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232-1185 viewsYandi One backtrack, following a cyclone shutdown of the mainline and severe flooding around Yandi a 'mixed' freight train was operated to Yandi to deliver food, mail and diesel fuel to the mine and camp. Here BHP Iron Ore CM40-8M unit 5639 'Corunna Downs' serial 8281-03 / 92-128 idles away in the backtrack awaiting its path back to Port Hedland with flat waggon 6703, four fuel tank waggons and a broken ore waggon. February 1997. GeoData.

160523 333685 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQHY 30111 with CSA 0094, 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. CSA 0094 was built by Vcare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions in 2015.

160524 436785 viewsBinduli, nickel concentrate train 3438, WNB type pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon WNB 544, one of six built by Bluebird Rail Services SA in 2010 for BHP Billiton.

160525 481185 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQHY 30057 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0089, originally built by 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 type to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana, part of empty acid train 4405 departing in the yard. CSA 0089 was built by Vcare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions in 2015.

160525 519185 viewsBinduli, nickel concentrate train 4438, pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon WN 518, one of thirty built by AE Goodwin NSW as WN type in 1970 for WMC.

160524 375785 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 2PM6 intermodal train, RQFY 122 container waggon, built by Victorian Railways Bendigo Workshops in 1980 as a batch of seventy five VQFX type skeletal container waggons, recoded in April 1994 RQFY and 2CM bogies fitted August 1995. K+S 40' flatrack loaded over length .

160525 445185 viewsParkeston, 3PM7 priority service train, RRAY 7244 platform 4 of 5-pack articulated skel waggon set, one of 100 built by ABB Engineering NSW 1996-2000, 48' deck with Pacific National 46' reefer PNXR 4886.

160525 450485 viewsParkeston, 3PM7 priority service train, RQQY 7079 platform 3 of 5-pack articulated skel waggon set, one of seventeen sets built by Qld Rail at Ipswich Workshops in 1995, 48' Pacific National curtainsider PNXM 5210.

160525 451385 viewsParkeston, 3PM7 priority service train, RQDY 2 container waggon, originally built by SAR Islington Workshops in 1973/74 in a batch of sixteen as SFCW type container waggons, recoded to AQDW,, with two Toll 40' boxes TOLH 910107 and TOLH 910138.

160528 843185 viewsBinduli, intermodal train 6PM6, RQZY 7054 platform 4 of five unit bar coupled well container waggon set built in a batch of thirty two by Goninan NSW in 1995/96, loaded with an SCR Rail Containers 40' 4EG1 type container SCFU 412124 double stacked with a Toll 48' container TERF 48033.

160528 843385 viewsBinduli, intermodal train 6PM6, RQZY 7064 platform 1 of five unit bar coupled well container waggon set built in a batch of thirty two by Goninan NSW in 1995/96, loaded with a Sea2Rail 40' 4EG1 type container SCFU 408288 [4] double stacked with Austrans 40' 4EG1 type container AUSU 405030 [0].

160523 297785 viewsParkeston, 7SP3 intermodal train, RRGY 7142 platform 3, RRGY type is a 5-pack articulated skeletal container waggon, one of fifty originally built by AN Rail Islington Workshops in 1996-97 as type RRBY, later rebuilt with 48' intermediate decks and recoded to RRGY. Loaded with a Pedemonts 40' 4EG1 type container PHR 419.

160523 298985 viewsParkeston, 7SP3 intermodal train, RQAY 21913 container waggon, one of a hundred waggons built in 1981 by EPT NSW as type NQAY, recoded to RQAY in 1994. Loaded with an SCF leased 40' 4EG1 type container Austrans AUSU 471412 [1] and a 20' 2EB0 type Toll box TOSU 200672 [9].

160523 299085 viewsParkeston, 7SP3 intermodal train, RQAY 21913 container waggon, one of a hundred waggons built in 1981 by EPT NSW as type NQAY, recoded to RQAY in 1994. Code board and NSW number plate.

160524 424485 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RQCY 991, originally built by Victorian Railways Ballarat North Workshops in 1980 as part of a batch of seventy five VQCX type container waggons, recoded to RQCX in 1994, then current code in 1995. Loaded with two Royal Wolf 22G1 type 20' containers RWMC 815876 and RWMC 815860.

160524 429685 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RQFY 106 container waggon, built by Victorian Railways Bendigo Workshops in 1980 as a batch of seventy five VQFX type skeletal container waggons, recoded to VQFY in 1985, recoded in April 1994 RQFY and 2CM bogies fitted August 1995. Loaded with two RV type coil containers or 'butter boxes' RV 070 and RV 066.

160524 432285 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RQJW 21989, one of a batch of twenty five built by Mittagong Engineering NSW in 1980 as the JCW type 80' container waggon, recoded to NQJW.

160524 432685 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RQWW 22027 container waggon, one of thirty two built by Comeng NSW in 1973-75 as JCW type 80' container waggon, recoded to NQTW, then NQWW. These differ from the follow on batches of the JCW type. Loaded with two 4EG1 type 40' boxes, RSSU 099649 and RWTU 941129.

160529 877685 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, RRQY 7324 platform 4 of 5-pack articulated skel waggon set built by Qiqihar Rollingstock Works China in 2005 in a batch of twenty nine for Pacific National with a Rand Refrigerated Logistics 46' MFR3 type reefer RAND 366.

160529 907985 viewsParkeston, 7MP7 priority service train powers around the curve as it climbs the grade to Kalgoorlie behind a pair of Goninan built GE model Cv40-9i NR class units NR 84 serial 7250-04/97-286 and NR 80 serial 7250-03/97-282. NR 84 wears the Southern Spirit livery and is known as the Minty. Off to the left is Loongana Lime shunt loco DE 49, a former BHP 37 class unit built by Goninan in 1961 based on GE 80 ton switcher, serial 4970-013.

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