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190109 1625411 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00235 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-235 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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080116 1365411 viewsChapman Siding at the 69 km on FMG's under construction line to Cloud Break mine, new waggons stabled in the passing track awaiting service, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007, here slave waggon 1395 and master waggon 2396 sit in the arvo sunlight. The yellow circle indicates the rotary coupler end and the tare weight of the slave waggon at 22.6 tonnes, while the master weighs 22.9 tonnes as it hosts the brake control equipment. 16th January 2008.
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080116 1375411 viewsChapman Siding, view of FMG's CSR Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works built waggons showing the 'F' type Interlock fixed and rotary couplers between master waggon 2396 and slave waggon 1187. Note the difference in the tare weights, 2396 with the fixed coupler is the master waggon, while 1187 is the slave waggon with the rotary coupler. The yellow circle also denotes the rotary coupler end. 16th January 2008.
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247-02411 viewsCape Lambert, Robe River's 9426 a Comeng WA rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania as #6332, Penn Central 6332 and finally Conrail 6782. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in November 1986. This loco also went on to become DR 8401 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Seen here in the South Yard waiting to drag a loaded rake down to the car dumper. Approximate location of train is here. 22nd May 2002.
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140601 4466411 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7753 these waggons were rebuilt between 2010 and 2012 by Bluebird Rail Operations SA from former Goldsworthy Mining hopper waggons originally built by Tomlinson WA and Scotts of Ipswich Qld back in the 60's to early 80's. 1st June 2014.
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100603 8967411 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0046 Greater Freighter, one of a second batch of thirty units built by Gemco WA in 2006/07 without the Greater Freighter signage.
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170-15410 viewsDevenish, track view of low level rail bridge on the southern end of station yard.
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141-2-22410 viewsSunshine, V/Line broad gauge P class P 15 Clyde Engineering EMD model G18HBR serial 84-1209 rebuilt from T 344 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 56-127 with a three car H set arrives on a down Bacchus Marsh passenger service, the point rodding is clearly visible for the interlocked points of the area.
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145-25410 viewsWallan, down broad gauge passenger train hauled by V/Line N class N 469 'City of Morwell' Clyde Engineering EMD model JT22HC-2 serial 86-1198 and N set past the remains of disc signal post 15, at left is the 'Gang Camp' area with sound proofing wall.
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153-1-15410 viewsBacchus Marsh turntable looking at lever end interlock and side, shows walkway and underframe.
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155-04410 viewsWallan, stored 'OFF REG' waggon awaiting scrapping, four wheel waggon, B type louvre van B 301, side view.
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156-25410 viewsNumurkah, Picola Junction looking north, up home semaphore signal posts for the Picola line at left and the Strathmerton line on the right, I'm standing on the Strathmerton line and the up home signal is pulled off, 80 km/h speed board.
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181-21410 viewsTraralgon yard, broad gauge V/Line VFNX type bogie roll paper waggon with tarpaulin VFNX 5 hand brake end, originally built new May 1979 by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops.
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190-36410 viewsUranquinty, located at the 535.72 km on the NSW Main South line, looking south from the north end past signal post 06/5. The north end shunt neck is on the right.
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202-27410 viewsMeckering, looking east at the Down departure signals for the loop 10 RB and the mainline 10 RA.
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205-22410 viewsWittenoom, upper reaches of Bee Gorge, landscape views.
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070529 9378410 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 31077 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-067 and fleet number 662 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, West Kalgoorlie, 29th May 2007.
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100605 9337410 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31377 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 302 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, loaded with fines, West Kalgoorlie 2nd June 2010.
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060528 4578410 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31378 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 303 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, seen here at Bonnie Vale loaded with fines, 28th May 2006.
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030405 160148410 viewsLock, barracks, shows the extension added in 1969. 5th April 2003.
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