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030406 110734351 viewsCoomunga, on the siding, Transfield track machine TMN 01 which is a track tamper. 6th April 2003.
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030407 105044351 viewsPoochera, loaded SAR Islington Workshops built HAN type bogie wheat waggon HAN 46, at the head of a rake waiting collection. 7th April 2003.
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030411 141732351 viewsNunjikompita, yard view looking west, Ascom style silo with loadout spout and silo, then a horizontal bunker and concrete silos. The truck unloading point is on the right of the silos.
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030411 142235351 viewsNunjikompita, yard or station location sign, located about a kilometre out from the actual location. Fresh ballast is on the line.
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030411 154018351 viewsWirrulla 333.2 km, yard overview looking south from the Thevenard end on Gawler Ranges Road, horizontal bunker with two blocks of concrete silos on the left.
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060108 2067351 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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060108 2076351 viewsLock, ARG 1200 class unit 1204, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-428, final of fourteen originally built between 1960-65 for WAGR as their A class A 1514, fitted with dynamic brakes and financed by Western Mining Corporation, started on the Eyre Peninsula in August 2004. Shows dynamic brake grid arrangement and cab air conditioner unit.
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060111 2298351 viewsLock, 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 with two ALCO units 850 and 905 drag their grain train over the grade past the location sign and down into Lock. 11th January 2006.
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060113 2520351 viewsKevin, empty train 6DD3 is on the west leg of the triangle as it prepares to pull forward and head south towards original gypsum loading siding to continue the reversing process. 13th January 2006.
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060113 2540351 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.
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060113 2566351 viewsThevenard, loaded gypsum train 6DD4 snakes through the yard and crosses Bergmann Drive behind 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. Bergmann Dr grade crossing. 13th January 2006.
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130704 0377351 viewsKyancutta, former Australian National narrow gauge 830 class locomotive 873, an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model with serial G3422-3 built new for the SAR in 1966 and delivered new to Port Lincoln in April 1966 with decals for current owner Genesee & Wyoming, it has spent it's whole working life on the Eyre Peninsula. 4th July 2013.
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060528 4647351 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATMF 552 fuel tank waggon, one of three built by Tulloch Limited NSW as WJM type in 1971 with a capacity of 96,250 litres, one compartment, one dome, current capacity of 80,500 litres, fitted with type F InterLock couplers. WJM's 551 and 552 built for Shell and 553 built for BP Oil.
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070529 9329351 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, WGLA 30027 originally built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1965 as WF type bogie flat waggon, to WFW in 1974, then converted to bagged nickel matte traffic WGLA type in 1984 and WGL 632 originally one of three units built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1976-7 as WGL type bogie flat waggon for Western Mining Corporation for bagged nickel matte traffic.
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070530 9524351 viewsParkeston, RMWY 34027 triple deck car carrying waggon, built by Comeng NSW in 1975 within the third batch of ten WMX type double deck car carrying waggons, re-coded to WMFX in 1979, converted to triple deck WMGF in 1989 then under National Rail leasing they became RMWY type.
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070608 0113351 viewsMidland, ATJY 531 fuel tank waggon built by Comeng NSW in 1971 for AMPOL, the same as a sister tank built at the same time for Caltex both as WJJ type two compartment two dome. Seen here in service with Caltex. 91,000 litres now single compartment.
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070608 0118351 viewsMidland, AZWY 30373 'Sputnik' loco oil and sand waggon, originally built as an WFX type flat waggon by Tomlinson Steel in a batch of one hundred and sixty one in 1969-70. Recoded to WQCX type in 1980 and to WSP type waste oil and sand waggon in 1986.
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070609 0193351 viewsMidland, ATAY 14586 fuel tank waggon, one of a batch of eight built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1976 as JPA type tank waggon for furnace oil, converted to standard gauge and recoded WJPA in 1985, 82,000 litre capacity.
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100601 8471351 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggons WN 540 final of a further ten units built by WAGR Midland Workshops as WN type in 1975 for WMC and WNB 543 one of six units built by Bluebird Rail Services SA in 2010 for BHP Billiton.
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100609 09933351 viewsMidland, AQHY 30059 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0062, 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 to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.
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