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100729 01493101 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31281 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 161 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, Binduli Triangle, empty train 29th July 2010. This unit was converted to WOC for coal in 1986 till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO.
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030405 140546101 viewsKyancutta, yard view looking south along the narrow gauge mainline with the siding point levers and indicators with the Eyre Highway grade crossing and one of only two electrically lit signals on the Eyre Peninsula Division. The cast iron 'Yard Limit' sign can be made out in the distance, 5th April 2003.
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030405 145520101 viewsWarramboo, yard overview looking south with siding point levers and indicators, station building on left and Ascom style silo complex in front of concrete SACBH silo complex, 5th April 2003.
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030406 102814101 viewsEdillilie, station located at the 51.3 km, opened in November 1907 as Mortlock, renamed in October 1908. Yard overview looking south with silo complexes on the right. 6th April 2003.
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030406 142314101 viewsKapinnie, yard overview looking east towards Yeelanna, concrete silo complexes and outflow spouts on the right. 6th April 2003.
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030407 105044101 viewsPoochera, loaded SAR Islington Workshops built HAN type bogie wheat waggon HAN 46, at the head of a rake waiting collection. 7th April 2003.
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030409 104458101 viewsWaddikee station located at the 218.3 km and opened in September 1921, yard overview with the rear waggons of a loaded grain train operating south to Cummins.
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030409 120804101 viewsKielpa, a few kilometres south of the former Konanda siding 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, rebuilt from 830 class unit 839 by Port Augusta Workshops, retains original serial 83730 and model DL531 with the first twelve waggons behind the locos XNW type slows to a stop for a crew change.
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030409 124518101 viewsRudall, located at the 172.7 km and opened in July 1913, station building view of the new one built in 1966.
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030409 124502101 viewsRudall, view across the mainline looking at the crew barracks built new circa 1960 with the remains of a standpipe, possible for watering ballast.
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030409 125154101 viewsRudall, station overview of yard looking north from the south end, points to the right for the goods and grain siding, the former station loop, now stub siding on the left, crew barracks and station building further on can be made out, horizontal grain bunker on the right with concrete silo complexes behind.
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030409 141629101 viewsWharminda, loaded grain train prepares to depart having attached extra loading 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.
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030409 154635101 viewsMoody Tank, signage outlining function.
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060113 2451101 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 enroute into the yard. 13th January 2006.
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130705 0510101 viewsLock, the heavy fog has lifted and EMD 1200 class unit 1203 is leading the loading of a grain train on the grain loop road with two ALCo DL531 units 846 and 859.
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060527 4106101 viewsScotia, AQNY 32204, one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, with sulphur skips S39J and S31G both with original style doors and sliding tarpaulins, train 6029 loaded Malcolm freighter.
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060527 4116101 viewsScotia, AQNY 32186, one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, with two Royal Wolf 20' containers RWTU 311459 and RWTU 207425, train 6029 loaded Malcolm freighter.
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060528 4508 ATDY502W101 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATDY 502 fuel tanker, originally built by Tulloch Ltd NSW 1969 for Mobil as WJD type, to BP in 1985, 92.87 kL capacity.
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060528 4636 ATPF571G101 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATPF 571 fuel tank waggon is the type leader built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 for Shell as WJP type 80.66 kL one compartment one dome, capacity of 80500 litres.
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060530 4872101 viewsParkeston, AZYF 933 is a CCE compressor waggon, originally built by Metropolitan Cammell Britain as GB class in 1952-55 for Commonwealth Railways, converted to RGB type waggon, then re-coded to AOEF, then AOEY then finally AZYF.
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