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202-06484 viewsMeckering, looking east at the Down arrival signal mast, 2 RA and 2 RB, relay room and grain silos in the distance.
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030409 140747484 viewsWharminda, former Australian National DA class locomotive DA 4 is a rebuilt former AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class ex 839, serial 83730, it was rebuilt by Port Augusta Workshops to DA class.
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030409 145828484 viewsUngarra, located at the 108.1 km and opened in March 1913 as the temporary terminus till July 1913. Yard overview looking south from the north end, loading ramp can be made out in front of car, silo complex, station hut then the horizontal grain bunker on the right.
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060527 4071484 viewsLeonora, WN 506, pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon, one of thirty built by AE Goodwin NSW as WN type in 1970 for WMC.
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221-11484 viewsHardie Siding, with the switch now set for the siding, the empty train is reversing out back onto the mainline, the ore cars are Tomlinson Steel built bottom discharge units. Note the end of train device are two flashing red lights, and no digitair.
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191-03484 viewsSeymour station, rationalised yard, V/Line A class A 70 Clyde Engineering EMD rebuild model AAT22C-2R serial 84-1187, ex ML2 unit B 70 ML2-11 awaits the evening Cobram down pass.
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150505 7990484 viewsFMG Solomon Line, bank engines Progress Rail EMD SD70ACe/LCi unit 716 serial 20118693-008 and EMD SD90MAC unit 901 serial 976833-1, this unit has been repowered with an 16-710G3 prime mover, at the 227 km as they bank the loaded train upgrade into the cutting, the train speed is now increasing as the front of the train has topped the grade. Geodata: -22.0187117 118.5850933 .
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160128 00875484 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal Yard, reduced to just the front wall and the 7FDL-16 engine sticking above frame level, BHP Billiton Goninan rebuild CM40-8M locomotive 5661 serial 8412-06/94-152 is almost gone.
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060110 2165484 viewsCummins, view across Railway Terrace of empty grain train shunting the Cummins Bunker track to pick up empty hoppers, behind ARG 1200 class unit 1204, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-428, originally built for the WAGR as the final unit of fourteen A class locomotives in 1965 and sent to the Eyre Peninsula in July 2004 and two 830 class AE Goodwin built ALCo model DL531 units 842 serial 84140 ex SAR broad gauge to Eyre Peninsula in October 1987, and 851 serial 84137 new to Eyre Peninsula in 1962. Approx. location of image.
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160522 2167484 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, NQOY 14943 container waggon, one of fifty units built by Comeng NSW in 1974-75 as OCY type, with a Pacific National 48' MFG1 type box PNXD 4165.
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160530 9092484 viewsParkeston, SCT train 1PM9 operates mostly empty from Perth to Melbourne, SCT crew accommodation coach PSDS class PSDS 02248 converted by Gemco WA in 2008 from former Comeng NSW built SBH class sitting car SBH 2248 for the NSWGR.
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160530 9230484 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, ABSY type ABSY 2657 covered van, originally built by Comeng NSW in 1973 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type, recoded to ABFX, RBFX to SCT as ABFY before conversion by Gemco WA to ABSY in 2004/05.
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161111 2517484 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon AQHY 30012 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0120, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 as a WF type flat waggon, then in 1997, following several recodes and modifications, was one of seventy five waggons converted to the WQH type to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.
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170726 9434484 viewsKanyirri yard, a short FMG shunt train departs the yard and heads to the car dumper balloons behind Progress Rail built SD70ACe/LCi unit 702 serial 20118611-002 and ten pairs of ore waggons. 26th July 2017.
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241-05484 viewsNelson Point, Goninan GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5506 serial 4839-01 / 87-071 is in the process of being removed from site bound for Asset Kinetics in Maddington, Perth. 5506 was rebuilt from NSW AE Goodwin built C636 ALCo number 5455 serial G6012-04 and was delivered in Mt Newman orange livery and originally named 'Mt Whaleback', after repainting into BHP blue was named 'Ethel Creek', then finally 'Mt Goldsworthy'. June 2002.
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200412 5921484 viewsBoodarie, part of a loaded FMG train, a mismatched waggon pair, both are CSR Yangtze Rolling Stock Co. of China builds, 6968 would be a 2013 built, but the 5967 should be a 2014 build and numbered in the 72xx-74xx series. 12th April 2020.
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041014 142329484 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, view along the passenger carriages behind rebuilt ALCo C636R locomotive 3017 with the first passenger carriage 'Bellary' was originally built by Clyde Engineering at Granville NSW in 1936 for the NSWGR as a second class railway carriage FS type FS 2143. In 1987 it was purchased by the Society and is named after a local river. The next carriage is van 'Portland' and originally an NSWGR MHO type guards van MHO 2321, then recoded to KB type mail van, then to KBY 2513 guards van. For a view 20 years later click here. 14th October 2004.
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120-10483 viewsSeymour loco depot, V/Line standard gauge T class T 411 Clyde Engineering EMD model G18B serial 68-627, elevated view.
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121-08483 viewsAlbury yard, standard gauge NSWSRA 81 class 8170 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 85-1089, cab front view, candy livery.
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121-16483 viewsAlbury loco depot, V/Line standard gauge C class C 505 Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 76-828, LHS view, trailing shot.
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