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160522 2025708 viewsParkeston, 5MP2 steel train, one of the bar coupled pair of waggons making up RKAF type 2-pack rail transport waggon RKAF 4 for a length of 29.8 metres loaded with new rail, these 'pairs' are rebuilt from a pair of RKJX type waggons. The RKJX were rebuilds from V/Line VOBX type waggons.
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160523 2833708 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, PWWY type 100 tonne well waggon PWWY 0027 is one of forty well waggons built by Bradken NSW for SCT, loaded with two 48' MFG1 boxes, RWTU 922033 and SCFU 411215 both with SCT decals.
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160530 9233708 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0024 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.
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103-28707 viewsBenalla station yard, broad gauge V/Line X class loco X 53 with serial 75-800 a Clyde Engineering Rosewater SA built EMD model G26C, cab front view.
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128-04707 viewsBallarat station, view of elevated Ballarat B or Lydiard Street Signal Box, interlocked gates and semaphore signal gantry with semaphore signal Posts 26 and 27 Up signals removed, Post 28 facing away and Post 29, looking west across crib pedestrian crossing, Provincial Hotel on the left.
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128-11707 viewsBallarat, ballast loading site on the former Linton Line near Ring Road, five loaded V/Line broad gauge VZMA type bogie ballast waggons VZMA 85 and others. VZMA 85 was built at Newport Workshops in 09/1950 as an NN class bogie ballast hopper waggon, re-classed VHWA in 1979, 11/1983 at Bendigo got rebuilt body, 06/1998 re-classed to VZMA, also note is has a spoked wheel set in one bogie.
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108-15707 viewsMurchison East station platform building, goods shed.
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153-3-12707 viewsMininera, the peace is shattered as V/Line broad gauge goods to Adelaide train 9169 is lead by C class C 507 Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 76-830, C 502 serial 76-825 and an S class, bit out of focus as it caught the photographer by surprise.
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112-07707 viewsViolet Town station building, signal bay and platform overview, semaphore signal post 9 on platform, looking north from No.3 Road, March 1994.
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140517-4324707 viewsEginbah Siding area, of the Marble Bar railway, former locomotive watering stop alongside the Talga River (closed in 1951), view of alignment looking north from the Marble Bar end. Location here.
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197-12707 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, view looking south of the battery charging shed remains, battery off-take ramps and a battery module are visible along with the shed posts.
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198-03707 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, view of driving position, throttle and battery box of battery locomotive GEMCO Hauler serial No. 12304-05/10/65, motor H.P. 2/11, volts 80, drawbar pull (lbs.) 1250 built by George Moss Pty Ltd Leederville, WA. The wheel is the handbrake.
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198-12707 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Crossing Pool.
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204-07707 viewsYampire Gorge, road out of the mining area with warning sign, Toyota HJ75 Landcruiser ute, PH 5090.
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205-17707 viewsWittenoom, top of Bee Gorge, Pope decided it was time for bacon and egg sangos, location is 22 17'46.38" S 118 15'50.08" E, 688 metres.
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216-06707 viewsDry Creek Motive Power Centre, Australian National CL class locomotive CL 17 'William McMahon' the final Clyde Engineering EMD model AT26C Bulldog ever built serial 71-757.
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060108 2042707 viewsLock, grain train being loaded by former SAR 830 class unit 842, built by AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84140 in 1962, originally on broad gauge, transferred to Eyre Peninsula in October 1987 and, 1204 and sister 851.
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051101 6406707 viewsParkeston, AZYF 932 is a CCE compressor waggon, originally built by Metropolitan Cammell Britain as GB type in 1952-55 for Commonwealth Railways, converted to RGB type, then current code in 1989. Seen here in use with ARG on the Loongana Limestone service.
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160525 4861707 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Aurizon intermodal train 2MP1. Inline fuelling waggon QQFY 4271, originally built for Commonwealth Railways in 1976 by Perry Engineering SA as type RMX, recoded to AQMX, 70 tonne bogies became AQMY, then RQMY, to QR National in 2007. Seen here with two 30' diesel fuel tanktainers from Nantong Tank Container Company, NTTU 330006[9] and NTTU 330001[1] each with a 30800 litre capacity, and fuel transfer or pump unit QRIP 06.
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160524 3663707 viewsKalgoorlie, SCT train 2PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne, PWWY type PWWY 0010 one of forty well waggons built by Bradken NSW for SCT, loaded with an SCT 48' reefer SCTR 309 and a 48' MFG1 box Rail Containers SCFU 412599.
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