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100605 9117421 viewsParkeston, APNY 31159, one of twelve built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 as WNA type pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon, WAGR built and owned copies of the AE Goodwin built WN waggons for WMC.
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100609 09925421 viewsMidland, AOXY 33104, converted to carry nickel matte bulk bags, in WGL traffic. Built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1969 as part of a batch of fifty eight WGX type open waggons, in 1981 to WOAX, in 1994 to ROAX, then AOAY type.
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100609 09934421 viewsMidland, AQHY 30094 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0010, 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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100609 10003421 viewsMidland, ATTY 30675 fuel tank waggon, last one of five built by AE Goodwin NSW in 1970/71 as WST type, recoded to WSTY and then ATTY. 78600 litre capacity.
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222-04421 viewsAt the 105.7 km grade crossing near Gillam Siding, a loaded Yandi train departing behind two General Electric AC6000 units built by GE at their Erie plant. Gillam Siding is at the 97.1 km. GeoData.
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224-09421 viewsBing siding, 6073 'Fortescue' serial 51065 a General Electric AC6000 built by GE at Erie awaits the road to depart south, cab side shows new nameplate, steerable bogie and taper in cab side. GeoData.
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224-22421 viewsBing siding, the afternoon empty to Yandi was a staple of the AC6000 units when delivered, operating the train as a pair, 112 waggons, AC6000 and 112 waggons. 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 a General Electric AC6000 built by GE at Erie awaits the road to depart south with sister unit 6073 as a loaded behind two CM40-8M units rolls through on the mainline. GeoData.
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226-04421 viewsYule River bridge showing new piles and deck to replace flood damaged piles after a cyclone that closed the line for two weeks in the late 1990s. GeoData.
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226-36421 viewsShaw siding 219 km, 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11 / 93-145 is the trail or slave remote on the mid-train pair of units, note the large flat fuel tank indicating this unit was a Comeng NSW built ALCo before rebuild. GeoData.
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228-11421 viewsYandi Two mobile machine parking bay, a new water cart for Henry Walker, operator of the BHP owned mine, WC201 is based on a Caterpillar 777B truck chassis.
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228-31421 viewsYandi Two load-out tunnel, trailing view of empty train about to enter for loading behind a standard pair of Goninan rebuilt GE CM40-8M model units 5649 'Pohang' serial 8412-07/93-140 and 5644 'Kangan' serial 8281-09/92-133. Geodata -22.720824, 119.043410 .
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229-33421 viewsYandi Two loadout exit side, as second unit 5642 'Wallareenya' serial 8281-07 / 92-131 a Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit trails sister unit 5650 drag a loading train at 1.2 km/h around the loadout balloon, the waggon behind 5642 is an original Oroville waggon. GeoData.
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151111 9573421 viewsAn empty train is still struggling upgrade at the 98 km post on the Tom Price line behind double General Electric Dash 9-44CW units 9403 serial 53457 wearing ROBE Pilbara Rail livery and 7087 serial 47766 wearing the original Hamersley Iron livery.
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231-18421 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 an Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M GE unit loads a train at 1.2 km/h with second unit 5650. GeoData.
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232-01421 viewsYandi Two entry portal for the loadout tunnel with dust extraction pipes. February 1997. GeoData.
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060110 2203421 viewsYeelanna, overview as ARG 1200 class unit 1204, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-428, originally built for the WAGR as the final unit of fourteen A class locomotives in 1965 and sent to the Eyre Peninsula in July 2004 stands with a rake of waggons into the grain siding with the 5 ton crane also visible as the locos are cut off with the remainder of the train holding the mainline. Off to the right is the former triangle. Approx. location of image.
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060110 2226421 viewsAt the Procter Rd grade crossing about halfway between Yeelanna and Karkoo, empty grain train behind ARG 1200 class unit 1204, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-428, originally built for the WAGR as the final unit of fourteen A class locomotives in 1965 and sent to the Eyre Peninsula in July 2004 and two 830 class AE Goodwin built ALCo model DL531 units 842 serial 84140 ex SAR broad gauge and to Eyre Peninsula in October 1987, and 851 serial 84137 new to Eyre Peninsula in 1962. Approx. location of image.
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160523 3575421 viewsBinduli, nickel concentrate train 2438, WN type pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon WN 524, one of thirty built by AE Goodwin NSW as WN type in 1970 for WMC.
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160523 3026421 viewsParkeston, 7SP3 intermodal train, RQSY 34357 container waggon, one of a hundred OCY type waggons built by Goninan NSW in 1974-74, recoded to NQOY, NQSY. Loaded with a 48' Toll MEG1 type box TCML 48468.
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160524 4035421 viewsBinduli, Melbourne bound steel train service 3PM4, RKLY 20202 with two butter box containers RH109 and RH144, originally built by EPT NSW in 1979-81 as an BDY type open waggon before being heavily modified by ANI Engineering in 1998, was also coded NKHY, RKHY prior to 1998.
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