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160525 4625211 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 which operates from Perth to Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction), PBGY type covered van PBGY 0008 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.
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160526 5345211 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, SCT train 3MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, ABSY type ABSY 2680 covered van, originally built by Comeng NSW in 1973 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type, recoded to ABFX and RBFX to SCT as ABFY before conversion by Gemco WA to ABSY in 2004/05.
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160527 5534211 viewsBlamey crossing loop at the 1692 km, SCT train 5PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0030 Greater Freighter, one of thirty five units built by Gemco WA in 2005 without the Greater Freighter signage.
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160529 8878211 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0059 Greater Freighter, one of a second batch of thirty units built by Gemco WA without the Greater Freighter signage.
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160529 8889211 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, PWXY type PWXY 0002 one of twelve well waggons built by CSR Meishan Rolling Stock Co of China for SCT in 2008, loaded with a 48' SCT reefer SCTR 314 and a 48' MFG1 type SCT box SCTDS 4817.
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160530 9166211 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth departs the mainline behind SCT class SCT 013 serial 08-1737 an EDI Downer built EMD model GT46C-ACe.
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160530 9176211 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0064 Greater Freighter, one of a second batch of thirty units built by Gemco WA without the Greater Freighter signage.
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160530 9225211 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, Gemco WA built PQIY type 80' container flat PQIY 0016 loaded with a 40' 4EG1 type Cronos box CXSU 114697, a half height open top 20' WH 19 and a 20' 2EG1 type Cronos box CXSU 118443.
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161111 2460211 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon APNY 31156, one of twelve built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 as WNA type pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon, WAGR built and owned copies of the AE Goodwin built WN waggons for WMC.
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161111 2486211 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, container flat waggon AQWY 30203, one of a batch of forty five built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 as WFX type, to WQCX in 1980, seen here loaded with three 20' Westrail COR roll top containers, COR 5876 stencilled for BHP Traffic and also Salt Traffic Only, COR 5830 and COR 5869.
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161111 2530211 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon AQHY 30034 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0136, 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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161111 2533211 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon AQHY 30077 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0116, 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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040616 162224211 viewsNelson Point, the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star as a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port.
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040815 164652211 viewsNelson Point, CFCLA ballast waggon CHQY type 730 just being delivered to BHP Iron Ore as part of the Rail PACE project, side view.
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050410 0521211 viewsNelson Point yard hard stand area rear view of brand new having only been delivered the day before, BHP track tamper to become Tamper 3, a Plasser Australia 09-3X model with serial M480. 10th April 2005.
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030404 103712211 viewsPort Augusta Spencer Junction yard, National Rail Goninan built GE Cv40-9i model NR class unit NR 50 serial 7250-08 / 97-252 lay about the yard in between jobs. 4th April 2003.
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060723 7684211 viewsOriginal Hamersley Iron compressor waggon sets IC-6 and IC-7 which were made from cutting down condemned ore waggons and then fitting Atlas Copco XAS 97 air compressors, receiver tanks and fuel tanks. Seen here on the causeway just outside 7 Mile. 23rd July 2006.
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060723 7846211 viewsOriginal Hamersley Iron compressor waggon sets IC-1 and IC-3 which were made from cutting down condemned ore waggons and then fitting Atlas Copco XAS 97 air compressors, receiver tanks and fuel tanks. The compressors have been fitted to a swing cradle to limit the in-train forces during the unloading process. 7 Mile 23rd July 2006.
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5949 001211 viewsBuilders plate on Goninan rebuilt GE C36-7M unit 5506 'Mt Whaleback' serial 4839-01 / 87-071 rebuilt using Mt Newman Mining AE Goodwin ALCo C636 5455 serial G6012-4. January 1987.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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030415 171948211 viewsTarcoola, at the 504.5 km, looking east along the Central Australian Line, Trans Australian is the middle road with the loop on the far right. Tarcoola is the junction for the TAR and CAR railways. GeoData location. 15th April 2003.
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