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131122 3312283 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 08, has been upgraded from the original Robe River compressor waggon set IC 22 with air receiver and IC 23 with two Atlas Copco XAS 97 units replacing the original Ingersoll Rand air compressors. These waggons are ballasted to 100 tonnes each and are modified ore waggons. Cape Lambert 22nd November 2013.
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030416 095258283 viewsWirrida Siding, looking south towards Tarcoola with the goods siding and points rejoining the loop, notice the points are on timber sleepers while the loop and mainlines are on concrete, train control 'pillbox' in the distance. Located at the 641 km from the 0 datum at Coonamia and 137 km north of Tarcoola between Carnes and Manguri on the Tarcoola - Alice Springs line. GeoData location. 16th April 2003.
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241-26283 viewsNelson Point, Mt Newman Mining's last in-service ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 built by Comeng NSW sits awaiting partial dismantling before being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's museum at Bassendean, Perth for preservation with two C36-7M units 5506 and 5510 also awaiting removal from site. June 2002.
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190107 0561283 viewsBinduli, on empty Mineral Resources Ltd iron ore train service from Esperance to Koolyanobbing 2034 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00290 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-290 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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190107 0611283 viewsBinduli, on empty Mineral Resources Ltd iron ore train service from Esperance to Koolyanobbing 2034 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00117 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-117 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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190109 1587283 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00096 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-96 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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190109 1632283 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00135 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-135 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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248-17283 viewsSeven Mile yard, stored Robe River ALCo locomotives at the south end of the Hamersley Iron Seven Mile yard on roads N2 and N3. On road N2 is 9427 a Comeng WA C636R rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-2 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania Railroad as #6331, Penn Central 6331 and finally Conrail 6781. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in January 1987. This loco also went on to become DR 8403 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Approximate location. 24th April 2004.
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254-00283 viewsWodgina mine site, bull buggy from a cut down 60 series Toyota Landcruiser from Wallareenya Station.
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245-09283 viewsPort Lincoln loco workshops, still in former owner AN livery, Australian Southern 830 class locomotive 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137 which has been on the Eyre Peninsula Division since being built in April 1962, stabled motive power over the weekend downtime. 6th April 2003.
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245-13283 viewsWudinna, empty grain train behind a trio of former Australian National locomotives with rebuilt former AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class ex 839, serial 83730, rebuilt by Port Augusta Workshops to DA class, DA 4 leading two AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class units 842, serial 84140 and 851 serial 84137, 851 having been on the Eyre Peninsula since delivered in 1962, to shunt off empty waggons into the grain siding. 7th April 2003.
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267-09283 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, BHP's 1230 empty departure with second unit the last GE rebuild CM40-8MEFI 5669 'Beilun' serial number 8412-02 / 95-160 with General Electric AC6000 unit 6076 on the point with two CM40-8M mid-train units and 208 waggons powers along the Newman mainline. 1247 hrs 12th of April 2002.
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030712 142543283 viewsNelson Point, empty BHP ore waggon 553, one of the original Magor USA build waggons bought out at construction of the Mt Newman project. Visible is the ODCX code and number 82190 from the Oroville Dam Construction company days in the USA. Unsure of the MS6-82 code, the DZ 11-95 code was the late time it was internally painted to reduce wear and the SL 76 with 92 below it was the last time the Miner SL-76 draft gear was replaced. The orange smiley sticker indicates that this is an original 'Oroville Dam' ore waggon and non relayed AB braked. 12th of July 2003.
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040912 152402r283 viewsNelson Point, condemned Comeng WA built BHP ore waggon 1560, used here as a ground anchor on Stacker 4. Waggon 1560 was built in an order of two hundred and eighty-eight waggons in 1974. 12th of September 2004.
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100603 9033283 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0062 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.
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141-2-24282 viewsSunshine, view looking north, Hampshire Road overbridge, V/Line broad gauge P class P 15 Clyde Engineering EMD model G18HBR serial 84-1209 rebuilt from T 344 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 56-127 with down Bacchus Marsh passenger train, signal box, station platform No.3 and station building visible, the track is No.5 Road, point rodding, trailing view.
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146-25282 viewsBroadford station building looking from the up platform, show original signal box opening in platform facing, and new box on the right.
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131-1-23282 viewsBurraboi Aquila silo complex, V/Line Grain bogie grain waggons, looking south.
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153-2-29282 viewsArarat signal box, mainline in from of box, rear view from yard tracks.
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156-22282 viewsNumurkah, station building, internal view of lever frame, signal levers, taken through window, off focus.
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