2005 has seen a number of changes to the rail scene especially around Geraldton with a new line connecting the Port to Narngulu
and the removal of the old railway.
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History!
DA1572 with a grain train at Town Beach Geraldton on 24 July 2005. The line was closed on 8 September 2005 and removed
only days later. The new line to the south of Geraldton opened on 10 September 2005.
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R1902 hauls an empty rail train through the big cutting in Mount Tarcoola Geraldton on 31 July 2005 on the new railway.
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1202 ex A1511 stands at Forestfield in Perth in an interim stage of its repainting on 31 August 2005.
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Pacific National's NR61/NR39 haul an interstate freight train out of Forrestfield on 4 June 2005.
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