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100602 867986 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31292 is one of a batch of fifteen built by WAGR Midland Workshops between July and October 1968 with fleet number 171 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, West Kalgoorlie 2nd June 2010.

100602 869186 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31290 is one of a batch of fifteen built by WAGR Midland Workshops between July and October 1968 with fleet number 169 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, West Kalgoorlie loaded with fines, 2nd June 2010.

100605 934386 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31272 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 154 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, Binduli Triangle, loaded with fines, 5th June 2010.

100605 936586 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31218 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 113 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, Binduli Triangle, loaded with fines, 5th June 2010. This unit was converted to WOS superphosphate in the late 1980s till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO.

100731 0229786 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33369 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Goninan WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-074 and fleet number 868 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

060528 457586 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31260 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-010 and fleet number 146 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, and is a Goninan built replacement WO type waggon that replaces the original WAGR built WO type waggon with the newer style WOD type and has square features opposed to the curved ones as on the original WO class, seen here loaded with fines ore on train 413 at Bonnie Vale, 28th May 2006.

100602 859086 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33292 is one of a batch of thirty five built by United Goninan WA between January and April 2005 with serial number 950104-032 and fleet number 791 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, set up as a test car, build date of 04/2005 with a revised load of 82.5 tonnes and PORTMAN painted out, seen here at of Binduli, 2nd June 2010.

030405 15311486 viewsMcLachlan, station located at the 156 km, originally opened in September 1914 and called 97 Miles till 1915, closed in August 1972, view looking south with remains of loading ramp at left and square W boards for 'whistle', 5th April 2003.

030407 09441786 viewsMinnipa, station located at the 253.4 km, opened as terminus in May 1913, became a through station in August 1914. Train control booth and waiting shelter. 7th April, 2003.

030407 09511986 viewsMinnipa, station yard overview looking south from the north end points, point levers and indicators for Sidings 1, 2 and 3 visible. Concrete silo complexes and rotating jib crane visible in the distance. 7th April 2003

030407 10542086 viewsPoochera, yard view looking south across the goods siding, min line and grain siding with loading of a grain rake taking place on the grain siding with the Ascom silo complex behind. 7th April 2003.

030407 12051486 viewsPoochera, the loaded train prepares to depart behind 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, 851 has spent its entire operating career on the Eyre Peninsula, it 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.

030411 11060986 viewsKimba, view looking south of the Ascom Jumbo style silo complex, truck discharge on the left, outloading spout and silo over rail, horizontal bunker behind.

060111 241286 viewsWudinna, ARG 1200 class unit 1203, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-427, one of fourteen originally built between 1960-65 for WAGR as their A class A 1513, fitted with dynamic brakes and financed by Western Mining Corporation, started working on the Eyre Peninsula in November 2004, 1203 and two ALCo units 850 and 905 shunt back down the mainline at Wudinna as they run round their consist. 11th January 2006.

060113 244786 viewsThevenard, NJ class unit NJ 3 a Clyde Engineering built EMD model JL22C serial 71-730, originally built for the Central Australia Railway in 1971, transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981. 13th January 2006.

060113 245386 viewsThevenard Maintenance Centre overview, sanding tower in front of workshop, ENH type hopper waggon. Empty train 6DD3 sneaks beside the no longer rail served grain silos at left. 13th January 2006.

060113 253986 viewsKevin, 1600 class unit 1604 in Australian Railroad Group livery a Clyde Engineering built EMD JL22C model serial 71-731, originally built as NJ class NJ 4 and built for the Central Australia Railway in 1971, transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981, shunts back along the Penong line with the points indicator set for the siding and the goods siding on the right of the train. Kevin station area, as the train is reversed prior to loading on the mainline to Thevenard. 13th January 2006.

060113 255686 viewsCharra at the 466.2 km, Mallee style shelter building. Opened with the line on 13th February 1966 as a goods siding, reclassified as passing siding and extended, new goods loop siding constructed May 1982. 13th January 2006.

060113 258586 viewsCeduna, or Denial Bay area, empty gypsum train 6DD5 blasts up hill at the 440 km, west of Carpenter Corner Rd with power from triple 1600/NJ class units 1604, NJ 3 and 1601. 1604 in Australian Railroad Group livery is a Clyde Engineering built EMD JL22C model serial 71-731, originally built as NJ class NJ 4. Location approximation. 13th January 2006.