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221-17119 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, passes the Hardie Station 71 location cases and continues on the mainline bound for loading at Yarrie.
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191-01119 viewsWandong, O'Gradys Road grade crossing, near former Mathiesons Siding, UP Melbourne Express hauled by V/Line G class.
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191-08119 viewsSeymour, looking south at the northern most Goulburn River bridge, end of Gordon Crescent, Seymour, quarry to the left. V/Line G class on down Sydney Express on the standard gauge, broad gauge lines on the right, Seymour behind photographer.
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222-04119 viewsAt the 105.7 km grade crossing near Gillam Siding, a loaded Yandi train departing behind two General Electric AC6000 units built by GE at their Erie plant. Gillam Siding is at the 97.1 km. GeoData.
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160102 9819119 viewsWittenoom Gorge, pool in Joffre Creek just across the road from Colonial Mine, Magazine Pool. Geodata.
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150523 8244119 viewsNelson Point Yard, loaded ore waggon 6531, a Golynx style waggon built by Goninan in 2007 with asset number of 2038898 out of 5Cr12Ti stainless steel which does away with the need to paint the waggon interiors to prevent wear.
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208-2-29119 viewsMidland Workshops, Westrail L class L 255 a Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C, serial 67-545 under overhaul surrounded by various rollingstock including the WSL 30650 bogie transport waggon which was built for this task in 1977 at Midland Workshops.
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239-00119 viewsView inside the diesel power station located at Yandi One of a freshly overhauled Caterpillar 3516 engine and Kato alternator. Genset no. 1. GeoData.
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160522 2108119 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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160522 2159119 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, platform 5 of 5-pack low profile skel waggon set RRYY 17, one of fifty two such waggon sets built by Bradken at Braemar NSW in 2004-05, loaded with 48' container SCF 480484.
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160522 2337119 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.
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160525 4558119 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 which operates from Perth to Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction), PBHY type covered van PBHY 0027 Greater Freighter, one of thirty five units built by Gemco WA in 2005 without the Greater Freighter signage.
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161111 2454119 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon AQHY 30096 loaded with two Cockburn Cement ITVU type 20' tanktainers IVTU 274016 and 274009. 30096 originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 as a WF type flat waggon, then in 1997, following several recodes and modifications, was one of seventy five waggons converted to the WQH type to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.
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161111 2455119 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon AQWY 30226 loaded with two Cockburn Cement ITVU type 20' tanktainers IVTU 274014 and IVTU 274013. Waggon was originally built at Midland Workshops as a WFX type in a batch of forty five in 1974, later recoded to WQCX.
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161111 2504119 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 2982119 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, CQZY type waggon CQZY 1699, built by CIMC at Dalian China for CFCLA and one of fifteen on lease to Aurizon with two non decaled Bis Industries hard-top 25U0 type sulphur containers BISU 100064 and 100075.
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161112 2991119 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, AQNY type waggon AQNY 32165 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, detail view of handbrake end and door detail on sulphur container S34K G852.
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22708119 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, Mt Newman Mining's AE Goodwin built ALCo model M636 5477 serial G6047-9 is undergoing rebuilding into a GE CM40-8M unit, it would emerge rebuilt in June 1993 as 5648.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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23694119 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, Mt Newman Mining's AE Goodwin built ALCo model M636 unit 5473 serial G6047-5 undergoing rebuilding into a GE CM40-8M unit, 5473 would emerge rebuilt as 5649 in July 1993. December 1992.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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180616 1660119 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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