Trains http://railpixel.fotopic.net/ 12 rows en-gb 60 BL32-XR557-XR552 http://railpixel.fotopic.net/c1698227.html BL32-XR557-XR552 lead a consist of 40 VHGF grain wagons through to Geelong early morning on Sat 16th May and returned through Ballarat later that afternoon. Saturday 16 May 2009: BL32-XR557-XR552 lead a consist of 40 VHGF grain wagons through to Geelong early morning on Sat 16th May and returned through Ballarat later that afternoon.

Dropping down into Ballarat East BL32-XR557-XR552 downgrade from Warrenheip Bank BL32 at the front of XR557 and XR552 Heading towards Ballarat East Waiting at Ballarat East BL32 crosses onto the main Ballarat-Melbourne line Pulling out of Ballarat Station Coming out of Tourello loop heading to Maryborough BL32 leads across Coghills Creek at Tourello

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]]> Sat May 16 2009 XR557-XR554 to Maryborough http://railpixel.fotopic.net/c1666912.html A few hours following an empty grain consist headed by XR557-XR554 from Lethbridge through Elaine, Ballarat, Clunes and Talbot finally stopping at Maryborough Saturday 14 March 2009: A few hours following an empty grain consist headed by XR557-XR554 from Lethbridge through Elaine, Ballarat, Clunes and Talbot finally stopping at Maryborough

XR557-XR554 roar past the former Lethbridge Station XR557-XR554 about to cross the Midland Hwy at Elaine XR557 waits for a green light at Macarthur St, Ballarat XR557-XR554 head north towards Maryborough XR557-XR554 build up pace past the former North Ballarat signal box Clunes Station XR557-XR554 pass the old Clunes station XR557 leads XR552 through Clunes XR557-XR554 drop down into Talbot BL32 stabled at Maryborough with XR552 and XR558 XR552-BL32 BL32 stabled at Maryborough XR558-XR552-BL32 XR557 slows past a stabled XR552-BL32 XR557-XR554 slows into Maryborough XR557-XR554 about to detach from their consist XR557-XR555 run light out of Maryborough XR554 trails XR557 as they head out of Maryborough

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]]> Sat Mar 14 2009 Warrnambool Freight - Old and the New http://railpixel.fotopic.net/c1490053.html Pictures of one of the last PN freight trains out of Warrnmabool in March and some of the new El Zorro service Friday 28 March 2008: Pictures of one of the last PN freight trains out of Warrnmabool in March and some of the new El Zorro service

A79 A79 A79 stabled at Walsh Rd T402 heads along Merrivale Dr T402 passes under the McMeekin Rd bridge T402 heads out to Walsh Rd to link up with A79 S311 sits in the Warrnambool yards S311 S302-T377 stabled at Walsh Rd after arriving just after 0900 CQRX-317D T377 T377-S302 after arriving in to Warrnambool T377 short end S302 T357 leads to cross Wellington St T357-S302 head along Merrivale Drive T357-S302 drops down out of the McMeekin Rd tunnel T357-S302 travels along Giffen St T357 leads T357 crawls through the WestVic siding ...and heads out again to commence shunting T357-S302 prepare to shunt S302-T357 stabled at Walsh Rd S302 at Warrnambool T357 T357

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]]> Fri Mar 28 2008 Geelong - Mildura BG Upgrade http://railpixel.fotopic.net/c1472508.html Geelong - Mildura BG Upgrade Monday 10 March 2008: Geelong - Mildura BG Upgrade

In the shadow of Mt Bunninyong New Yendon crossing Y145 stabled with a loaded ballast at Lal Lal Y145 front on Y145 El Zorro's Y145 T413 brings up the rear T413 T413 - Steve Gibson T413 from the side Y145-T413 in push-pull with ballast at Lal Lal New dual gauge crossing at Lal Lal Track machinery at Warrenheip Loop Warrenheip Loop with the Melbourne line coming in from the left Melbourne line on left Geelong line on the right Downside of Warrenheip Loop Sleepers line the track approaching Ballarat East Sleepers ready for the Geelong line upgrade Track machinery at Warrenheip Loop The old has been removed at Yendon Compaction of the Yendon crossing begins New Lal Lal crossing Completed dual gauge crossing at Lal Lal Y145 discharges ballast on the down side of Bannockburn Ballast discharges from CHOY 6031-D Y145 trails T413 through Bannockburn T413 enters the gypsum siding at Gheringhap T413 leads the ballast train back into load at Gheringhap Loading ballast at Gheringhap New crossings sit ready for installation at Elaine T342-T377 pushes from the rear T342 T356 drops ballast towards Warrenheip T356 leads from under Victoria St overpass T356 drops Ballast along Strickland Pde S311-T377 S311-T377 stabled at Lal Lal S311 S311 at Lal Lal ZZMA - 117P ZZMA - 085A

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]]> Mon Mar 10 2008 Warrnambool Freight http://railpixel.fotopic.net/c1461504.html T388-X47 ran the Warrnambool freight on 15/02/2008 Friday 15 February 2008: T388-X47 ran the Warrnambool freight on 15/02/2008

T388-X47 shunting mid afternoon After shunting at Walsh Rd mid afternoon, T388 leads X47 back to the Warrnambool yards T388 leads X47 under the McMeekin Rd Overpass T388-X47 returning light to the Warrnambool yards Easing up to be shutdown and stabled for a few hours T388-X47 stabled at Warrnambool T388-X47 cross Wellington St after leaving the Warrnambool yards T388 leads X47 back out to Walsh Rd T388-X47 about to cross Walsh Rd T388 leads across Walsh Rd T388 Shunting the West Vic consist X47-T388 at Walsh Rd X47 T388 X47-T388 shunt the last few flat tops T388-X47 X47-T388 fully loaded heads back to the Warrnambool Yards for later departure to Melbourne X47-T388

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]]> Fri Feb 15 2008 Xmas & New Year sightings 2007 http://railpixel.fotopic.net/c1437924.html Xmas & New Year sightings 2007 Thursday 27 December 2007: Xmas & New Year sightings 2007

X47 being turned at Warrnambool X47 approaches Walsh Rd X47 X47 shunting at Warrnambool X46 at Warrnambool X46 at Warrnambool ready to return to Melbourne with 9202 X37 at Maryborough on New Years eve X42 stabled at Maryborough X42 & X37 with some flats at Maryborough New Years Eve X39 stabled at Ballarat over New Years A big lashup of XR550-XR552-XR553-XR557 at Ballarat New Years day 2008 XR550-XR552-XR553-XR557 arrived in Ballarat over New Years eve XR553 XR553 XR553-XR557 head north at sunset on New Years Day XR553-XR557 leave Ballarat with 9141 XR552-XR550 stabled at Ballarat Jan 2nd 2008 G525 with a very light 9141 crosses Lydiard St Down the side of T376 T376 stabled at Ballarat

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]]> Thu Dec 27 2007 B74 & T357 Blue Train to Ballarat http://railpixel.fotopic.net/c1420794.html Seymour Railway Heritage Centre (SRHC) ran a special Blue Train from Seymour to Ballarat via Melbourne on Sat 8th Dec 2007. Locos were T357-B74 both in VR blue & gold. T357 lead coming into Ballarat while B74 lead home from Ballarat that night. Saturday 8 December 2007: Seymour Railway Heritage Centre (SRHC) ran a special Blue Train from Seymour to Ballarat via Melbourne on Sat 8th Dec 2007. Locos were T357-B74 both in VR blue & gold. T357 lead coming into Ballarat while B74 lead home from Ballarat that night.

The Blue Train heads past Warrenheip approaches the Warrenheip Rd bridge About to cross Lydiard St Short end of T357 T357-B74 cross Lydiard St to runaround after arriving in Ballarat B74-T357 run around through Lydiard St B74 leads the run around B74 B74 In honour of Stabled at Ballarat Station All brass Long end of T357 T357 Parlor Car T357 B74 ready to depart Ballarat The blue Train waits to depart Ballarat heads past the Geelong deviation B74 in late evening sunlight B74 speeds past ...and heads off towards Melbourne

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]]> Sat Dec 8 2007 S Class http://railpixel.fotopic.net/c1405875.html S Class Sunday 11 November 2007: S Class

S301 stabled with G525 in Ballarat Yards w/e 3&4th Nov G525 leads S301 as they depart Ballarat on 9141

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]]> Sun Nov 11 2007 X39, X46 & X51 Warrnambool http://railpixel.fotopic.net/c1405870.html X39, X46 & X51 Warrnambool Thursday 8 November 2007: X39, X46 & X51 Warrnambool

X51 stabled during the day at Warrnambool X51 idling ready for departure later that night X51 X51 X51 X46 about to be turned X46 almost half way around X46 travels along Merrivale Drive X46 approaches Walsh Rd X46 X46 X46 X46 X46 heads back to the Warrnambool yards X46 ready to depart Warrnambool for Melbourne on 9202 X39 stabled at Warrnambool X39 short end X39 about to head back to the Warrnambool yards X39 crosses Walsh Rd X39 crawls up towards McMeekin Rd X39 approaches McMeekin Rd Tunnel

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]]> Thu Nov 8 2007 S300 revisits Ballarat http://railpixel.fotopic.net/c1382592.html S300 revisits Ballarat Saturday 29 September 2007: S300 revisits Ballarat

S300 idling at Ballarat S300-T376-T373 S300 & T376 CHOY 6042U shows a recent repaint job on the side S300 T376 at Ballarat T373 at Ballarat

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]]> Sat Sep 29 2007 X Class http://railpixel.fotopic.net/c1365430.html Images of 1st, 2nd and 3rd series X class locomotives Friday 13 April 2007: Images of 1st, 2nd and 3rd series X class locomotives

X31 on an up Waurn Ponds cement X44 X44 stabled at Maryborough X43 stabled at Maryborough X36 runs light along Merrivale Rd, Warrnambool X37 stabled at Warrnambool X37 passes under McMeekin Rd, Warrnambool X39 stabled at Warrnambool X47 stabled at Ballarat X41 X41 stabled at Maryborough X41 X46 stabled at Warrnambool

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]]> Fri Apr 13 2007 Dunolly & Maryborough http://railpixel.fotopic.net/c1365425.html Scenes around Dunolly and Maryborough in Central Victoria over the last few months Saturday 8 September 2007: Scenes around Dunolly and Maryborough in Central Victoria over the last few months

BL32 BL32 X43 X43-A73-XR554 A73 - Bob Skilton at Maryborough X43-A73-XR554 and XR552 in the Maryborough yard The flag flies above Maryborough station wheel chocks on XR552 XR552, XR554 with A73 partly obscured VQOF 1161-L VEOF 263-G G527 Short end of X43 G525 G525 A71 G525, XR552 and T402 sit quietly in the Maryborough yards T402 Manufacturing Plate on a VHGF - Made in 1972 VHGF VHGF 473-K Dunolly VHGF 329-R VHGF 214-D VHGF 356-Y VHGF 235-F VHGF 290-X X41 X41 sits idle at Maryborough VTQF 489-I VTQF 319-R on the end of a rake of VHGF's VTQF 315-E VPAX 75-B VPAX 90-S Discharge instructions on VPAX 91-E VTQF & VPCX G527-X43-XR553-XR552 G527-X43-XR553-XR552 on a 4 loco lashup XR552 with VHGF 27-B G527-X43-XR553-XR552 stabled at Maryborough G527 leads a long lashup in No. 2 Rd Maryborough X44 about to depart for Dunolly X44 approaches the Bet Bet crossing

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