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218-29423 viewsYandicoogina or HIY as Hamersley Iron identify it, located 445 km from Parker Point yard in Dampier, view looking at rear of empty train being loaded with fuel tanks and loco fuel point in middle of frame and mine stockpiles in the background.

060531 5020423 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOPY 34096 with fleet number 964 and of the drop floor type, one of seventy ex ANR coal waggons rebuilt from AOKF type by Bluebird Engineering SA in service with ARG on Koolyanobbing iron ore trains. They used to be three metres longer and originally built by Metropolitan Cammell Britain as GB type in 1952-55, 31st May 2006.

100602 8576423 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33478 is one of a batch of one hundred and twenty eight built by United Group Rail WA between August 2008 and March 2009 with serial number 950211-020 and fleet number 8979 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, the 8 being an addition due to fleet size, build date of 09/2008 with a revised load of 82.5 tonnes, seen here west of Binduli, 2nd June 2010.

100731 02287423 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33470 is one of a batch of one hundred and twenty eight built by United Group Rail WA between August 2008 and March 2009 with serial number 950211-012 and fleet number 8970 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, the 8 being a addition due to fleet size, build date of 06/2006 with a revised load of 82.5 tonnes, with PORTMAN painted out and an ARG decal applied to the side, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

060528 4434423 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOPY 34097, fleet number 4963, the 4 is a recent addition, is a drop floor version, one of seventy ex ANR coal waggons rebuilt from AOKF type by Bluebird Engineering SA in service with ARG on Koolyanobbing iron ore trains. They used to be three metres longer and originally built by Metropolitan Cammell Britain as GB type in 1952-55, 28th May 2006.

030405 155752423 viewsLock, yard overview looking north along the grain siding, mainline to the right, Ascom style silo complex Block 5 with outflow spout visible on the left, point lever and indicator for horizontal grain shed siding in the middle of frame, and transfer auger across tracks. 5th April 2003.

030406 094830423 viewsCummins, yard overview looking south down the Buckleboo line with the mainline from Thevenard on the right, with points, levers and indicators for the crossover and then the grade crossing on Hall St being visible, concrete silos in the distance. 6th April 2003.

030407 104644423 viewsPoochera, station yard overview looking north from south end of yard, point levers and indicators for sidings, on the left is the horizontal grain shed with an Ascom style silo complex behind it, on the right the goods shed can be made out along with the SACBH concrete silo complexes. 7th April 2003.

060111 2271423 viewsTooligie, empty grain train running north behind 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. 11th January 2006.

060111 2326423 viewsWarramboo, Kimba Road grade crossing, 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, here shunting off the grain siding and back to the mainline to resume the journey north. 11th January 2006.

060111 2346423 viewsKyancutta, 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.

060111 2394423 viewsWannamana, 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 here leading a north bound empty grain train heading to Wudinna. Wannamana was located at the 210 km and opened in January 1927, this scene is some 79 years later. The siding was closed in April 1957. 11th January 2006.

060113 2438423 viewsThevenard, at the Gypsum Resources Australian (GRA) gypsum unloading site, 1604 leads a triple consist of Clyde Engineering EMD JL22C model 1600 / NJ class combination of 1604 serial 71-731 and originally NJ 4, NJ 3 serial 71-730 and 1601 serial 71-728 class leader NJ 1, all three units started on the Central Australia Railway in 1971 and were transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981. 1604 and 1601 both renumbered in 2004. Friday 13th January 2006.

130704 0422423 viewsKyancutta, south bound loaded grain train has stopped here to collect a loaded rack of grain waggons, seen here backing up to re-join the rest of the train on the mainline with one of only three electric signals on the network with the original goods siding closest to the camera, behind EMD 1204 and twin ALCo 830 units 873 and 851. 4th July 2013.

130705 0608423 viewsLock, up end looking down through Lock, Viterra fast loader loading train while loaded portion sits on the mainline.

130705 0644423 viewsLock, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 12, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN type for the Eyre Peninsula system.

130708 0832423 viewsMoule, crossing loop, 445.6 km.

130708 0875423 viewsThevenard, loaded train running through the back of the yard parallel to Bergmann Drive, 434.2 km.

060528 4635423 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATPF 579 fuel tank waggon built by WAGR Midland Workshops 1974 for Shell as WJP type 80.66 kL one compartment one dome, fitted with type F InterLock couplers.

060530 4911423 viewsParkeston, AHQF 31440 seen here in Loongana Limestone service, originally built by Goninan WA for Western Quarries as a batch of twenty coded WHA type in 1995. Purchased by Westrail in 1998.

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