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267-35445 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year service agreement special, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 stands on the Newman mainline with the train as the party alight for an inspection of the site. Friday 12th of April 2002.

130710 1027445 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1, ABSY type ABSY 2469 covered van, originally built by Mechanical Handling Ltd SA in 1972 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type recoded to ABFX and then RBFX to SCT as ABFY before being converted by Gemco WA to ABSY type in 2004/05.

9070 Comeng 110620 1959445 viewsWalla Siding, BHP ore waggon 9070 loaded with Yandi fines, renumbered from 2821, originally built in 1971 by Comeng WA as part of a batch of four hundred waggons. The renumbering would be due to a new waggon replacing a potential scrap waggon, which then has been returned to service. June 20, 2011.

100603 8993445 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, ABSY type covered van ABSY 3112, originally built by Comeng WA in a batch of fifty VFX type covered vans in 1977 for Commonwealth Railways. Recoded from ABFX to RBFX November 1994, to SCT as ABFY type before being converted by Gemco WA to ABSY type in 2004/05.

100603 9004445 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PQIY type 80' container flat PQIY 0040, final one of forty units built by Gemco WA in 2009 loaded with SCT Logistics 40' GPR1 type reefer SCTU 03 / CR018 and K+S Freighters 40' GPR1 type reefer RWRU 0003.

115-28444 viewsSomerton, standard gauge crossing loop, track overview, searchlight signal posts, SOM-8 up home for Somerton Loop, E798 up broad gauge signal, signal gantry for crossing loop, looking south, standard gauge siding to Blue Circle Cement and shunt signal 7 at left, broad gauge running lines on right.

141-2-22444 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.

146-25444 viewsBroadford station building looking from the up platform, show original signal box opening in platform facing, and new box on the right.

148-15444 viewsWangaratta, Signal Post 17, one arm and three discs, the arm is Down Home Signal No.2 to Main Line, top Left-hand Disc from No. 3 Road to Siding 'C', top Right-hand disc from No. 3 Road to Main Line, Bottom Disc from No. 2 Road to Siding 'C'.

148-28444 viewsWangaratta, ex VR waggon G type G 16113 grounded for use as super phosphate storage by the local agent McDonald's. This G class started out as HY type HY 16113 built new July 1949, recoded to GY in 1962, then G in 1982. Off register 1986. With Signal Post 12 visible over the top of waggon.

150-33444 viewsLismore goods loading ramp located at the Melbourne end of the yard, taken looking west from No. 1 road, across, platform on goods loop or No. 3 road.

152-19444 viewsSomerville station, broad gauge V/Line T class T 402 Clyde Engineering EMD model G18B serial 67-497 with two MTH class passenger carriages on a down Stony Point pass exchanges electric staves with the signaller.

153-1-07444 viewsBallan station overview, station shed on platform, signal box and station building, taken from goods shed platform.

153-2-35444 viewsArarat yard view looking towards Melbourne with signal rodding crossing spoon drain.

153-3-24444 viewsGeelong station building and platform, night shot, V/Line broad gauge passenger train, down Warrnambool with A class A 70 Clyde Engineering EMD model AAT22C-2R serial 84-1187 rebuilt from B 70 Clyde Engineering EMD model ML2 serial ML2-11 pauses at platform one with N class N 467 'City of Stawell' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 86-1196 in platform two.

160-11444 viewsMurchison East, rear view of Ascom style silo complex with open frame elevator and Murphy style silo complex with annex behind it. The road vehicle receival point for the Ascom silos is visible.

160-33444 viewsTallygaroopna, track view from former station building site looking across tracks to Williamstown style silo complex with train load-out spouts, road receival point behind silos and super phosphate shed at right.

161-11444 viewsKatunga, view across tracks from former station site, location sign missing from post, station name painted on Williamstown style silo complex, three train loading spouts.

161-31444 viewsTocumwal, broad gauge yard overview looking north from end of platform, Victorian Railways broad gauge cattle yards on the left, with the NSWGR standard gauge cattle yards in the background at left, the tracks in front of the camera are broad gauge, track behind yards is standard gauge, trans-shipping cranes in the distance, standard gauge yard in on the right in the grass.