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060530 4969139 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31395 is one of a batch of twenty five built by Comeng WA between 1974 and 1975 and converted from Mt Newman high sided waggons by WAGR Midland Workshops with a capacity of 67 tons with fleet number 325 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations. This waggon was also converted to a WSM type ballast hopper by re-fitting the cut down top section and having bottom discharge doors fitted, converted back to WOB in 1997. This is the first one to be repainted in ARG yellow, shows capacity of 32M³, loaded with lump ore at Binduli, 30th May 2006.
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060111 2258139 viewsTooligie, ARG 1200 class unit 1203, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-427, one of fourteen originally built between 1960-65 for WAGR as their A class A 1513, fitted with dynamic brakes and financed by Western Mining Corporation, started working on the Eyre Peninsula in November 2004 and its grain train. 11th January 2006.
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060531 4982139 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQNY 32153 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic with two original style sulphur containers S155 and an unnumbered one with sliding tarpaulin roofs.
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160101 9774139 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Gorge Mine area, asbestos mining remains, mine drive adit No.6 concrete entry structure. Geodata.
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160101 9789139 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Gorge Mine area, mine adit no. 4. Geodata.
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160101 DJI 0013139 viewsWittenoom Gorge, view from above the Gorge Mine area and pool, looking south west, campers at pool, the track continues on for a little further than here, and then foot access can be gained into gorge in Karijini National Park. Geodata.
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160103 DJI 0064139 viewsColonial Mill and mine ruins located within Wittenoom Gorge. A number of mine adits or entry points are visible on this level along with the large amount of tailings, office structures and railway points and track visible. See images of the site intact here , 194-08 shows the sealed red entry point. Geodata: -22.314205, 118.317905.
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060110 2157139 viewsNear the 64 km between Pillana and Cummins, empty grain train 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 then 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 photo.
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160523 2708139 viewsParkeston, Pacific National train 1PM5 right on departure time with a pair of Goninan built GE model Cv40-9i NR class units NR 102 serial 7250-07/97-302 and NR 106 serial 7250-08/97-308 and two crew coaches.
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030403 153802139 viewsGladstone, MKA (Morrison Knudsen Australia) rebuilt AL class AL 23 into EMD JT26C-2M model for Australian National in 1993 as the ALF class, here ALF 22 serial 94-AB-022 is second unit on a gradin train being loaded on the 3rd April 2003.
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040407 080418139 viewsToy Titan on the lean when the LHS rear wheel parted company and went bush. 23 km Newman mainline. Wednesday 7th April 2004.
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180614 1333139 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, Node 1 at the 17 km looking south, new type LED tilt mast for signal GJ18. GeoData. 14th June 2018.
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040409 123032139 viewsBoodarie, Goldsworthy service bottom discharge Tomlinson Steel WA built ore waggon 8050. 9th April 2004.
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040412 144513139 viewsNelson Point, Goninan built, Lynx Engineering designed ore waggon known as Golynx waggons, one of 345 such waggons constructed during 2001 out of 3CR12 stainless steel in an effort to eliminate painting and to reduce wear on the waggon body. 12th April 2004.
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190107 0420139 viewsParkeston, cab side view of Mineral Resources MRL class loco MRL 002 'Spirit of Yilgarn' with serial R-0113-03/14-505 a UGL Rail Broadmeadow NSW built GE model C44ACi in 2014 stands in the Engineers Siding.
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200914 7790139 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, brake van 'Portland' was originally a NSWGR MHO type guards van MHO 2321, then recoded to KB type mail van, then to KBY 2513 guards van. It was built by Clyde Engineering at Granville and purchased in 1987 by the Society, it is named after a local river. 14th September 2020.
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090915 2477r139 viewsForrest Siding, north end looking south on the FMG line at the 125.75 km. This siding was orginally 3 km long before having the north end becoming duplicated back to Durack and the south end extended 3 km. 15th of September 2009. Geodata location data.
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119-18138 viewsSunshine, Australian National broad gauge loco BL class BL 31 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 83-1015 and V/Line C class C 509 Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 76-832 with down Adelaide goods train 9149, on the Independent Goods Lines, about to cross passenger lines, semaphore signal post 31.
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121-11138 viewsAlbury loco depot, V/Line standard gauge G class G 522 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 86-1235, cab front view.
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122-18138 viewsRosedale station overview, platform, building, goods shed and crane.
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