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234-01573 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5640 'Ethel Creek' serial 8281-05 / 92-129 is on the rear of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. As this series of rebuilds has no marker lights not the red lantern attached to the hand rail. Circa 1998.
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160525 4534573 viewsParkeston, 3PM7 priority service train, RRAY 7229 platform 5 of 5-pack articulated skel waggon set, one of 100 built by ABB Engineering NSW 1996-2000, 40' deck empty.
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160526 5221573 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 4PM6 intermodal train, RQFY 64 container waggon, built by Victorian Railways Bendigo Workshops in 1980 as a batch of seventy five VQFX type skeletal container waggons, then RQFF, then 2CM bogies fitted in 1995, plain 40' SCFU 411245 and 20' Jamieson built tanktainer Toll.
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160528 8356573 viewsParkeston, 5SP5 intermodal train, RQSY 34493 container waggon, part of one hundred built by Tulloch NSW in 1974/75 as OCY type. Loaded with a 20' Royal Wolf 25G1 type box RWLU 739016[9] and a Simon 40' flatrack FD 66 with cable drums.
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160524 3778573 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 2PM6 intermodal train, RQLY 4 platform 2 of 5-pack articulated skeletal waggon set, 1 of 8 built by AN Rail Islington Workshops in 1987 as AQJY, Toll 40' curtainsider 3NW 873.
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160529 8791573 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, RQZY 7045 platform 3 of 5-pack well waggon set, one of thirty two sets built by Goninan NSW in 1995-96 for National Rail loaded with 40' 4FG1 type box MEHU 350026 and a Toll 40' half height curtainsider 5TC 515.
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160529 8790573 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, RQZY 7045 platform 4 of 5-pack well waggon set, one of thirty two sets built by Goninan NSW in 1995-96 for National Rail with a 48' Pacific National MFG1 type box PNXD 011 and a Rail Containers 40' 4EG1 type box TSPD 411019.
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160529 8823573 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, RRGY 7144
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160531 9954573 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 3PM4 steel train, empty container waggon RQTY 538 originally built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops between 1969-72 as part of a batch of two hundred FQX type container waggons, recoded to FQF type in Nov 1977, to VQCY in Sept 1979, Oct 1994 to National Rail as RQCX.
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160609 0389573 viewsWoodbridge, 5PM5 intermodal train arrives at the triangle and splits signal post 82 and 84 with power from Goninan built GE model Cv40-9i NR class unit NR 35 serial 7250-06/97-237 and a sister unit with 39 waggons for a length of 1791 metres and 3960 tonnes. Behind the crew coach are the Sadleirs louvre vans and an RMEY triple deck articulated car carrying waggon.
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161116 5124573 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Shell fuel train 3442, ATLF 562 tank waggon, built by WAGR Midland Workshops 1973 for Shell as type WJL 86.49 kL one compartment one dome with a capacity of 80500 litres, fitted with type F InterLock couplers.
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0017 Comeng WA 060414 3457573 viewsNelson Point yard, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0017 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons.
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030404 125227573 viewsPort Augusta Spencer Junction yard, a pair of back to back National Rail NR class units built by Goninan as GE Cv40-9i models showing the coupling between two unit, NR 50 serial 7250-08 / 97-252 is on the right. 4th April 2003.
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030415 155213573 viewsTarcoola, at the 504.5 km, looking west, end of No. 1 Water Road running straight, removed points, No. 2 Loco, then No. 1 Loco and the points for the Camp Train Roads just visible on the right. Tank on stand and underground covered tank can be made out. GeoData location. 15th April 2003.
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242-04573 viewsNelson Point, BHP Goninan GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5509 serial 4839-05 / 87-074 about to be trucked to United Goninan Perth for eventual cutting down to the frame and heading to United Goninan Broadmeadow NSW as an engine test bed. May 2002.
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070622 0223573 viewsMooka in the back track siding, BHP Iron Ore's track recording vehicle, EM80 which is a Plasser & Theurer EM-80 model and still wearing the old BHP blue and white livery, this unit was delivered in Mt Newman Mining orange and white.
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200914 7772573 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, ALCo built locomotive model S-2 serial 69214 built in 1940 for the Spokane, Portland and Seattle as their #21 and retired in 1964 before coming to Australia in September 1965, numbered 007 and called 'Mabel'. Retired in December 1972 and donated to the Society in 1976. 14th September 2020.
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200914 7780573 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, ALCo built locomotive model S-2 serial 69214 built in 1940 for the Spokane, Portland and Seattle as their #21 and retired in 1964 before coming to Australia in September 1965, numbered 007 and called 'Mabel'. Retired in December 1972 and donated to the Society in 1976. 14th September 2020.
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140601 4461573 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7668 these waggons were rebuilt between 2010 and 2012 by Bluebird Rail Operations SA from former Goldsworthy Mining hopper waggons originally built by Tomlinson WA and Scotts of Ipswich Qld back in the 60's to early 80's. June 1, 2014.
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176-01572 viewsYarrawonga, yard view with Grain Elevators Board sub-terminal Ascom style silo complex, surge hopper and train load-out spout, V/Line Grain broad gauge VHGF class bogie grain waggons, station building and platform at left, looking south.
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