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A heavily stripped 2202 sits inside the MPC at Dry Creek after being transferred by road from NSW on 27-6-24. The loco will most likely not see service again and is now stored outside.
2202 was originally 422 class unit 42213
QR National's GE powered Locomotive ACB4406 is stabled at the MPC on its delivery run from Goninan Broadmeadow in NSW to Western Australia on 5-12-11
Brand new GWA002 stands alongside 2216 and 841 at the MPC after just being delivered from New South Wales on 17-11-11
ACB4404 on its delivery run from UGL in Broadmeadow New South Wales visits the GWA Motive Power Centre ar Dry Creek on its way west with Borad gauge Stony loco stabled alongside on 6 road on 12-11-11
Australian Southern Railroad unit ALF22 has just been repainted into the corporate scheme sitting at the Dry Creek MPC on 27-7-1999. This was the second unit in the scheme with ALF18 repainted in January 1999
Former Freightrail 81 class units now running with National Rail share the tracks with ASR unit 607 out the front of the Dry Creek Motive Power centre at Dry Creek on 27-7-1999. While all ASR units were serviced at the Motive Power Centre, National Rail contracted Clyde at the time to service thier Clyde built EMD powered locos
Originally built as SAR 830 class loco 864 entering service on 11-7-1963, the loco was shipped to Tasmania in about 1980 and returned to the mainland after Silverton purchased the loco in January 1990. In December 1990, it was transferred to Broken hill and renumbered ST30. On 21-11-1995, ST30 is stabled at the MPC while on hire to National Rail along with AN6 and C506
In 1995 4826 was purchased by Australian National from Freightrail as a source of spare parts. On 21-11-1995, the reverse tuscan painted loco in stripped condition is stored out the back of the MPC with 519
CLP17 is stabled at the MPC during servicing on 21-11-1995
English Electric shunt loco 517 is stabled on 5 road at the MPC alongside booster unit loco BU3, rebuilt from 600 class loco 604 it entered service on 17-9-1994 and withdrawn in 1996 after the project was a failure, eventually being scrapped in 2009
GM25 is stored out the back of the MPC on 25-4-1995.
The loco entered service in October 1962 and withdrawn in January 1994. It was sold to a private buyer and transported to Melbourne before eventually being scrapped in Bendigo on 5-5-17
Purchase by Australian National with the intention of returning 702 to service after a fire, 44221 sits at the MPC on 25-4-1995 with 707 scribbled on the side. Nothing eventuated with the loco and it was scrapped in October 1997
Renumbered to 534 from the original class leader 500 in the late 1980's, 534 is stored at the MPC on 25-4-1995.
It entered service on 1-6-1964. It was used on standard gauge ballast trains on the Radium Hill line in November 1964 until 1966 when it was transferred back to BG. In 1987 it was again transferred to SG and was later added with multiple unit to run together with 500 class loco 527 in the metro area. The loco was stored in April 1994 and scrapped in October 1997
Freshly painted DL41 is stabled at the MPC with CLP17 on 25-4-1995
Fresh from repaint into the National Rail scheme, DL41 is stabled at the MPC on 25-4-1995
When repainted, DL41 received small numbers not centered on the cab side. While stabled at the MPC on 25-4-1995, the opportunity is taken to change the cab side numbers