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216-25125 viewsMoomba, view of surrounding sand hills
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218-26125 viewsYandicoogina or HIY as Hamersley Iron identify it, located 445 km from Parker Point yard in Dampier. Bank engine units General Electric Dash 9-44CW models 7090 serial 47769 and 7089 idle away waiting their next loaded train to push out.
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219-32125 viewsGoldsworthy Siding, the rear of an empty train sits in the siding awaiting a meet. The waggons in view were designed by AE Goodwin and built by Scott's of Ipswich and Tomlinson Steel Perth.
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220-04125 viewsTaplin Siding, located between the 135 and 137.5 km on the former Goldsworthy Mining Ltd line, now part of the BHP Iron Ore network looking west from the eastern end of the siding.
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100605 9337125 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31377 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 302 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, loaded with fines, West Kalgoorlie 2nd June 2010.
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060528 4614125 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, and this is the first one to be repainted in ARG yellow and stands out against the newer style WOE type waggons as this empty train runs past the 628 km west of Bonnie Vale, 28th May 2006.
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030406 114350125 viewsPort Lincoln loco workshops, still wearing the former owner's AN livery, Australian Southern locomotive and NJ class leader NJ 1 'Ben Chifley' Clyde Engineering EMD model JL22C serial 71-728, in multiple unit consist, roster shot. 6th April 2003.
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030409 140546125 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.
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060113 2450125 viewsThevenard, originally one of sixty two Kinki Sharyo built NH type waggons for the NAR in 1966 as NH 923, and recoded to ENH type ENH 23 in 1985, with hungry boards and access ladder intact. Exiting the Waratah Gypsum unloader and crossing Innes Avenue en route into the yard. 13th January 2006.
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130704 0375125 viewsKyancutta, 1200 class unit 1204 wearing current owner Genesee & Wyoming livery is a Clyde Engineering built EMD G12C model with serial 65-428 was originally built in 1965 for Western Mining Corporation and operated by the WAGR as their A class A 1514 recoded to 1204 in April 2004 and to the Eyre Peninsula in July 2004.
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030409 130606125 viewsRudall, loaded grain train with 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, 851 has spent its entire operating career on the Eyre Peninsula, leads fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt unit DA 4 past the old station building.
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060527 4098125 viewsScotia, AQCY 31020 container waggon, one of thirty five built by Centrecon Ltd WA in 1981 as WFA type, recoded in 1987 to WQCY, then RHQY in 1994 and back to WQCY in 1996. Seen here with three 20' containers.
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070527 9223125 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, OPC 397, originally built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1963 as an 8300 class brake van numbered 8349 on broad gauge, recoded in 1982 to AVAY 50, to standard gauge in Feb 1983 as AVAY 397, converted to AZXP accident van in Feb 1986 and then in Feb 1993 recoded to OPC.
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070608 0104125 viewsMidland, AQCY 31041, built by Centrecon Ltd WA in 1981 in a batch of thirty five WFA type container waggons, another eighteen were also built by Westrail. Converted in 1987 to WFAP for motor vehicles, then back at some time, loaded with two Westrail 20' COR roll top type containers COR 5853 and COR 5548.
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070608 0120125 viewsMidland, AZVY type departmental wheel set carrier waggon AZVY 2829, built by Transfield WA 1976 for Commonwealth Railways as one of two hundred GOX type open waggons. Recoded to AOOX, then in 1992 modified to AZVY.
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191-16125 viewsBroadford, High Street over bridge looking north, UP special sleeper discharge train behind Victorian Railways liveried B class B 65 Clyde Engineering EMD ML2 model serial ML2-6.
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160102 9820125 viewsWittenoom Gorge, pool in Joffre Creek just across the road from Colonial Mine, Magazine Pool. Geodata.
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160103 9836125 viewsLocated in the bush near Colonial Mill is this relic of a Fordson One Man Power Grader originally supplied by Lynas Motors Ltd. An old newspaper article on these graders can be found here . Geodata: -22.3057767 118.3247750 .
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239-27125 viewsYandi Two, conveyor belt CV202 failure of the primary crushing circuit conveyor. GeoData.
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160522 2108125 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, platform 4 of 5 pack Goninan built RRZY 7014 well waggon set, Scott's Refrigerated Railways reefer SRR 018 and FCL FCGU 9642534 container.
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