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Flinders Street Station: Melbourne, Victoria |
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Melbourne's delightfully ornate Flinders Street (not Flanders- he's on the Simpsons) Station. Fully opened in 1909, it's used almost entirely for commuter and mass-transit traffic now. |
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2/26/2011 Upload Date: 2/27/2011 12:57:13 AM |
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Melbourne, VIC |
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Rick Morgan |
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Southern Cross Station |
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V/Rail VLocity and Sprinter DMUs sit on the north side of Melbourne's Southern Cross Station in February 2011. The yard tower in the middle is certainly one of the more unique I've ever seen. |
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2/26/2011 Upload Date: 2/27/2011 1:05:39 AM |
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Melbourne, VIC |
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Rick Morgan |
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Shunting Southern Cross: V/Line Y-129 |
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Clyde-GM built 75 Y-class shunters in the early '60s. Equipped with 640HP 6-645 engines they sound just like an SW1 in the US. V/Line still has four of them to work cars in the Southern Cross Station. |
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2/26/2011 Upload Date: 2/27/2011 1:11:16 AM |
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Melbourne, VIC |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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Yard |
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V/LINE Y129(G6B) VL Y129(UNKNOWN) |
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P-Class departing Southern Cross |
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P-Class unit P-15 brings a train out of Melbourne's Southern Cross Station; sister P-11 is set up at the rear in push-pull mode. 13 P-Class were built by Clyde-GM; they carry 1100HP 8-645 engines. Picture taken from the Latrobe viaduct. |
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2/26/2011 Upload Date: 2/27/2011 1:21:13 AM |
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Melbourne, VIC |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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Yard |
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VL P15(UNKNOWN) |
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300 Comments: 1 |
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V/Rail N-Class N466 |
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V/Rail N-Class unit N466 has dropped its train and heads left to the engine facility at Southern Cross Station. 25 of the type were built; they carry turbocharged EMD 12-645 engines rated at 2450HP and are double-ended for passenger service on the V/Rail network. Although all but one of the tracks here are broad-gauged, the unit has just crossed over the dual-gauge track that is used by standard trains to/from Sydney and Adelaide. |
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2/26/2011 Upload Date: 2/27/2011 1:21:57 AM |
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Melbourne, VIC |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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Yard |
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VL N466(Unknown) |
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V/Line Y-Class Y-129 |
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V/Line operates intercity passenger trains in the state of Victoria. It has four early-60s era Clyde-GM shunters for use around Melbourne. Y-129 is shown here working the coach yard near Southern Cross Station. Note the friction bearings. |
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2/26/2011 Upload Date: 2/27/2011 1:35:38 AM |
| Location: |
Melbourne, VIC |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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Roster |
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V/LINE Y129(G6B) VL Y129(UNKNOWN) |
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Departing Melbourne |
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A V/Rail VLocity DMU departs Southern Cross Station under an impressive signal bridge |
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2/26/2011 Upload Date: 2/27/2011 1:23:04 AM |
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Melbourne, VIC |
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Rick Morgan |
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Swapping Ends in Seymour |
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V/Line N-Class N470 has just brought train no.8611 into Seymour,Victoria from Melbourne and has detached from its charge to swap ends so that it may return to Melbourne in a smart fashion. |
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2/27/2011 Upload Date: 2/27/2011 4:10:55 AM |
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Seymour, VIC |
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Rick Morgan |
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Pacific National Containers at Seymour |
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Two PNR NR-class units bring a container train through Seymour Vic on standard gauge-track on a cloudy Sunday morning. The NR-class is based on GE-technology and was built by Goninan in the mid to late 1990s as 4020HP units. |
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2/27/2011 Upload Date: 2/27/2011 4:11:31 AM |
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Seymour, VIC |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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Roster |
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PNA NR77(CV40-9i) |
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Running Through Seymour |
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A four-car northbound V/Line train runs through Seymour Victoria on the broad gauge on a dark Sunday morning. N-Class N462 is in charge this morning. |
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2/27/2011 Upload Date: 2/27/2011 4:12:29 AM |
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Seymour, VIC |
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Rick Morgan |
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Pacific National on the Standard Gauge |
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A southbound Pacific National container train approaches Seymour Vic. on a cloudy Sunday. The southbound container train (behind a typically eclectic batch of power, NR40, G542 and DL39) is running on the "East Line" standard gauge track, which dates from 1962 when Victoria Railways put in a standard gauge line from Melbourne to the New South Wales (and Sydney) connection at Albury. The middle track here is the "West Line" which was converted from broad gauge in 2010, making the Melbourne-Sydney route entirely standard gauge when finished; the remainder, from Benalla to Wodonga is expected to be converted in 2011. The track to the far left is broad gauge, running towards Shepparton. |
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2/27/2011 Upload Date: 2/27/2011 4:13:35 AM |
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Seymour, VIC |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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Action |
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PNA NR40(CV40-9i) |
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Seymour, Victoria and a DMU |
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'Sprinter" DMU 7010 sits at the depot in Seymour, Victoria on a Sunday morning. It will soon return to Melbourne as train no.8320. |
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2/27/2011 Upload Date: 2/27/2011 4:13:56 AM |
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Seymour, VIC |
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Rick Morgan |
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V/Line N-Class N470 |
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V/Line N-Class N470 waits for a signal to depart with its train from Southern Cross Station in Melbourne. Several V'locity DMU sets occupy the other tracks under the station's massive shed. |
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2/27/2011 Upload Date: 2/27/2011 4:14:56 AM |
| Location: |
Melbourne, VIC |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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Yard |
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VL N470(Unknown) |
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242 Comments: 1 |
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EMD Bulldog at Bacchus Marsh |
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EMD's bulldog design is alive and well Down Under. V/Line A-class A-70 was built in 1953 as B-70, a double-ended, C-C unit with 1610HP. It was rebuilt into A-class configuration (12-645, 2480HP) in 1983 and continues in service to this day. It's shown here with its train at Bacchus Marsh, about 30 minutes west of Melbourne on the Ballarat line. |
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3/5/2011 Upload Date: 3/5/2011 4:02:21 AM |
| Location: |
Bacchus Marsh, VIC |
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Rick Morgan |
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VL A70(Unknown) |
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Out of Service Semaphores |
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An impressive array of out-of-service semaphores span the main at Ballarat, Victoria as a two-car VLocity train heads west for Ararat. |
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3/5/2011 Upload Date: 3/5/2011 3:52:29 AM |
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Ballarat, VIC |
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Rick Morgan |
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Semaphores and Crossing Gates |
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De-activated semaphores and signal tower still stand at the west end of Ballarat Station in Victoria. A historical sign adjacent to the tower states that the elaborate track gates were installed in 1885 and remained manualy operated until 2001. They now automatically rotate to block traffic on Lydiard Street when trains approach. |
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3/5/2011 Upload Date: 3/5/2011 4:46:24 AM |
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Ballarat, VIC |
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Rick Morgan |
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Ballarat Station |
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Ballarat, located 118km west of Melbourne, is Victoria's third largest city and features an impressive train station and shed. V/Rail provides frequent service with VLocity Diesel Mechanical Units (DMUs); a six-car trainset is shown here peeking out from under the trainshed and pointed east, ready for its next trip to Melbourne. Built from 2005, VLocity equipment is rated for 160KPH, or roughly 99 MPH. |
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3/5/2011 Upload Date: 3/5/2011 1:32:49 PM |
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Ballarat, VIC |
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Rick Morgan |
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Australian For Critter |
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RT-11, an RT-class gas-mechanical "rail tractor" sits next to the broad gauge mainline in Ballarat Victoria. Victorian Rwy built 54 of them from 1952 for very light industrial use with Fordson tractor engines rated at 40 to 52 HP. |
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3/5/2011 Upload Date: 3/5/2011 3:56:02 AM |
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Ballarat, VIC |
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Rick Morgan |
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Grade Crossing in Australia |
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They take their grade crossings serious in Australia. The signs and fences leave no doubt that you're about to cross the tracks here. Signal towers are also common here- many remain years after being closed in favor of remote control. |
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3/5/2011 Upload Date: 3/5/2011 3:53:26 AM |
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Ballarat, VIC |
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Rick Morgan |
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Slowing for Ballarat |
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Ballarat is a city of about 94,000 people located 118km west of Melbourne. It's sees frequent V/Line service out of Melbourne. Here a pair of two-car VLocity DMU sets from Melbourne slow as they prepare to enter the city's impressive trainshed. The deactivated signal bridge and abandoned tower are typical for this line. |
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3/5/2011 Upload Date: 3/5/2011 3:57:15 AM |
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Ballarat, VIC |
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Rick Morgan |
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V/Line P-Class P-11 |
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P-Class unit P-11 rests at Bacchus Marsh with a commuter train. It's one of 13 T-class freight units rebuilt in the early-80s for commuter work in Victoria. (Clyde-GM, 1983, 8-645 engine, 1100HP) |
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3/5/2011 Upload Date: 3/5/2011 3:57:46 AM |
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Bacchus Marsh, VIC |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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Roster |
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VL P11(UNKNOWN) |
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V/Line Y-163 At Work |
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V/Line Y-Class shunter Y-163 works at Melbourne's Southern Cross Station in March 2011 |
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3/5/2011 Upload Date: 3/5/2011 3:59:54 AM |
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Melbourne, VIC |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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Yard |
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V/LINE Y163(G6B) VL Y163(UNKNOWN) |
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Y-Class Shunters at Melbourne |
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A pair of Y-Class shunters pass while working Southern Cross Station in downtown Melbourne. V/Line still operates four of these mid-to-late '60s 640HP units. |
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3/5/2011 Upload Date: 3/5/2011 3:58:22 AM |
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Melbourne, VIC |
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Rick Morgan |
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Yard |
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V/LINE Y163(G6B) V/LINE Y161(G6B) VL Y163(UNKNOWN) VL Y161(UNKNOWN) |
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Backbone of the V/Line |
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V/Line N-Class N465 has just dropped its train at Southern Cross Station and is headed for the barn on a Saturday afternoon. The 25 units of this class make up the majority of the V/Line's diesel locomotive units. Although most trackage is still broad gauge, the one stretch of dual gauge (standard and broad) track into Southern Cross Station is visable here. It provides access for XPT trains to Sydney and the Overland, which runs tri-weekly to Adelaide. |
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3/5/2011 Upload Date: 3/5/2011 3:58:52 AM |
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Melbourne, VIC |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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VL N465(Unknown) |
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Melbourne Metro Approaching Footscray West |
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Melbourne has an extensive Metro system. There are three stations serving the area called Footscray, the primary location as well as a Central and West. This Metro is pulling into Footscray West, which suffers from the ravages of urban blight seen world wide. The tracks to the left are dual-gauged freight lines. |
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2/24/2013 Upload Date: 2/24/2013 1:10:48 AM |
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Melbourne, VIC |
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Rick Morgan |
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Broad Gauge Action at Footscray West |
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An El Zorro-operated loaded grain train pulls out of the Tottenham Yard in Western Melbourne, probably headed for unloading at Appleton Docks. Two G-Class Clyde/EMDs suffice for power. This point, at Footscray West, is where the broad gauge freight line splits from the much newer standard gauge tracks, which run to Sydney. |
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2/24/2013 Upload Date: 2/24/2013 1:11:46 AM |
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Melbourne, VIC |
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Rick Morgan |
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ELZ G521(JT26C-2SS) |
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El Zorro G-class G532 |
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Australian operator El Zorro currently has a pair of Clyde/EMD G-class units in its stable. Both are shown here on a grain train running past the West Footscray metro station. Both are currently set up for wide gauge (5'6") tracks; G532 was trucked for standard gauge the last time I saw it, in 2011 in NSW. The G-class is internally similar to EMD's SD40-2. |
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2/24/2013 Upload Date: 2/24/2013 2:52:29 PM |
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Melbourne, VIC |
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Rick Morgan |
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ELZ G532(JT26C-2SS) |
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End of Train- Melbourne |
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The last car and rear-end device of a loaded El Zorro grain train running through the Footscray West station in western Melbourne. This is a broad-gauge train in dual-gauge (broad and standard) territory. |
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2/24/2013 Upload Date: 2/24/2013 2:51:52 PM |
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Melbourne, VIC |
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Rick Morgan |
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Standard Gauge Action at Footscray West |
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G-class G528 (marked for Freight Australia) leads an empty Pacific National grain train out of Melbourne on the standard gauge part of dual-gauge trackage through here. 81-class 8153 trails. |
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2/24/2013 Upload Date: 2/24/2013 1:12:02 AM |
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Melbourne, VIC |
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Rick Morgan |
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PNA G528(JT26C-2SS) |
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