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211-31282 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point bauxite berth, TNT Capricornia, a coal fired 75,500-dwt bulk carrier built by Italcantieri for TNT Bulkships trade run between Gladstone and Weipa.
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220-09282 viewsHills around former Shay Gap mining area.
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060111 2254282 viewsTooligie, a kilometre south with empty grain train 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 leads an empty grain train north. 11th January 2006.
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221-04282 viewsHardie Siding, with the days of C36-7M operations numbered, Goninan rebuild 5513 serial 88-078 / 4839-02 from ALCo C636 5453 holds the mainline with a loaded train bound for Finucane Island.
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160101 9778282 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Gorge Mine area, asbestos mining remains, view across to former railway workshops building, slab remains. Geodata.
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160523 3325282 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQHY 30112 with CSA 0079, 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 to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth. CSA 0079 is one of twelve units built by Acid Plant Management Services, WA in 2015.
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160522 2212282 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth sits on the mainline behind EDI Downer built EMD model GT46C-ACe unit SCT 010 serial 97-1734 with 76 waggons for 5382 tonnes and 1800 metres length.
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030403 111435282 viewsKapunda station sign on platform looking south east.
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030403 152758282 viewsGladstone dual gauge waggon weighbridge.
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170726 9429282 viewsRedbank, a loaded BHP iron ore train from Yandi arrives past the arrival signals for Nelson Point yard on the west mainline behind Electro Motive built SD70ACe unit 4331 'Withnell' serial 20066862-060 leading an SD70ACe/LC with another two SD70ACe/LC units in the middle of the 264 waggon consist. 26th July 2017.
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170727 9627282 viewsWoodstock Siding, a Roy Hill ballast train works north as it is about to cross BHP's Woodstock running lines, General Electric Erie built model ES44ACi unit RHA 1006 serial 62578 leads a side dump, ten ballast hoppers and a ballast plough with a sister unit on the rear. 27th July 2017. GeoData.
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180527 1207282 viewsPippingarra, near the 17 km on the former Goldsworthy line, BHP has stored some redundant service waggons, flat waggon AQPY 2916 , the two heavy weight waggons, the old winch and crib waggons from the steel train and Difco side dumps. Looking west. 27th May 2018. GeoData.
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040412 144343282 viewsNelson Point, Comeng WA built ore waggon handbrake end view. 12th April 2004.
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190107 0419282 viewsParkeston, 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 with a string of eighteen, or nine pairs of MHPY bottom discharge hopper waggons awaiting transfer over to West Kalgoorlie.
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151206 9660282 viewsBoodarie, on a Gavin Transport Drake float, BHP's new track recording vehicle which is a Mermec ROGER 800 imported from Italy. Underbody detail of the testing units.
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200914 7755282 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, 5450 a USA built EMD model F7A serial 8970 and frame 3006-A9, built Jan-1950 for Western Pacific Railroad as 917-A, imported for the Mt Newman Mining Co. to construct their Port Hedland to Newman railway in December 1967. Donated to the Society in 1978. 14th September 2020.
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200914 7788282 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, passenger carriage 'Weelumurra' was originally built by Clyde Engineering at Granville NSW in 1936 for the NSWGR as a second class railway carriage FS type FS 2138. In 1975 it was purchased by the Society and is named after a local river. 14th September 2020.
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041014 142804282 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Goldsworthy Mining Ltd B class unit 1, an English Electric built ST95B model, originally built in 1965 serial A-104, due to accident damage rebuilt on new frame with serial A-232 in 1970. These units of Bo-Bo design with a 6CSRKT 640 kW prime mover and built at the Rocklea Qld plant. Donated to Society in 1995. 14th October 2004.
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119-01281 viewsNth Geelong C Box, V/Line broad gauge locos N class N 461 'City of Ararat' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 86-1190 and X class X 47 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 75-794 work an empty grain train onto the mainline to Gheringhap from the Nth Geelong grain loop, crossing Separation Street, semaphore signals, point rodding and signal box.
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119-13281 viewsMaribyrnong River, Bunbury St Tunnel, 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 work down Adelaide goods train 9149 over the Maribyrnong River.
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