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186-36156 viewsMidland, standard gauge yard, brand new Perth built National Rail NR class units NR 102 Goninan GE model Cv40-9i serial 7250-07/97-302 and NR 101 serial 7250-07/97-303 shunt out of the yard with the first built sister NR 61 serial 7250-11/96-263, the building in the background is MidSig, the train control building, the yard and signal gantry are now gone.

192-21156 viewsJunee, NSW Main South, mechanical lower quadrant semaphore signals affixed to the Kemp Street Bridge, looking north.

219-23156 viewsGoldsworthy Siding, C36-7M unit 5507 'Nimingarra' serial 4839-03 / 87-072, an original Mt Newman Mining ALCo C636 5461 to GE C36-7M rebuild carried out by Goninan, leads an empty train into the siding at Goldsworthy as the second driver sets the road.

220-09156 viewsHills around former Shay Gap mining area.

100602 8538156 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33436 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Group Rail WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-141 and fleet number 8935 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with the 8 being an addition as the fleet size has increased beyond 1000 waggons, 82.5 ton capacity and build date of 04/2006 waggon for Portman Mining, seen here loaded with fines west of Binduli, 2nd June 2010.

030406 142210156 viewsKapinnie, yard view of former goods shed, loading ramp, concrete silo complex beside it. 6th April 2003.

030409 112332156 viewsDarke Peake, view looking north from the south end of the triangle, point lever with rail just visible heading into the bush, goods and grain siding with loading ramp at far right.

030409 113246156 viewsDarke Peake, ballast loading ramp and retaining wall looking west, station site is behind photographer.

030409 140605156 viewsWharminda, loaded grain train arrives behind 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, 851 has spent its entire operating career on the Eyre Peninsula, with fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt unit DA 4 as they stop to pick up loaded waggons.

030409 141326156 viewsWharminda, the engines 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt unit DA 4 shunt back out of the siding for the mainline with the loaded waggons.

030409 145828156 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.

030414 163944156 viewsKevin, looking south at the gypsum plant, the triangle can be seen branching off on the right, loop on the left, the mainline to Penong continues on behind the camera.

060111 2254156 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.

060113 2417156 viewsCeduna, loaded gypsum train 6DD2 stirs up the dust behind the triple Clyde Engineering EMD JL22C model 1600 / NJ class combination of 1604 serial 71-731 and originally NJ 4, NJ 3 serial 71-730 and 1601 serial 71-728 class leader NJ 1, all three units started on the Central Australia Railway in 1971 and were transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981. 08:10 AM on the Friday the 13th January 2006.

060113 2425156 viewsCeduna, class leader of the NJ and now 1600 class 1601 and formally NJ 1 'Ben Chifley', a Clyde Engineering EMD JL22C model serial 71-728, built in 1971 at Clyde's Granville NSW workshops, started out on the Central Australia Railway for the Commonwealth Railways before being transferred to the Eyre Peninsula system in 1981, in current owners livery.

060527 4132156 viewsScotia, AFAF 30461 flat waggon, originally built by Tomlinson Steel WA as WFX type in 1970 as the final member of one hundred and sixty one waggons, recoded to WQCX type in 1981. Seen here carrying six loaded nickel ore kibbles.

070527 9173156 viewsParkeston, AQCY 30214 container waggon, originally one of forty five built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 as WFX type, to WQCX in 1980 in Loongana Limestone traffic.

221-10156 viewsHardie Siding, with the days of C36-7M operations numbered, Goninan rebuild 5513 serial 88-078 / 4839-02 from ALCo C636 5453 heads away from Hardie past the location equipment and the train crew shelter with a loaded train bound for Finucane Island.

221-14156 viewsHardie Siding, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild unit CM40-8MEFI 5669 the last Dash 8 rebuilt for BHP and one of four fitted with an EFI prime mover, serial 95-160/8412-02, with the switch restored for the mainline the 2nd Person climbs aboard to continue on to Yarrie Mine.