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160523 2724124 viewsParkeston, 1PM5 intermodal train, RRZY 7044 one of thirty two 5-pack well waggon sets built by Goninan in 1995-96 for National Rail, originally coded RQZY, with all sorts of containers.

160522 2329124 viewsParkeston, 7MP7 priority service train, Pacific National crew accommodation coach BRS 222, built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops in 1952 as AS 16 First class, to BRS 2, BS 222, current.

160601 10150124 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 2MP5 intermodal train, RRYY 22 platform 5 of 5-pack articulated low profile skel waggon set, one of fifty two such sets built by Bradken Rail Braemar from a Williams-Worley design, based on the TNT TRAY type for moving automotive carrying containers, 46' RAND Refrigerated Logistics reefer RAND 262.

160522 2222124 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0040 Greater Freighter, one of a second batch of thirty units built by Gemco WA.

161111 2461124 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon APNY 31166, last of four built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1978 as WNA type pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon, WAGR built and owned copies of the AE Goodwin built WN waggons for WMC.

161111 2404124 viewsKalgoorlie, Malcolm freighter train 5029, waggon AQNY 32163 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic with Bis Industries hard-top 25U0 type sulphur container BISU 100091 and original style sulphur container S90W 965 with original style door and sliding tarpaulin.

244-23124 viewsPort Lincoln loco workshops, still wearing the former owners AN livery, Australian Southern 830 class 869 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial G6016-05, sandwiched between two NJ class units. 6th April, 2003.

22654124 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, brand new GE CM40-8M rebuild unit for BHP Iron Ore 5634 'Boodarie' serial 8151-07 / 91-120 looks to be in the final stages of construction as it sits out side during an Open Day on 20th July 1991 with WAGR Fs 460 4-8-0 steam locomotive and Xa Class No 1405 'Warienga'. 20th July 1991.
Jim Bisdee photo.

22661124 viewsBassendean, during an Open Day at the Goninan workshops, a new GE-7FDL-16 prime-mover and GMG187 main alternator for install into a GE CM40-8M rebuild. 20th July 1991.
Jim Bisdee photo.

22662124 viewsBassendean, during an Open Day at the Goninan workshops, a GE CM40-8M rebuild under way within the workshops, possibly 5635. 20th July 1991.
Jim Bisdee photo.

170915 0710124 viewsGreat Northern Highway 18.2 km grade crossing, empty Roy Hill fuel train powers along bound for Tad Yard with General Electric built ES44ACi unit RHA 1019 serial 64300 leading eleven of Roy Hill's twelve tank waggons. 15th September 2017. View map here.

240-08124 viewsNelson Point, retired Mt Newman Mining Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 sits awaiting its engine removal prior to being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's Museum at Bassendean, Perth for preservation. 25th June 2002.

190107 0424124 viewsParkeston, UGL plate on Mineral Resources MRL class locomotive.

190107 0431124 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.

150619 9164124 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine Tamper 3 a Plasser Australia unit model 09-3X serial M480. 19th June 2015.

200914 7769124 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 September 2020.

200914 iPhone IMG 8831124 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, in this panorama image you can see from the left 3017 a Comeng WA ALCo rebuild C636R locomotive serial WA-135-C-6043-04. The improved Pilbara cab was fitted as part of the rebuild in April 1985 and the former NSWGR bogie passenger carriages. 14th September 2020.

119-16123 viewsSunshine, looking towards Tottenham, broad gauge down goods train 9149 is passed by down standard gauge goods train, V/Line G class locos, looking across all tracks.

119-30123 viewsBacchus Marsh, Australian National broad gauge locos BL class BL 29 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 83-1013 and 700 class 703 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL500G serial G6059-1 with down Adelaide goods train 9145 power past the stabled passenger commuter carriage sets as they prepare to climb Islington Bank, semaphore signal post 7 is pulled off for move, signal post 10B is for moves from the former brown coal loading facility at Maddingley Brown Coal sidings.