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244-21370 viewsPort Lincoln loco workshops, still wearing the former owners AN livery, Australian Southern NJ class leader NJ 1 'Ben Chifley' Clyde Engineering EMD model JL22C serial 71-728, in multiple unit consist, roster shot. 6th April, 2003.
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030404 131500370 viewsPort Augusta, Spencer Junction shunt loco 830 class unit 863 serial 84709 is an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model and entered service in June 1963. 4th April 2003.
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170728 09855370 viewsWestern Creek - Emu area, Rio Tinto's General Electric built ES44DCi class leader 8100 serial 57996 leads two sister units, in 8176 and 8143 both in the later Rio Tinto stripe livery, with a loaded train running down from Emu Siding on the line to Dampier. The disabled Mesa A train is still on the bridge, the line to the left of the loaded is the Robe River Western Creek - Emu interconnecting line. 28th July 2017. GeoData.
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20859370 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, sitting outside the locked gates having just been bought down from Port Hedland, Mt Newman Mining's AE Goodwin ALCo C636 unit 5454 serial G6012-3 on a ninety six wheel road float. 5454 will be rebuilt into CM40-8M unit 5641 by June 1992. Image taken January 1992.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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23142370 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, ALCo 251 diesel engines, these are believed to have been exported to Mexico. March 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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23885370 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, BHP Iron Ore GE CM40-8M rebuild unit 5649 'Pohang' serial 8412-07 / 93-140 is lifted up with the Bell road transport float being prepped underneath for road haulage to Port Hedland. 5649 was rebuilt from AE Goodwin ALCo M636 unit 5473 serial G6047-5. July 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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030415 160010370 viewsTarcoola, at the 504.5 km, works compound see old livestock waggons converted to storage shed for gas bottles and the like. GeoData location. 15th April 2003.
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030416 082452370 views555 Quarry, which is located at the 554.8 km from the 0 km datum from Coonamia or just 50 km from Tarcoola. Looking south towards Tarcoola with the points for the siding with it running away to the west. GeoData location. 16th April 2003.
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242-35370 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, a view across the nose of former Western Pacific F7A unit 923A built by EMD in June 1951 with frame number 10805, this unit was purchased by Bechtel in 1967 for use in building the Mt Newman Mining's Port Hedland to Newman railway with M636 ALCo unit 5497 in the background. May 2002.
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190107 0438370 viewsParkeston, Mineral Resources Ltd MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00363 built by CSR Yangtze Co China in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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190107 0638370 viewsBinduli, on empty Mineral Resources Ltd iron ore train service from Esperance to Koolyanobbing 2034 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00167 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-167 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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190109 1581370 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00281 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-281 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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150619 9145370 viewsMooka, 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, Mermec fitted a Tecnogamma system as part of a refurbishment.
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150619 9162370 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine Tamper 3 a Plasser Australia unit model 09-3X serial M480. 19th June 2015.
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200914 7762370 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Goldsworthy Mining Ltd B class unit 1, an English Electric built ST95B model, originally built in 1965 serial A-104, due to accident damage rebuilt on new frame with serial A-232 in 1970. These units of Bo-Bo design with a 6CSRKT 640 kW prime mover and built at the Rocklea Qld plant. Donated to Society in 1995. 14th September 2020.
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252-06370 viewsCockatoo Siding 273 km on the Hamersley Iron line to Yandi, General Electric built 9-44CW unit 7088 with serial number 47767 from the original 1994 build idles away on the eastern end of the ballast train as it is loaded and slowly progresses into the back track siding Ballast plough BP 02 is behind the locomotive. Location is roughly here. 24th November 2001.
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121-23369 viewsMoe, station overview, station building, modern brick style.
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169-02369 viewsNorth Dynon, V/Line broad gauge G class locos G 538 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 89-1271 and a sister have just arrived with 9150 up goods train from Adelaide, second person is winding on hand brakes.
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170-15369 viewsDevenish, track view of low level rail bridge on the southern end of station yard.
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178-11369 viewsMaroona, station yard overview looking towards Portland from the platform as V/Line's down Adelaide goods train 9169 swings off the Cressy line behind with the quad combo of a pair of Australian National BL class locomotives BL 27 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 83-1011 and class leader BL 26 'Bob Hawke' serial 83-1010 and V/Line S class S 313 'Alfred Deakin' Clyde Engineering EMD model A7 serial 61-230 and X class X 53 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 75-800.
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