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    The Great Depression saw a reduction in NSWGR rail traffic and 5132 was withdrawn in 1931.
    It was one of 88 redundant steam locomotives used to provide dead weight during the load testing of the Sydney Harbour Bridge prior to the bridge opening in 1932.
    5132 was condemned in September 1939 and earmarked for scrapping, however it received a reprieve and was rebuilt to superheated specification and returned to traffic in September 1942, going on to become one of the last NSWGR steam locomotives in service when withdrawn from Port Waratah depot in December 1972 with 1,877,246km of accumulated travel.
     
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    HK-5133 | Agusta-Westland AW-139
     
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    Steam Locomotive 5134 with coal wagons, Newcastle, NSW - October 24 1936.
     
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    A long NS Local P95 waiting "Southern Style" (long hood forward) on the "South Newton Lead" (former Carolina & North-Western) switch/interchange for a Westbound empty coal train. Milepost HG-80/S-48.
     
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    SNCB/SNCB - Série/Series 51 - HLD 5136 - 16/03/1999
     
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    British Railways Sulzer Type 2 Bo-Bo D5137 is seen at the head of a Rugby via Marton to Southam cement works freight service on 21st June 1966.
    The wagons are primarily filled with coal slack and because the train has to reverse at Marton Junction, a brake van has been provided at each end.
    The Derby built Sulzer Type 2 Bo-Bo design later became classified as BR's Class 24 type of diesel locomotives
     
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    B- 5138 China Xinhua airlines Boeing 737- 84P(WL)
     
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    GWR 2-6-2T No 5140, a class 51xx 'Large Prairie' locomotive, is seen on one of Tyseley shed's stabling roads with the coaling stage in the background circa 1939. Initially built at Swindon works in March 1906 as No 3140 it was later rebuilt by Swindon works and remained in service until July 1953 when it was withdrawn from Taunton shed to scrapped circa 1953 by Swindon works.
     
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    CN 5141 Canadian National Railway EMD SD40 at Boston Bar, British Columbia,
     
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    Locomotives: NS 5142(GP38-2) NS 7079(GP50)
    Date: 9/9/2007 - Location: Rock Hill, SC
     
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    DXB 5143, the first locomotive to be painted in the KiwiRail livery.
     
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    Steam Locomotive 5144 - 1952-04-27 - Swindon Works. With GW style BR lettering. A Collett engine that has been fitted with small-boss Churchward-era driving wheels.
     
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    It's quite rare to see icicles in NW London, Met 5145/5124 are running south to Wembley Park, at Northwood Hills on 18Dec10.
     
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    Canadian Pacific Locomotive: CP 5147(2-8-2)
    Date: 6/1/1955 - Location: Unknown, QC CA
     
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    BR British Railways Steam Locomotive Class 5100 5148 at Lostwithiel in 1959

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    Steam Locomotive 5149 - Pennsylvania Railway
     
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    5150

    GWR 5101 Class 2-6-2T No 5150 at Swindon having been withdrawn at the end of August 1960. It was cut up 3 months after this picture was taken.
     
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    Steam Locomotive 5151 - 1959-05 - Stourbridge Junction
     
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