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El Zorro mineral sands train

The mineral sands train was operated by El Zorro and runs on an irregular basis between Melbourne and Portland, to transport titanium and zircon mineral sands processed by Iluka Resources at Hamilton

T385 and C501 await departure from the Victoria Dock sidings

Saturday 18 June 2011 1:01 PM
Viewed 1590 times
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Mineral sands train heads west at North Geelong, as a GWA grain departs the grain loop

Sunday 17 April 2011 5:38 PM
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Three flats tops?! T342, TL155 and TL152 lead the down mineral sands through North Geelong

Sunday 17 April 2011 5:37 PM
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GM36 and S302 coupling up to container wagons for the mineral sands train at Victoria Dock

Wednesday 28 July 2010 4:17 PM
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Throwing the points for the other road

Wednesday 28 July 2010 4:16 PM
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S302 and GM36 shunt towards the main line at the Westgate Ports siding at Victoria Dock

Wednesday 28 July 2010 4:12 PM
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The bad side of GM36 facing the camera at Victoria Dock

Wednesday 28 July 2010 4:11 PM
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The train heads west at Hoppers Crossing, as the gap in the sun heads east. Bugger!

Sunday 25 July 2010 4:11 PM
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The train is all MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) 20 foot containers

Sunday 25 July 2010 3:41 PM
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G521 and T342 enter the Bunbury Street tunnel

Sunday 25 July 2010 3:40 PM
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G521 and T342 depart from Victoria Dock on the mineral sands train

El Zorro broad gauge grain hoppers in the other siding

Sunday 25 July 2010 3:34 PM
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Reach stacker heading back with the container

Sunday 25 July 2010 1:34 PM
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Collecting another container for the train

Sunday 25 July 2010 1:34 PM
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Reach stacker heads off to collect another container from the stack

Sunday 25 July 2010 1:33 PM
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Locos now coupled to the wagons, loading of the train continuing

Sunday 25 July 2010 1:32 PM
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G521 and T342 shunt at the Westgate Ports siding at Victoria Dock

Sunday 25 July 2010 1:02 PM
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Looking down the Westgate Ports siding at Victoria Dock

Saturday 17 July 2010 9:46 AM
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Exit end of the Westgate Ports siding, Bolte Bridge in the background

Saturday 17 July 2010 9:41 AM
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C501 and T386 at the far end of the Westgate Ports siding at Victoria Dock

Saturday 17 July 2010 9:31 AM
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Loading containers onto the El Zorro mineral sands train at the Westgate Ports siding

Saturday 17 July 2010 9:30 AM
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A mixed bag of wagons in the consist, including five newer orange ones, and lot of older junk

Friday 11 June 2010 4:36 PM
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All locos B end leading

Friday 11 June 2010 4:35 PM
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T342 leads GM36 and T386 on the up Mineral Sands at Brooklyn

Friday 11 June 2010 4:35 PM
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Mostly ex-ANR flats at this end of the train

Sunday 7 March 2010 2:04 PM
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