Pilbara Railways Image Collection

The entire photo collection of images scanned from negatives and slides and digital images.


Home Login
Album list Last uploads Last comments Most viewed Top rated My Favourites Search
Most viewed
161112_3460.jpg
161112 346098 viewsBinduli, loaded Hampton acid train 7406 with AQHY 30110 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0118, 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. CSA 0118 was built by Vcare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions.
041225_070554.jpg
041225 07055498 viewsNelson Point, Ore Car Repair Shop roads, flat waggon no. 5, later renumbered 6705. Originally in service with Goldsworthy Mining as a BC or BCV box van, built by Comeng WA in 1966.
060414_3439.jpg
060414 343998 viewsNelson Point yard, originally a Magor USA built ballast waggon for the Oroville Dam construction, 507 seen here modified as a weighbridge test waggon with an axle load of 20 ton.
030403_154241.jpg
030403 15424198 viewsGladstone, MKA (Morrison Knudsen Australia) rebuilt AL class AL 23 into EMD JT26C-2M model for Australian National in 1993 as the ALF class, here ALF 22 serial 94-AB-022 is second unit on a gradin train being loaded on the 3rd April 2003.
030403_154841.jpg
030403 15484198 viewsGladstone, former South Australian Railways AE Goodwin built DL500G ALCo designated the 700 class, class leader 701 serial G6042-2, B end cab side shot, leads a grain train being loaded on the 3rd April 2003.
030403_165644.jpg
030403 16564498 viewsRed Hill, double deck car carrying waggons transition from the loop back onto the mainline. 3rd April 2003.
030404_074333.jpg
030404 07433398 viewsPort Germein, looking from the east side of station with name board and shelter, ute with camp on far side. 4th April 2003.
030404_082951.jpg
030404 08295198 viewsPort Germein, Perth bound steel and intermodal hurries through on the main showing the 3-pack steel billet transport waggons. These RKKY waggons were built by ANI Engineering from a Williams-Worley Rail design in 1993 and operate between Whyalla and Newcastle. 4th April 2003.
030404_120231.jpg
030404 12023198 viewsStirling North, looking east from Port Augusta, line to Stirling North yard and Leigh Creek curves away to the left, line to Port Augusta power is right at bottom of frame.
170728_09819.jpg
170728 0981998 viewsWestern Creek, a disabled train from Mesa A on the right behind ES44ACi unit 9103 has relief locos 7082 serial 47761 a General Electric built Dash 9-44CW and a General Electric built ES44DCi unit 8137 ease up to couple onto 9103s disabled train. This image shows all these models of locomotive on the Rio Tinto mainline roster as an empty train climbs upgrade under the bridge. 28th July 2017. GeoData.
170729_0288.jpg
170729 028898 viewsMaitland Siding on the former Robe River line a loaded Deepdale train heading for Cape Lambert behind the standard Rio Tinto motive power for this line, double General Electric built ES44ACi units, 9114 serial 62545 and sister unit 9101 serial 61939 have crossed the 96.2 km grade crossing. 29th July 2017. GeoData.
5949_001.jpg
5949 00198 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.
23733.jpg
2373398 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, a stripped back ALCo locomotive frame under re-construction which will become a GE CM40-8M. January 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.
23882.jpg
2388298 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, BHP Iron Ore GE CM40-8M rebuild unit 5649 'Pohang' serial 8412-07 / 93-140 is being lifted up and prepped for road haulage to Port Hedland. 5649 was rebuilt from AE Goodwin ALCo M636 unit 5473 serial G6047-5. July 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.
030416_095258.jpg
030416 09525898 viewsWirrida Siding, looking south towards Tarcoola with the goods siding and points rejoining the loop, notice the points are on timber sleepers while the loop and mainlines are on concrete, train control 'pillbox' in the distance. Located at the 641 km from the 0 datum at Coonamia and 137 km north of Tarcoola between Carnes and Manguri on the Tarcoola - Alice Springs line. GeoData location. 16th April 2003.
242-13.jpg
242-1398 viewsNelson Point, Loco Overhaul Shop, General Electric built AC6000 locomotive 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 with engine and alternator removed. May 2002.
242-33.jpg
242-3398 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, preserved Mt Newman Mining Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5497 serial C6096-2, view of cab roof. May 2002.
180615_1579.jpg
180615 157998 viewsWalla Siding, BHP took delivery of two new ballast ploughs in December 2017. They were built by CRRC Yangtze China in 2017 and weigh in at 65 tonnes. The ploughs are numbered BP 01 and BP 02. We finally caught up with them top and tail on a ballast consist, here's BP 01.
Roland Depth photo.
190107_0441.jpg
190107 044198 viewsParkeston, Mineral Resources Ltd MHPY type iron ore waggon married pair set MHPY 00334 and MHPY 00333 built by CSR Yangtze Co China in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
190107_0478.jpg
190107 047898 viewsParkeston, Mineral Resources MRL class loco MRL 002 'Spirit of Yilgarn' with serial R-0113-03/14-505 a UGL Rail Broadmeadow NSW built GE model C44ACi in 2014 is pushed back along the loop to as the power consist of Pacific National NR 60 and NR 8 runs around the waggon rake while Aurizon Q 4006 looks on.
16478 files on 824 page(s) 392

Set Back to Pilbara Yard / Photo Gallery / Blog / Departure Yard / BHP Road / Fortescue Metals Road / Rio Tinto Road / Roy Hill Road / Comalco Siding
Your IP address is: Website and all images are © 1997-2024 www.pilbararailways.com.au Contact Us
Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional