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160103 9834109 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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160103 9836109 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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236-07109 viewsNelson Point, Loco Overhaul Shop, BHP Dash 8 class locomotive 5653 'Chiba', a Goninan 1994 rebuild to GE CM40-8M model, serial 8412-10 / 93-144.
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239-23109 viewsOverview of Yandi One OHP plant as viewed from the head end of CV2 conveyor which runs from the primary crusher to the reclaim pile. Visible from the left is the radial stacker on the stockpile, power station radiators, new and old side tertiary crushing structures, sub-station 4, the workshops in the background and on the secondary crusher structure. The reclaim tunnels and conveyor CV3 are visible running from the bottom of the image to the secondary crusher. GeoData.
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160522 2353109 viewsParkeston, 7MP7 priority service train, RQCY 923 container waggon built by Victorian Railways Bendigo Workshops in 1976 as an FQX type, then VQCX and RQCX type in October 1994. Loaded with Linfox 53' container DRC 388.
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161111 2452109 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, Clyde Engineering EMD model GT64C Q class unit Q 4013 serial 97-1466 renumbered from Q 313.
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161111 2464109 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon APNY 31159, one of twelve built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 as WNA type pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon, WAGR built and owned copies of the AE Goodwin built WN waggons for WMC.
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161111 2468109 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, diesel fuel tank waggon ATMY 553, built by Tulloch Ltd NSW for BP Oil in 1971 as WJM type, capacity of 102000 litres, diesel capacity of 76000 litres, refurbished by Gemco WA in Oct 2015.
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161111 2504109 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon AQNY 32157 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, carrying two AGR 20' 22K2 type Eurotainer tanktainers EURU 112065 and EURU 112053 containing sodium cyanide solution.
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161112 2976109 viewsBinduli, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029 runs through the dip behind Clyde Engineering built EMD model GT46C Q class unit Q 4009, (originally Q 309) serial 97-1462 as it passes signals 4 and 6 on approach to West Kalgoorlie.
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040419 102104109 viewsAbydos back track, riveted flat waggon 202 with three water tanks fitted, view of handbrake end, originally part of the 'camp train', modified by Mt Newman Mining railway workshops.
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050624 3335109 viewsGoldsworthy, the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star as a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port.
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22333109 viewsBassendean, Goninan outside workshops, CM40-8M frame being modified on shop bogies. July 20 1991.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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030415 140420109 viewsKingoonya, located at the 426.5 km on the Trans Australian Railway, looking east along the loop siding with the mainline on the right and points and sidings off to the left, loading ramp and crane in distance, town located to the right. GeoData location.
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180616 1660109 viewsCooya Pooya, 32 km on the Cape Lambert line, Rio Tinto loco 9108 with serial 62539 a GE Erie built GE model ES44ACi from the 2nd order in Rio Tinto Stripes livery side view, following a total loss of air, the train is tied down while the driver walks the consist. The train pulled a coupling around the 45 car position. 16th June 2018. Geodata
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200914 7763109 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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247-19109 viewsCape Lambert, Robe River's 9426 a Comeng WA rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania as #6332, Penn Central 6332 and finally Conrail 6782. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in November 1986. This loco also went on to become DR 8401 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Seen here dragging a loaded 101 waggon rake down to the car dumper at Bells Crossing. Approximate location of train is here. 22nd May 2002.
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WTT Combined Regions General-Instructions 1986-11-11 109 viewsGeneral Instructions for the Combined Regions working timetable 11th November 1986.
Complete 154 pages, 15.5 MB download.
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173-19108 viewsMurchison East, Grain Elevators Board truck sampling station, taken from weighbridge.
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173-21108 viewsMurchison East, station yard overview looking north, goods shed and station building and platform, track machines, and horizontal grain bin with Murphy, with steel annex, and Ascom Jumbo style silo complexes.
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