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160529 9079200 viewsParkeston, 7MP7 priority service train powers around the curve as it climbs the grade to Kalgoorlie behind a pair of Goninan built GE model Cv40-9i NR class units NR 84 serial 7250-04/97-286 and NR 80 serial 7250-03/97-282. NR 84 wears the Southern Spirit livery and is known as the Minty. Off to the left is Loongana Lime shunt loco DE 49, a former BHP 37 class unit built by Goninan in 1961 based on GE 80 ton switcher, serial 4970-013.
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160529 9080200 viewsParkeston, 7MP7 priority service train powers around the curve as it climbs the grade to Kalgoorlie behind a pair of Goninan built GE model Cv40-9i NR class units NR 84 serial 7250-04/97-286 and NR 80 serial 7250-03/97-282. NR 84 wears the Southern Spirit livery and is known as the Minty.
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160530 9251200 viewsBinduli, 7SP3 intermodal service, container waggon RQJW 22048, one of fifty built by Mittagong Engineering NSW in 1975-76 as JCW type, recoded to NQJW. Loaded with an SCF 40' half height side door container and a Pedemonts PHR 411 40' container.
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160531 9856200 viewsBinduli, 3PM4 steel train, NQTY 20950
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160531 9954200 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 3PM4 steel train, empty container waggon RQTY 538 originally built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops between 1969-72 as part of a batch of two hundred FQX type container waggons, recoded to FQF type in Nov 1977, to VQCY in Sept 1979, Oct 1994 to National Rail as RQCX.
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160601 10116200 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 2MP5 intermodal train, RRXY 9 platform 1 of 5-pack well waggon set, one of eleven built by Bradken Qld in 2002 for Toll from a Williams-Worley design with a 20' Transamerica Leasing tanktainer T 2614 and 20' Cronos bulker TSPD 122162.
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110710 7420 PD200 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQAY 2273, this orphan waggon started life as a Comeng Vic built GOX type open waggon for Commonwealth Railways in 1970, then coded AOOX. Under AWR ownership is was reduced to this 3 TEU unit container skeletal waggon. Peter Donaghy image.
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110710 7426 PD200 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQAY 2273, this orphan waggon started life as a Comeng Vic built GOX type open waggon for Commonwealth Railways in 1970, then coded AOOX. Under AWR ownership is was reduced to this 3 TEU unit container skeletal waggon. Peter Donaghy image.
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160523 2867200 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, SCT class SCT 011 serial 07-1735 lead unit is an EDI Downer built EMD model GT46C-ACe, departs with 70 waggons for 5231 tonnes and 1647.5 metres length.
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160527 5523200 viewsBlamey crossing loop at the 1692 km, SCT train 5PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne speeds through behind CSR Ziyang Locomotive Co, China SDA1 model SCT CSR class locomotive CSR 010 'C Mobrici' and SCT 008 with 71 waggons for 4117.5 tonnes and 1752.5 metres.
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160530 9137200 viewsParkeston, SCT train 1PM9 operates mostly empty from Perth to Melbourne, Gemco WA built PQIY type 80' container flat PQIY 0010 loaded with two 40' RFRA type SCT reefers SCTR 134 and SCTR 124.
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160530 9223200 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, Gemco WA built PQIY type 80' container flat PQIY 0003 loaded with an SCT 40' RFRA type reefer SCTR 138, a half height open top 20' WH 28 and a 20' 2EG1 type Cronos box CXSU 111413.
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160530 9226200 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, ARBY type ARBY 4430 refrigerated van, originally built by Comeng WA in 1977 as a VFX type covered van for Commonwealth Railways, recoded to ABFX and converted from ABFY by Gemco WA in 2004/05 to ARBY.
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160530 9237200 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0003 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.
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161109 1904200 viewsMoule, gypsum waggon RSG 1, rebuilt by G&W Port Lincoln from former BHP Whyalla RSK 29 iron ore waggon, hungry boards have as been fitted to increase the volume.
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161111 2487200 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, container flat waggon AQWY 30212 container waggon, originally one of forty five built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 as WFX type, to WQCX in 1981, then AQCY, seen here loaded with two 20' 25B0 type Colemans ammonium nitrate boxes CCBU 020013 and CCBU 004400 and a 20' half height Nickel West box NIWU 100055 that normally contains quartz for the smelter.
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161111 2525200 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon AQHY 30045 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0078, 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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161112 3034200 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, AQNY type waggon AQNY 32174 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic with a pair of original style sulphur containers with sliding tarpaulins, S144C G919 and S17V G907.
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040806 092732200 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, weighbridge test waggon 522, originally built by Magor USA and ex Oroville Dam, converted by Mt Newman Mining into a 20 ton axle load test waggon.
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041012 082953200 viewsBing Siding, one of one hundred and forty four original Oroville Dam 91 ton ore waggons built by Magor USA in 1963, sold to Mt Newman Mining in 1968, 527, seen here converted to a ballast car. Note the weld line where the internal plates are for bottom discharge of ballast.
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