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060528 4578432 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31378 is one of a batch of twenty five built by Comeng WA between 1974 and 1975 and converted from Mt Newman high sided waggons by WAGR Midland Workshops with a capacity of 67 tons with fleet number 303 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, seen here at Bonnie Vale loaded with fines, 28th May 2006.

030405 153219432 viewsMcLachlan, station located at the 156 km, originally opened in September 1914 and called 97 Miles till 1915, closed in August 1972, modern location signpost, 5th April 2003.

030406 094830432 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 095119432 viewsMinnipa, station yard overview looking south from the north end points, point levers and indicators for Sidings 1, 2 and 3 visible. Concrete silo complexes and rotating jib crane visible in the distance. 7th April 2003

030407 105330432 viewsPoochera, yard overview looking south from the north end points, crane and goods shed just visible on the left of the goods siding. 7th April 2003.

030411 142235432 viewsNunjikompita, yard or station location sign, located about a kilometre out from the actual location. Fresh ballast is on the line.

060108 2068432 viewsLock, grain train being loaded by former SAR 830 class unit 842, built by AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84140 in 1962, originally on broad gauge, transferred to Eyre Peninsula in October 1987 and, 1204 and sister 851.

060109 2128432 viewsKyancutta, ASR 830 class unit 842, an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model loco serial 84140 leads EMD unit 1204 due to air-conditioning trouble and sister ALCo 851 as they shunt across Museum Terrace to re-join the train on the mainline. 9th January 2006.

060109 2139432 viewsWannamana, on the curve 2 km north of the former station site empty train lead by ASR 830 class unit 842, an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model loco serial 84140 with an EMD 1200 class and a sister ALCo unit. 9th January 2006.

060109 2145432 viewsWannamana, on the curve 2 km north of the former station site empty train 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model serial 84137 repainted into Australian Railroad Group livery with an EMD 1200 class and a sister ALCo unit on the lead. 9th January 2006.

060111 2272432 viewsPeachna, Tooligie Hill Road grade crossing, 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 2309432 viewsKopi, an empty Clyde Engineering built EMD G12C model loco 1203 serial 65-427 leads two ALCo 830 class units 850 and 905. Their next shunt will be Warramboo. 11th January 2006.

060111 2364432 viewsKyancutta, ARG 900 class unit 905, originally built by AE Goodwin as 830 class unit 836 serial 83727, converted to DA class DA 6 by Australian National at Port Augusta workshops for driver only operation in 1996. Trailing unit in a north bound grain train. 11th January 2006.

060111 2394432 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 2513432 viewsKevin, empty train 6DD3 shunts back onto the triangle leg behind triple NJ/1600 class units, as the 2nd driver is on the ground monitoring the train as it passes over the points. 13th January 2006.

130703 0272432 viewsKaldow, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 35, 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.

130704 0383432 viewsKyancutta, south bound loaded grain train has stopped here to collect a loaded rack of grain waggons, seen here running out of the 'new grain siding' added in 1970 behind EMD 1204 and twin ALCo 830 units 873 and 851. 4th July 2013.

130704 0401432 viewsKyancutta, HCN type bogie grain hopper waggon HCN 15, originally an NHB type hopper built by Tulloch Ltd for the Commonwealth Railways North Australia Railway. One of forty rebuilt by Islington Workshops 1978-79 to the HCN type with a 36 ton rating, increased to 40 tonnes in 1984. Seen here loaded with grain with a Moose Metalworks roll-top cover.

130705 0556432 viewsLock, HCN type bogie grain hopper waggon HCN 20, originally an NHB type hopper NHB 1594 built by Tulloch Ltd for the Commonwealth Railways North Australia Railway. One of forty rebuilt by Islington Workshops 1978-79 to the HCN type with a 36 ton rating, increased to 40 tonnes in 1984. Fitted with a Moose Metalworks roll-top cover. 5th July 2013.