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060527 4133220 viewsScotia, AFAF 30456 flat waggon, originally built by Tomlinson Steel WA as WFX type in 1970 from a batch of one hundred and sixty one waggons, recoded to WQCX type in 1980. Seen here carrying six loaded nickel ore kibbles.
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060528 4422220 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQHY 30036 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0035, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 as a WF type flat waggon, then in 1997, following several recodes and modifications, was one of seventy five waggons converted to the WQH type to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.
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060528 4444220 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ECA 98 a former Commonwealth Railways ARF type first class air conditioned sleeper with rounded observation end built by Wegmann and delivered in 1956, converted to BB type with observation end removed in August 1972, converted to crew car in 1991.
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060528 4510 ATDY502W220 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, handbrake end.
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060528 4636 ATPF571G220 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 4911220 viewsParkeston, AHQF 31440 seen here in Loongana Limestone service, originally built by Goninan WA for Western Quarries as a batch of twenty coded WHA type in 1995. Purchased by Westrail in 1998.
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060530 4944220 viewsParkeston, AFBF 33121 kibble flat waggon, built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1969 in a batch of fifty eight WGX type open waggons without end doors, in 1975 to WGN for nickel traffic, back to WGX in 1976, to WOAX, then in 1987 to WOSF for steel traffic, then further cut down to for kibble traffic as seen here.
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060531 4988220 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQNY 32189 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, with sulphur skips S74 and S7 with original door and sliding tarpaulins.
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070531 9714220 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, APKY 30641, leader of two waggons built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1970 as WK type pneumatic discharge bulk cement waggon, handbrake end.
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100601 8455220 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, WNB 544, pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon, one of six units built by Bluebird Rail Services SA in 2010 for BHP Billiton.
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100603 8854220 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOXY 33067, converted to carry nickel matte bulk bags, in WGL traffic. Built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1969 as part of a batch of one hundred WG type open waggons, reclassed as a group in 1969 to WGX, to WGS for superphosphate traffic then in 1980, in 1988 to WODX, then AOAY type.
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100608 9725220 viewsMidland, AQNY 32174, one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, with sulphur skips S144C and S3A both with replacement doors but original sliding tarpaulins on train 2430 empty Malcolm freighter.
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100609 09956220 viewsMidland, AQWY 30392 container waggon, originally one of one hundred and sixty one built by Tomlinson Steel in 1970 as WFX type, to WQCX in 1980, in 1996 to WQTY. Loaded with two empty Cockburn Cement tanktainers.
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100609 10010220 viewsMidland, ATDY 4723 diesel fuel tank waggon, former NTAF in service for BP Oil, former AMPOL tank, coded WTDY when arrived in WA.
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222-20220 viewsSomewhere on the original single line section between Gull and Rosella Hamersley Iron 7071 serial 47750 a General Electric Dash 9-44CW built by GE at Erie.
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224-11220 viewsBing siding, 6073 'Fortescue' serial 51065 a General Electric AC6000 built by GE at Erie awaits the road to depart south, shows new nameplate, steerable bogie and taper in cab side, second unit behind sister loco 6076. GeoData.
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225-17220 viewsAt the 24.1 km grade crossing on the BHP Newman line, the afternoon departure for Yandi mine heads south behind the standard double General Electric AC6000 units with GE Erie built 6074 serial 51066 leading sister unit 6075 with another AC6000 unit mid-train. This was before the units were named. GeoData.
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151111 9536220 viewsView north from Table Hill. The white dots are a reflection from the high tension powerline poles.
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160102 9819220 viewsWittenoom Gorge, pool in Joffre Creek just across the road from Colonial Mine, Magazine Pool. Geodata.
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160102 9824220 viewsWittenoom Gorge, eastern wall of gorge view, around Fifth Crossing. Geodata.
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