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100609 10012478 viewsMidland, AQWY 30412 container waggon originally one of one hundred and sixty one built by Tomlinson Steel in 1970 as WFX type, to WQCX in 1989, to WQA in 1995 and WQTY in c1996. Loaded with two 20' containers for Mediterranean Shipping MEDU 196173 type 22G1 and Triton TRIU 155955 a type 2210.
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160101 9798478 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Gorge Mine area, view of old plant footings on second level. GeoData.
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160102 DJI 0052478 viewsWittenoom Gorge, view of Magazine Pool with tailings to the left. Geodata.
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150523 8236478 viewsNelson Point Yard, BHP Billiton SD70ACe unit leads a rake towards the dumpers. Lead unit 4327 'Hamersley' is from an order originally being built by Electro-Motive, London Ontario for BNSF, an US class 1 railroad, but BHP secured 10 of them during construction, this unit 4327 serial no. 20066862-056 was destined to be BNSF 9185 before coming to BHP, passes SD70ACe unit 4368 on the fuel tank shunt, a unit from the last order of 18 SD70ACe units for BHP Billiton from Electro-Motive, London Ontario, serial no. 20098203-013.
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160128 00568478 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal Yard, the sparks fly as the remains on an ALCo frame are thermal lanced into smaller manageable pieces, a GE V16 7FDL-16 engine is also cut in half.
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232-29478 viewsYandi One balloon loop, as a train is being loaded the mid-train remotes approach, Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 leads a LocoTrol remote unit built with no cab, a CM40-8ML 5665. 18th of February 1997. GeoData.
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060110 2157478 viewsNear the 64 km between Pillana and Cummins, empty grain train behind ARG 1200 class unit 1204, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-428, originally built for the WAGR as the final unit of fourteen A class locomotives in 1965 then sent to the Eyre Peninsula in July 2004, and two 830 class AE Goodwin built ALCo model DL531 units 842 serial 84140 ex SAR broad gauge to Eyre Peninsula in October 1987, and 851 serial 84137 new to Eyre Peninsula in 1962. Approx. location of photo.
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160524 3758478 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 2PM6 intermodal train, RRKY 3081 container waggon, built by Carmor Engineering SA 1976 as RMX, then AQMX, AQMY, RQMY. Sadleirs 20' box RCS 2981 and 40' KTL curtainsider KTL 401007.
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160526 5235478 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 4PM6 intermodal train, view of the bar coupling and tank arrangement on platform 4 of 5-pack RRRY 7004 well waggon set, one of nineteen built in China at Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works for Goninan in 2005, double stacked with two 40' boxes, SCR Rail Containers AUSU 410187 and Cooltainer insulated box CTAU 411011 on top.
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160528 8445478 viewsBinduli, intermodal train 6PM6, RRZY type five unit bar coupled well container waggon set RRZY 7023 platform 3, originally built by Goninan in a batch of twenty six RQZY type for National Rail, recoded when repaired. Loaded with a 20' Sadleirs 2NG8 type side door container RCS 2116 and a Royal Wolf 25G1 type container RWPU 200917 double stacked with a Rand Refrigerated Logistics 46' 6" MFR1 type reefer RAND 203.
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160523 2958478 viewsParkeston, 7SP3 intermodal train, RRYY 34 platform 4 of 5-pack articulated low profile skel waggon set, one of fifty two such sets built by Bradken Rail Braemar from a Williams-Worley design, based on the TNT TRAY type for moving automotive carrying containers, 48' Toll TCML 48498 box.
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160523 2978478 viewsParkeston, 7SP3 intermodal train, RRGY 7142 platform 5, RRGY type is a 2-pack articulated skeletal container waggon, one of fifty originally built by AN Rail Islington Workshops in 1996-97 as type RRBY, later rebuilt with 48' intermediate decks and recoded to RRGY. Loaded with Patricks 40' curtainsider SPD? 45.
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160524 3809478 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 2PM6 intermodal train, RQJW 22051 one of fifty such jumbo container waggons built by Mittagong Engineering NSW in 1975-76 as the JCW type, recoded to NQJW. Loaded with two Cronos 40' 4EG1 type containers CXSU 123683[3] and CSXU 123707[0].
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160522 2358478 viewsParkeston, 7MP7 priority service train, RRAY 7243 platform 5 of 5-pack articulated skel waggon set, 1 of 100 built by ABB Engineering NSW 1996-2000, 40' W.A. Freightlines curtainsider WAFL 491008[8].
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160523 3045478 viewsParkeston, 7SP3 intermodal train, view looking from the rear with RQJW 22081 container waggon, one of fifty built in 1975-76 by Mittagong Engineering NSW as JCW type, recoded to NQJW loaded with a CPC 40' 4EG1 type box WPWU 098921 and Sadleirs 20' 2EB0 type box RCSB 5072 and then the RLUY and RSLY louvre vans.
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160529 8773478 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, RRQY 7324 platform 1 of 5-pack articulated skel waggon set built by Qiqihar Rollingstock Works China in 2005 in a batch of twenty nine for Pacific National with a 20' ISO tanktainer built by CIMC Tank for Eurotainer 22K2 type EURU 191838 and a Toll 20' 2EB0 type box TQHU 200270.
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160529 8864478 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, RRQY 8313
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160531 9948478 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 3PM4 steel train, empty NQOY 14960 container waggon, one of fifty built by Tulloch Ltd NSW as type OCY in 1974-75.
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160609 0407478 viewsWoodbridge, 5PM5 intermodal train, RQSY 34340 built by Goninan NSW as an OCY type container waggon in a batch of one hundred in 1974-75, recoded to NQOY, NQGY and RQGY. With a Grace 20' 2EG1 box GRRU 230436[0] and Toll 40' curtainsider 5TW 520.
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160609 0467478 viewsWoodbridge, 5PM5 intermodal train, RRZY 7008 platform 2 of 5-pack well waggon set, the prototype of the RQZY type, first of twenty six sets built by Goninan in 1995-96 for National Rail, later rebuilt and recoded RRZY, double stacked with a Linfox 53' automobile container DRC 448 and a sea2rail 40' 4EG1 type box TSPD 408223[0].
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