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218-26104 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.

218-31104 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.

219-28104 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 along the siding for a meet.

219-33104 viewsGoldsworthy Siding, a loaded train powers along the mainline behind BHP C36-7M unit 5513 'Kalgan' serial 4839-02 / 88-078, an original Mt Newman Mining ALCo C636 5453 to GE C36-7M rebuild carried out by Goninan.

060529 4701104 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33432 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 950142-137 and fleet number 8931 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, Amtech AEI tag and builders plate, 83 ton capacity and build date of 04/2006 for Portman Mining, Binduli 29th May 2006.

070531 9727104 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31392 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 fleet number 317 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, shows the higher tare of these waggons and the capacity of 73 tons, waggon length of 10.8 metres, and a close inspection reveals that the round WAGR waggon builder's number is 31391 of 1974, this waggon cut down originally from a Comeng built Mt Newman Mining ore waggon in 1974. It was then converted to a WSM ballast hopper, then converted back to a WOB by WAGR Midland Workshops. It was originally numbered 31391 by WAGR, seen here at Binduli on an empty train, 31st May 2007.

030406 094232104 viewsCummins, yard overview looking south down the mainline through the middle of the yard. Buckleboo line on the left, with the grain and loading ramp sidings on the right. Loading ramp, rotating crane and concrete silos complexes visible in the background. 6th April 2003.

030406 094331104 viewsCummins, yard view looking south along the grain siding with the points, lever and indicator for the goods loading ramp siding, formation of former triangle can be seen as the mound curving away to the right. 6th April 2003.

030406 094634104 viewsCummins, track view looking north at the north end of the yard, Thevenard line curves away to the left while the Buckleboo line curves away to the right across the pedestrian crib crossing. The points, lever and indicator are for the crossovers which form the crossing loop. 6th April 2003.

030406 103614104 viewsEdillilie, track view looking south from the south end siding points. 6th April 2003.

030406 142610104 viewsKapinnie, track view looking east towards Yeelanna from the eastern end yard points with grade crossing and 20 km/h speed board. 6th April 2003.

030409 140558104 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 140620104 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 141326104 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 152437104 viewsUngarra, the peace is shattered as a loaded grain train storms upgrade through the station behind 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt DA class unit DA 4 trailing view with the ENHV waggons as the continue south.

030409 155132104 viewsMoody Tank, view of the granite rock which acts as the catchment for the tank, water can be seen in pools, the line is below within the trees.

060108 2088104 viewsLock, grain train loading almost completed as 830 class unit 851 an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model serial 84137 and repainted into Australian Railroad Group livery with EMD 1200 class unit 1204 and sister 830 class 842 prepare their train for departure. 8th January 2006.

060603 5241104 viewsMidland, WQDY 30777 one of about sixteen WBAX vans converted for sodium cyanide container traffic, originally built by WAGR Midland Workshops as one of seventy five WV/X type covered vans in 1967-68, converted 1988 to WQDF, then WQDY, with two AGR empty sodium cyanide tanktainers SD 654 and SD 634.

060603 5273104 viewsMidland, ABAY 30902 covered goods waggon originally built by Mechanical Handling Ltd SA as part of a third batch of one hundred and thirty five WVX type covered vans, recoded to WBAX in 1980 then to WBWX in 1982.