018. GeoData.
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150-12763 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 along the Maroona line, Ballarat line, point rodding and signal wires in foreground, trailing view.
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114-11763 viewsCobram, V/Line broad gauge N class N 471 'City of Benalla' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 87-1200, shunting D van, 2nd man riding van.
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160128 00416763 viewsView of the cab roof of Goninan rebuild GE model CM40-8M 5654, serial 8412-11, builders no. 93-145, shows tropical roof, marker and head lights, aerials, sand filling hatch covers wipers and strobe light in place of single trumpet horn.
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105-32762 viewsSeymour loco depot, broad gauge Victorian Railways S class S 303 'C J Latrobe' Clyde Engineering EMD model A7 serial 57-167 in withdrawn condition sits at the turntable under SRHC ownership.
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113-12762 viewsWarrenheip, V/Line broad gauge up Adelaide goods train 9150 behind the quad CGCG combo of C class C 506 Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 76-829, G class G 538 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 89-1271, C 510 serial 76-833 and G 513 serial 85-1241, departing for Melbourne via Bacchus Marsh, semaphore signal post 9 pulled off for move, signal box and overview, in miserable conditions, poor quality.
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121-26762 viewsMorwell yard, V/Line broad gauge RT class rail tractor RT 51 basks in the morning sun. RT 51 started life as I type waggon I 6998 built by Victorian Railways October 1903, in 1929 converted to IA type, then September 1969 converted to the underframe of RT 51 by Ballarat North Workshops.
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110-19762 viewsAlbury station platform, V/Line standard gauge C class C 503 Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 76-826 and NSWSRA 81 class 8171 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 85-1090 with an up goods train waits departure time south, signal at right of frame is for the broad gauge passenger platform.
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193-01762 viewsWamuran, PHOA type flat waggon PHOA 37130 awaits loading on the goods loop, originally a HO type open waggon built by Comeng Qld, one of 100 such waggons in 1973-74. Behind it is a cut down WHX type former grain waggon built by Comeng Qld in 1959-60, one of 300 built, now coded PWH type PWH 31350.
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203-03762 viewsBing Siding, an empty train behind a pair of BHP General Electric AC6000 units 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 and class leader 6070 'Port Hedland' serial 51062 run around the passing track up to the departure signal.
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104-18761 viewsWallan Loop, standard gauge searchlight signal post for up trains, far track is 'cripple road', broad gauge lines at far right, looking towards Melbourne.
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112-05761 viewsViolet Town broad gauge track view, station platform, looking north, March 1994.
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140517-4328761 viewsEginbah Siding area, of the Marble Bar railway, looking back towards Eginbah along the alignment. Location here.
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212-01761 viewsWeipa, view from the road overbridge looking towards the dump station and small yard that is Lorim Point, the dump station is in the far distance.
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