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080304 217985 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, side view of control waggon 2324, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 4th March 2008.
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254-0385 viewsWodgina mine site, bull buggy from a cut down 60 series Toyota Landcruiser from Wallareenya Station.
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245-0785 viewsPort Lincoln loco workshops, cab side view of DA 4, former Australian National locomotive rebuilt from former AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class ex 839, serial 83730, rebuilt by Port Augusta Workshops to DA class. 6th April, 2003.
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140601 444785 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHEY type waggon CHEY 8039-1 part of a pair of 120 sets built by Bluebird Rail Operations SA in 2011-12. 1st June 2014.
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268-1385 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year service agreement special, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 stands on the Newman mainline with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train as the party conducts an inspection of the site. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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268-2985 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year special, left hand side view of the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star, a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port. 12th of April 2002.
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269-1485 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year service agreement special, 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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148-3284 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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220-2184 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, a loaded train from Yarrie mine lead by BHP Dash 7 unit 5507 'Nimingarra' serial 4839-03 / 87-072 was rebuilt by Goninan WA from an ALCo C636 unit 5461 into GE model C36-7M in 1987.
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100731 0234184 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33327 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Goninan WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-032 and fleet number 826 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100731 0234684 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31379 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 304 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, the WAGR and Comeng builders plates are visible in the waggon sill, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100731 0242784 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 30257 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-007 and fleet number 607 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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060109 211084 viewsKyancutta, Kyancutta Tanks Rd grade crossing, 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 lift the empty north bound grain train away from crew change. 9th January 2006.
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060109 213284 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 re-join the train on the mainline. 9th January 2006.
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060109 213484 viewsKyancutta, ASR 830 class unit 842, an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model loco serial 84140 as it sits on the mainline. 9th January 2006.
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060111 227684 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.
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060111 229884 viewsLock, 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 with two ALCO units 850 and 905 drag their grain train over the grade past the location sign and down into Lock. 11th January 2006.
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060111 231884 viewsNantuma, Clyde Engineering built EMD G12C model loco 1203 serial 65-427 leads two ALCo units 850 and 905 as they round the bend just north of the old station site at the 183 km. Their next shunt will be Warramboo. 11th January 2006.
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060111 233384 viewsWarramboo, located at the 190.2 km and opened with the line in May 1913, with now disused station building on the left, Clyde Engineering built EMD G12C model loco 1203 serial 65-427 stands on the mainline as loading on the grain siding has started. 11th January 2006.
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060111 235384 viewsKyancutta, this shot shows three of the types of waggon used, former Australian National narrow gauge ENHG type bogie grain waggon ENHG 3, originally built by Moore Road Ind, Victoria as NB type NB 1398 ballast hopper for the NAR, then to standard gauge in 1975 as BA type BA 1540, recoded to AHTY in 1980, to EP April 1984, recoded to NHG type NHG 6 in May 1984, then again to ENHT type ENHT 6 in March 1985 and further rebuilt forming one half of ENHG type grain waggon in August 1986. The conversion involved splicing two AHTY-ENHT type waggons together at Port Lincoln workshops, an HCN type HCN 4, was modified at Islington Workshops in 1978-80 and started life as a Tulloch built NHB type iron ore hopper for the CR on the North Australia Railway in 1968-69, and an SAR built HAN type as they are shunted back into the grain siding for loading. 11th January 2006.
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