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060530 4893514 viewsParkeston, Pacific National RZAY type crew accommodation car RZAY 940 on train 2PM6 was built by Comeng NSW as an ARJ type stainless steel air conditioned first class roomette sleeping car ARJ 240 in 1968, allocated to the Indian Pacific Joint Stock in 1970, renumbered to ARJ 940 in 1974 and sold to National Rail and converted to crew car in 1997.
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160523 2837514 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, originally built by V/Line's Bendigo Workshops in June 1986 as one of fifty VQDW type 'Jumbo' Container Flat waggons built, PQDY 54 still in Freight Australia green livery loaded with two SCT half height 40' curtain siders SCT 1012 'SCT Linehaul Storage Distribution' and SCT 1025 'SCT Logistics'.
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160523 2874514 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0002 Greater Freighter, one of thirty five units built by Gemco WA in 2005.
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160523 2920514 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0108 Multi-Freighter with Independent Brake signage, one of eighty units built by Gemco WA.
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160524 3688514 viewsKalgoorlie, SCT train 2PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne, ABSY type ABSY 2466 covered van, originally built by Mechanical Handling Ltd SA in 1971 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type recoded to ABFX and then RBFX to SCT as ABFY before being converted by Gemco WA to ABSY type in 2004/05.
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160524 3691514 viewsKalgoorlie, SCT train 2PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne, ABSY type ABSY 4446 covered van, originally built by Comeng WA in 1977 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type, recoded to ABFX and RBFX to SCT as ABFY before conversion by Gemco WA to ABSY in 2004/05.
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160524 3704514 viewsKalgoorlie, SCT train 2PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0031 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.
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160525 4590514 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 which operates from Perth to Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction), PWXY type PWXY 0006 one of twelve well waggons built by CSR Meishan Rolling Stock Co of China for SCT in 2008, loaded with an SCT 48' reefer SCTR 311 and an SCT 40' reefer SCTR 130.
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160526 5279514 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, SCT train 3MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, with 76 waggons for 5709.8 tonnes and 1795 metres with EDI Downer built EMD model GT46C-ACe unit SCT 012 serial 08-1736 as second unit to sister unit SCT 014 as they hold the mainline in West Kalgoorlie waiting for the Prospector railcar to cross.
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160526 5280514 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, SCT train 3MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, with 76 waggons for 5709.8 tonnes and 1795 metres with EDI Downer built EMD model GT46C-ACe unit SCT 014 serial 08-1738 on the point with sister unit SCT 012 as they hold the mainline in West Kalgoorlie waiting for the Prospector railcar to cross.
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160526 5296514 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, SCT train 3MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0093 Greater Freighter, built by CSR Meishan Rolling Stock Co China in 2014 without the Greater Freighter signage.
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160526 5355514 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, SCT train 3MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, with no lettering visible of this side, ARFY type ARFY 2233 refrigerated van with a Ballarat built Maxi-CUBE fibreglass body that has been fitted to a Comeng Victoria 1971 built RO type flat waggon that was in service with Commonwealth Railways and recoded though ROX - AQOX - AQOY - RQOY codes before conversion.
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6701 Mt Newman Mining Workshops 040502 085554514 viewsMooka Siding, trailing view of the 'Pony' heading south, 50 ton waggon 6701, one of three 'special' waggons converted from Magor USA built ore waggons, loaded with concrete sleepers is in the middle with former Goldsworthy flat waggon 8704 closet to camera.
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23714514 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, Mt Newman Mining's AE Goodwin built ALCo model M636 unit 5473 serial G6047-5 being scrapped to frame level, cab section on truck. December 1992.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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23877514 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, an unidentified ALCo to GE CM40-8M rebuild unit, could be 5648. July 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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242-04514 viewsNelson Point, BHP Goninan GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5509 serial 4839-05 / 87-074 about to be trucked to United Goninan Perth for eventual cutting down to the frame and heading to United Goninan Broadmeadow NSW as an engine test bed. May 2002.
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190107 0431514 viewsParkeston, Mineral Resources Ltd MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00211 built by CSR Yangtze Co China in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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151206 9658514 viewsBoodarie, on a Gavin Transport Drake float, BHP's new track recording vehicle which is a Mermec ROGER 800 imported from Italy. Max speed 80 km/h, tare 65 tonnes, minimum radius R 80 m.
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200914 7796514 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, 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. 14th September 2020.
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041014 142704514 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, former ALCo built demonstrator locomotive model C-415 serial 3449-1 built April 1966, currently carrying number 1000, it was originally numbered 008 when Hamersley Iron purchased the unit in 1968. It was retired from service on the 24th February 1982. It then spent some time carrying number 2000 while building the Marandoo railway line from Sept 1991. 14th October 2004.
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