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224-26377 viewsBing siding, the afternoon empty to Yandi waits in the loop as a loaded behind two Goninan rebuilt CM40-8M GE units rolls through on the mainline, 5637 'De Grey' serial 8181-01 / 92-123 trails sister unit 5642 'Wallareenya'. GeoData.

226-17377 viewsShaw North, 216.5 km, departure signals SWN 4 for the mainline and SWN 6 for the loop for loaded trains that are about to descend the steep 1.5 percent decent to Garden Siding. Dragging equipment detection bars visible, they are painted yellow and the interlocking room with solar array mounted above the cutting. The signal on the top of the cutting on the right is SWN 6R the repeater post for SWN 6 due to the 700 metre radius curve north bound trains approach this location. GeoData.

227-24377 views30 km area, second unit on an empty ore train 5651 'Tobata' serial 8412-08 / 93-142 a Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuild. GeoData.

234-02377 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5640 'Ethel Creek' serial 8281-05 / 92-129 is on the rear of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. As this series of rebuilds has no marker lights not the red lantern attached to the hand rail. Circa 1998.

234-06377 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5640 'Ethel Creek' serial 8281-05 / 92-129 is on the rear of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. View of left hand side of cab. Circa 1998.

234-08377 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5640 'Ethel Creek' serial 8281-05 / 92-129 is on the rear of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. View of left hand side leading bogie. Circa 1998.

234-09377 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5640 'Ethel Creek' serial 8281-05 / 92-129 is on the rear of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. View of engine hood and fuel tank. Circa 1998.

060110 2175377 viewsCummins, empty grain train departing yard on the Penong mainline at the Bratten Way grade crossing behind ARG 1200 class unit 1204, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-428, originally built for the WAGR as the final unit of fourteen A class locomotives in 1965 and sent to the Eyre Peninsula in July 2004 and two 830 class AE Goodwin built ALCo model DL531 units 842 serial 84140 ex SAR broad gauge to Eyre Peninsula in October 1987, and 851 serial 84137 new to Eyre Peninsula in 1962. Approx. location of image.

060110 2217377 viewsOn the curve near the 85 km between Yeelanna and Karkoo, trailing view of 830 class AE Goodwin built ALCo model DL531 units 851 serial 84137 new to Eyre Peninsula in 1962 and 842 serial 84140, ex SAR broad gauge and to Eyre Peninsula in October 1987, and ARG 1200 class unit 1204, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-428, originally built for the WAGR as the final unit of fourteen A class locomotives in 1965 and sent to the Eyre Peninsula in July 2004 leads an empty grain train. Approx. location of image.

060110 2222377 viewsAt the Procter Rd grade crossing about halfway between Yeelanna and Karkoo, empty grain train behind ARG 1200 class unit 1204, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-428, originally built for the WAGR as the final unit of fourteen A class locomotives in 1965 and sent to the Eyre Peninsula in July 2004 and two 830 class AE Goodwin built ALCo model DL531 units 842 serial 84140 ex SAR broad gauge and to Eyre Peninsula in October 1987, and 851 serial 84137 new to Eyre Peninsula in 1962. Approx. location of image.

060110 2234377 viewsKarkoo, empty grain train behind ARG 1200 class unit 1204, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-428, originally built for the WAGR as the final unit of fourteen A class locomotives in 1965 and sent to the Eyre Peninsula in July 2004 and two 830 class AE Goodwin built ALCo model DL531 units 842 serial 84140 ex SAR broad gauge and to Eyre Peninsula in October 1987, and 851 serial 84137 new to Eyre Peninsula in 1962. Approx. location of image.

160522 2459377 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, APNY 31165 one of four built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1978 as WNA type pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon, WAGR built and owned copies of the AE Goodwin built WN waggons for WMC.

160523 3612377 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQHY 30023 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0105, 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 loaded acid train 2406 arriving back in the yard. CSA 0105 was built by Vcare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions in 2015.

160525 4473377 viewsParkeston, 3PM7 priority service train, RRQY 8516 platform 3 of 5-pack articulated skel waggon, one of thirty four sets built by Qiqihar Rollingstock Works China in 2012, 48' deck with a Toll 48' box TDDS 486120.

160528 8432377 viewsBinduli, intermodal train 6PM6, RQZY 7054 platform 5 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 unmarked 40' 4EG1 type container RTPU 4018 double stacked with a GENSTAR 40' reefer container GCEU 666489 with Cooltainer decals.

160522 2066377 viewsBinduli, 5MP2 steel train, RKQF 60229, originally built by Tulloch NSW as part of a batch of one hundred and thirty five JLY/JLX type louvre vans in 1969-70. Fifty six were converted at Bathurst to NQRX before further conversion to NKQX type steel plate waggon in 1989-90. Seen here loaded with steel plates.

160523 3047377 viewsParkeston, 7SP3 intermodal train, view of the rear looking at the RLUY and RLSY louvre vans.

160529 8828377 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, RQFY 75 container waggon, built by Victorian Railways Bendigo Workshops in 1980 as a batch of seventy five VQFX type skeletal container waggons, recoded to VQFY c1985, then RQFY May 1994, May 1995 to RQFF, then 2CM bogies fitted in Aug 1995 and current code Nov 1995.

160601 10130377 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 2MP5 intermodal train, RQZY 7036 platform 1 of 5-pack well waggon set one of thirty two waggon sets built by Goninan NSW for National Rail in 1995-96, with an Scott's Refrigerated Railways 46' 6" MPR3 type reefer SRR 039.

160609 0441377 viewsWoodbridge, 5PM5 intermodal train, RQZY 7065 platform 3 of 5-pack well waggon set one of thirty two waggon sets built by Goninan NSW for National Rail in 1995-96, double stacked with an ARLS 46' 6" RFRG type reefer ARLS 462 and Pacific National 48' MFG1 type box PNXD 4218.

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