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100609 09949437 viewsMidland, AOXY 33221, converted to carry nickel matte bulk bags, in WGL traffic. Built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1973 as part of a batch of twenty five WGX type open waggons, in 1981 to WOAX, then AOAY type.
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100609 10013437 viewsMidland, AQAY 2273 skel container waggon, this orphan waggon started life as a Comeng Vic built open waggon type GOX for Commonwealth Railways in 1970, then coded AOOX. Under AWR ownership is was reduced to this 3 TEU unit container skeletal waggon. Loaded with two 20' 22G1 type containers for Mediterranean Shipping MSCU 618896 and Florens FSCU 732172.
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051101 6483437 viewsParkeston, AHBY 0059 one of sixty five AHBY type ballast hoppers built by EDI Rail at their Port Augusta Workshops for ARG in 2001-02 for the Darwin line, also the FMG construction in 2008, here in limestone quarry products service.
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222-30437 viewsSomewhere on the original single line section between Gull and Rosella Hamersley Iron 7073 serial 47752 a General Electric Dash 9-44CW built by GE at Erie powers away with an empty train with sister Dash 9-44CW unit 7091 serial 47770 following a crew change with a loaded train.
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229-12437 viewsYandi Two at the 311.5 km, empty BHP train mid-train Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE units 5657 'Fukuyama' serial 8412-02 / 94-148 trailing remote unit, cab side. GeoData.
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229-29437 viewsYandi Two loadout exit side, Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE units 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 and sister unit 5642 drag a loading train at 1.2 km/h, both units carry the BHP Iron Ore teal and marigold livery for the logo. GeoData.
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160101 9807437 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Gorge Mine area, looking north west, at the old waggon dump area and workshops. GeoData.
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234-05437 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5640 'Ethel Creek' serial 8281-05 / 92-129 is on the rear of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. View of left hand side of cab. Circa 1998.
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239-03437 viewsOverview of Yandi One mine from the end of the radial stacker boom looking south. GeoData.
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160526 5242437 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 4PM6 intermodal train, RRGY 7119 platform 4 of 5-pack articulated skel waggon, one of fifty originally built by AN Rail Islington Workshops in 1996-97 as class RRBY, later rebuilt with 48' intermediate decks and coded RRGY, 48' deck with a 40' KT class flatrack with concrete panels.
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160523 2977437 viewsParkeston, 7SP3 intermodal train, RRGY 7142 platform 3, RRGY type is a 5-pack articulated skeletal container waggon, one of fifty originally built by AN Rail Islington Workshops in 1996-97 as type RRBY, later rebuilt with 48' intermediate decks and recoded to RRGY. Loaded with a Pedemonts 40' 4EG1 type container PHR 419.
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160524 4037437 viewsBinduli, Melbourne bound steel train service 3PM4, RKLY 20565 with two butter box containers RH267 and RH415, originally built by EPT NSW in 1977-78 as an BDY type open waggon before being heavily modified by ANI Engineering in 1998. Was also coded RKDY prior to 1998.
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160524 4241437 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, shunts off waggons with a pair of Goninan built GE model Cv40-9i NR class units NR 66 serial 7250-12 / 96-268 and NR 32 serial 7250-06 / 97-234 performing the shunt.
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160529 8835437 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, RQJY 4
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160529 8842437 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, RQQY 7076
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160529 8848437 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, RRAY 7232
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060601 5093437 viewsParkeston, Pacific National RZAY type crew accommodation car RZAY 283 on train 4PM6 was built by Comeng NSW as an ARJ type stainless steel air conditioned first class roomette sleeping car ARJ 283 in 1972, sold to National Rail and converted to a crew car in 1997. Destroyed at the Jumperkine collision in December 2019.
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160524 3697437 viewsKalgoorlie, SCT train 2PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne, ARBY type ARBY 4464 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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161112 3010437 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, AQWY type waggon AQWY 31002, one of eighteen WFA type container waggons built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1981, recoded to WQCY in 1987, with two TEU 22G1 type containers RWLU 812401 and RSSU 153071 and a Jamieson built TEU tanktainer for Vintage Road Haulage with magnafloc, JTSU 012514.
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161112 3463437 viewsBinduli, loaded Hampton acid train 7406 with AQHY 30006 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0131, 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 0131 was built by VCare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions.
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