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185-33457 viewsNorth Geelong Yard, V/Line pair of G class, G 533 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 88-1263 and a sister conduct their brake test prior to departure with down empty grain train 9125.
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140517-4400457 viewsMarble Bar, Prospector Creek, tin mine, near Fishers Cairn the area was a Tailings Lease #10 (87H) - FISHERS CAIRN held by Moolyella Tin Pty. Ltd in the 1960s, then a machinery lease in the 1970s. Remains of a dry tin concentrate plant. Location Here.
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198-33457 viewsPort Hedland Port, view of ship turning basin with the South Hedland water tank in the distance, FMG now have a three berths in this location on the right. Early 2001.
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198-34457 viewsPort Hedland Port, BHP Nelson Point view of Berth B with vessel being loaded by Shiploader One.
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202-32457 viewsYandi One, 307 km grade crossing, mid-train remote CM40-8ML Goninan GE unit 5663 'Newcastle' serial 8412-08/94-154 was originally built 'cabless' but now fitted with one, also note the difference in the ALCo builds by the fuel tanks, 5666 was originally an M636C built by Comeng while 5663 was originally built by AE Goodwin.
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204-29457 viewsPort Hedland, 42 Kingsmill Street, this house was bought for $102,000 in 2000, and sold for $900K 10 or 11 years later.
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220-02457 viewsTaplin Siding, located between the 135 and 137.5 km on the former Goldsworthy Mining Ltd line, now part of the BHP Iron Ore network looking east past the point indicators and the 136 km post.
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220-30457 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, the afternoon empty departure for Yandi mine behind the standard double Dash 8 power consist of 5649 'Pohang' a Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M model serial 8412-07 / 93-140 and a sister unit, the line merging from the right is the former Goldsworthy line from Yarrie and Nimingarra mines. This area is now fully duplicated with LED signals and the Dash 8 units have been scrapped.
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100731 03076457 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31461 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-033 and fleet number 524 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, PORTMAN has been painted out, empty train arriving at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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060530 4970457 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31395 is one of a batch of twenty five built by Comeng WA between 1974 and 1975 and converted from Mt Newman high sided waggons by WAGR Midland Workshops with a capacity of 67 tons with fleet number 325 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations. This waggon was also converted to a WSM type ballast hopper by re-fitting the cut down top section and having bottom discharge doors fitted, converted back to WOB in 1997, and this is the first one to be repainted in ARG yellow, loaded with lump ore, Binduli 30th May 2006.
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030405 150340457 viewsWarramboo, yard overview looking north with siding point levers and indicators, 20 km/h speed restriction signs, concrete SACBH silo complex on the left, 5th April 2003.
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030405 154328457 viewsLock, track view of the narrow gauge per way showing the dilapidated state of the sleepers hence the 20 km/h speed limit! 5th April 2003.
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030405 161712457 viewsLock, view from the site where the former yard crane in located, along North Terrace, looking east towards the silo complexes, 5th April 2003.
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030406 141806457 viewsKapinnie, station yard overview looking east towards Yeelanna, dwarf point lever and indicator, concrete silo complexes with outflow spouts. 6th April 2003.
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030409 111927457 viewsDarke Peake, yard overview looking at the north leg of the triangle curve away to the west, 199 km post, points and lever for the goods and grain siding.
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030409 125102457 viewsRudall, view looking south from the south end, the goods and grain loop coming in from the left with the stub siding (former station loop) on the right.
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060108 2075457 viewsLock, grain train being loaded by former SAR 830 class unit 842, built by AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84140 in 1962, originally on broad gauge, transferred to Eyre Peninsula in October 1987 and, 1204 and sister 851.
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060111 2324457 viewsWarramboo, located at the 190.2 km with now disused station building on the left, Clyde Engineering built EMD G12C model loco 1203 serial 65-427 shunts empty grain waggons into the grain loop for loading. 11th January 2006.
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060113 2511457 viewsKevin, empty train 6DD3 shunts back onto the triangle leg behind triple NJ/1600 class units, Clyde Engineering built EMD JL22C models, originally coded the NJ class and built for the Central Australia Railway in 1971, transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981 and recoded to the 1600 class. 13th January 2006.
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130704 0382457 viewsKyancutta, former Australian National narrow gauge 830 class locomotive 851, an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model with serial 84737 built new for the SAR in 1962 and delivered new to Port Lincoln in April 1962 wearing current owner Genesee & Wyoming's livery, it has spent it's whole working life on the Eyre Peninsula. 4th July 2013.
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