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197-05180 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, looking west with the end of the triangle or wye, signal post is GJ 7, empty iron ore train behind BHP's Goninan 1988 build GE CM39-8 unit 5632 'Poseidon' serial 5831-11 / 88-081.

197-08180 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, looking east, empty iron ore train behind BHP's Goninan 1988 build GE CM39-8 unit 5632 'Poseidon' serial 5831-11 / 88-081, note the CCTV camera mounted under the radiator wing.

202-21180 viewsMeckering, view of the goods shed from the south east end, shows loading platform, ramps and crane.

203-02180 viewsBing Siding, an empty train behind BHP General Electric AC6000 unit 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 runs around the passing track with a loaded train on the mainline.

206-10180 viewsCarawine Pool at Carawine Gorge, looking north.

206-12180 viewsThe western wall of Carawine Pool.

212-28180 viewsWeipa, Mission River road and rail bridge from the Andoom and rail side with an empty train headed by Comalco unit R 1004 purchased off BHP Iron Ore in 1994 is a Clyde Engineering built EMD model JT42C built in 1990 with serial 90-1277. July 1995.

218-07180 viewsDe Grey River Bridge, a loaded Yarrie train crosses the river behind an original Mt Newman Mining ALCo to GE rebuild carried out by Goninan, originally ALCo C636 5458 to GE model C36-7M unit 5510 'Newman' serial 4839-07 / 87-075.

060528 4428180 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOPY 32393, fleet number 926, one of seventy ex ANR coal waggons rebuilt from AOKF type by Bluebird Engineering SA in service with ARG on Koolyanobbing iron ore trains. They used to be three metres longer and originally built by Metropolitan Cammell Britain as GB type in 1952-55, 28th May 2006.

060113 2502180 viewsKevin, narrow gauge loco 1604 leads NJ 3 and 1601 with empty train 6DD3 as they have arrived at Kevin and use the line to Penong (closed) to shunt back onto the triangle, and no, the locos didn't tip over! 13th January 2006.

151111 9506180 viewsA view from Table Hill looking south west across the Robe River rail line and the rolling hills and mesas.

150522 8183180 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M units 5638 serial 8281-02/92-127, 5640 serial 8281-05/92-129 and 5659 serial 8412-04/94-150, for full details of these units past lives see here .

180615 1496180 viewsMooka Yard, side view of named BHP's Progress Rail built EMD SD70ACe unit 4486 'Jenny Parkinson' serial 20148001-019. 15th June 2018.
Roland Depth photo.

040412 143234180 viewsNelson Point, a Goninan built ore waggon 4384, one of 126 such waggons constructed during 1997 out of 3CR12 stainless steel in an effort to eliminate painting and to reduce wear on the waggon body. Note the rounded bottom edge and tapered floor, this design was designated HC7081. 12th April 2004.

040412 144554180 viewsNelson Point, Goninan built, Lynx Engineering designed ore waggon 4912 made from 5Cr12Ti stainless steel these waggons are known as Golynx waggons, part of Rake 3 of 120 waggon, build date 01/2004. 12th April 2004.

103-34179 viewsSeymour ZD type six wheel guards van ZD 611, originally built as a Z van by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops in December 1928 - to ZP in the 1960s and ZD in 1975, coupled to RY type four wheel open waggon RY 615.

170-01179 viewsCosgrove, rear road receival view and elevation of Williamstown style silo complex.

174-19179 viewsAlbury, V/Line standard gauge VQAW type leader VQAW 1, three pack articulated container waggon with Gloucester bogies, built new at Ballarat North Workshops and issued to traffic 22-11-1990, middle container platform, empty on a south bound goods train, the disused Dalgety's warehouse is behind the waggon.

165-03179 viewsWodonga, stabled V/Line broad gauge DT type bogie luggage van DT 322, part of Z set Z 54, the T signifies through cabling for HEP supply, DT 322 started out as a BP type van BP 10 built by Newport Workshops in August 1959, and has carried several codes, BB, BMF, BMX and VBAX.