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170728 09819421 viewsWestern Creek, a disabled train from Mesa A on the right behind ES44ACi unit 9103 has relief locos 7082 serial 47761 a General Electric built Dash 9-44CW and a General Electric built ES44DCi unit 8137 ease up to couple onto 9103s disabled train. This image shows all these models of locomotive on the Rio Tinto mainline roster as an empty train climbs upgrade under the bridge. 28th July 2017. GeoData.
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170728 09974421 viewsBenson Falls, 91 km curve, an empty train blasts up the steep grade behind a triple all General Electric built Dash 9-44CW unit power of 9409 serial 54159 and 9408 both in Pilbara Rail with Robe reporting marks, and 7060 in Pilbara Iron with HI reporting marks. 28th July 2017. GeoData.
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060723 7845421 viewsOriginal Hamersley Iron compressor waggon sets IC-1 and IC-3 which were made from cutting down condemned ore waggons and then fitting Atlas Copco XAS 97 air compressors, receiver tanks and fuel tanks. The compressors have been fitted to a swing cradle to limit the in-train forces during the unloading process. 7 Mile 23rd July 2006.
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23882421 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, BHP Iron Ore GE CM40-8M rebuild unit 5649 'Pohang' serial 8412-07 / 93-140 is being lifted up and prepped for road haulage to Port Hedland. 5649 was rebuilt from AE Goodwin ALCo M636 unit 5473 serial G6047-5. July 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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241-36421 viewsNelson Point, Car Dumper 2 holding roads with Yard Control tower and Ore Car Repair Shop in the background as two loaded ore rakes behind pairs of CM40-8M units on each wait their turn through the dumper to discharge as 5660 'Kure' serial 8412-05 / 94-151 and 5657 'Fukuyama' drag their loaded train towards the dumper to discharge . June 2002.
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190107 0446421 viewsParkeston, Mineral Resources Ltd MHPY type iron ore waggon married pair set MHPY 00014 and MHPY 00013 built by CSR Yangtze Co China in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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190107 0490421 viewsParkeston, side view of Mineral Resources MRL class loco MRL 002 'Spirit of Yilgarn' with serial R-0113-03/14-505 a UGL Rail Broadmeadow NSW built GE model C44ACi in 2014.
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190109 1598421 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00321 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-321 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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210510 1118421 viewsNear Gull on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 101.5 km, RTS type straddle crane carrying rail waggon RTS 002 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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140601 4456421 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHEY type waggon CHEY 8016-2 part of a pair of 120 sets built by Bluebird Rail Operations SA in 2011-12. 1st June 2014.
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267-21421 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, CM40-8M GE rebuild unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 turns on the power as it passes Goldsworthy Junction relay room and continues along the Newman Mainline with the Sundowner and sister unit 5653. The realigned former Goldsworthy line to the Yarrie and Nimingarra mines can be seen curving away to the left in front of 5634. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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269-24421 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, and the Alstom 25-year service agreement special led by BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 heads back to Nelson Point with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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210407 9853421 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RRXY 2, platform 4 with a CEVA RFSB type 51' container IYV 706 built by Transmech SA. The RRXY type 5-pack well waggon set is one of eleven built by Bradken Qld in 2002 for Toll from a Williams-Worley design.
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130710 1048421 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1, ABSY type ABSY 4419 covered van, originally built by Comeng WA in 1977 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type, recoded to ABFX and RBFX to SCT as ABFY before conversion by Gemco WA to ABSY in 2004/05.
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100603 9012421 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0007 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.
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127-23420 viewsDeer Park West, broad gauge V/Line G class G 512 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 84-1240 leads Australian National BL class BL 27 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 83-1011 with a down Adelaide bound goods train waiting for line clear at the end of the double track.
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144-12420 viewsWangaratta, standard gauge NSWSRA 81 class 8175 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 85-1094, candy livery, leads the up Inter-Capital Daylight through the cutting and under the footbridge on the way to Melbourne.
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148-32420 viewsWangaratta yard looking north along Main Line with points from No. 1 Road visible, Siding 'C' and Nos. 4 and 5 Roads on the left. Signal Post 23 and the standard gauge line are visible in the cutting at the right.
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149-22420 viewsBacchus Marsh, Maddingley Brown Coal Siding outloading plant, this was serviced as a siding from Bacchus Marsh and had a run around facility with 180 foot standing room. GeoData.
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150-33420 viewsLismore goods loading ramp located at the Melbourne end of the yard, taken looking west from No. 1 road, across, platform on goods loop or No. 3 road.
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