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060111 239283 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.
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060113 243683 viewsThevenard, at the Gypsum Resources Australian (GRA) gypsum unloading site, 1604 leads a triple consist of Clyde Engineering EMD JL22C model 1600 / NJ class combination of 1604 serial 71-731 and originally NJ 4, NJ 3 serial 71-730 and 1601 serial 71-728 class leader NJ 1, all three units started on the Central Australia Railway in 1971 and were transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981. 1604 and 1601 both renumbered in 2004. Friday 13th January 2006.
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060113 247783 viewsThevenard, empty gypsum train 6DD3 lead by narrow gauge loco 1604 with a triple consist of Clyde Engineering built EMD JL22C model 1600 / NJ class combination of 1604 serial 71-731 and originally NJ 4, NJ 3 serial 71-730 and 1601 serial 71-728 the original class leader NJ 1, all three units started on the Central Australia Railway in 1971 and were transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981. 1604 and 1601 both renumbered in 2004 GeoData. 13th January 2006.
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060113 249983 viewsKevin, empty train 6DD3 on the stub of the now closed line to Penong shunts back onto the triangle leg to reverse the train prior to loading. 13th January 2006.
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060113 253383 viewsKevin, empty train 6DD3 is heading onto the south leg with some of the gypsum plant behind the train and a set of original loading bins gypsum loading siding to continue the reversing process. 13th January 2006.
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060113 257583 viewsCeduna, or Denial Bay area, empty gypsum train 6DD5 blasts up hill at the 440 km, crossing Carpenter Corner Rd with power from triple 1600/NJ class units 1604, NJ 3 and 1601. 1604 in Australian Railroad Group livery is a Clyde Engineering built EMD JL22C model serial 71-731, originally built as NJ class NJ 4. Location approximation. 13th January 2006.
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130703 016283 viewsMurdinga, ARG 1200 class unit 1203, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-427, one of two originally built in 1965 for Western Mining Corporation and operated by the WAGR as their A class A 1513, fitted with dynamic brakes, started working on the Eyre Peninsula in November 2004.
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130704 039583 viewsKyancutta, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 41, 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.
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130704 039783 viewsKyancutta, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon class leader HAN 1, 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.
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130708 075683 viewsCharra, originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 37 G, with hungry boards still fitted loaded with gypsum, Charoban Rd grade crossing, 477.8 km.
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130708 076283 viewsCharra, originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 26 M, without hungry boards loaded with gypsum, Charoban Rd grade crossing, 477.8 km.
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130708 084083 viewsPenong Junction, [url=https://goo.gl/maps/45FyW]429.7 km[url].
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130708 086783 viewsThevenard, view of arriving loaded train from inside the yard.
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130708 095283 viewsThevenard,
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PD 0813183 viewsBinduli, line up of new yellow bogie Goninan built WOE type iron ore waggons.
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100609 0997083 viewsMidland, AQRY 1004 two-pack platform A loaded with two 20' Florens and Beacon 22G1 type containers carrying lead, FSCU 393712 and BM0U 217572. The AQRY are a bar-coupled pair and were used for rail transport as the AFRF type on the Darwin line and are originally former ANR-CR waggons.
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100609 0998083 viewsMidland, AQWY 30384 container flat waggon, originally one of one hundred and sixty one built by Tomlinson Steel in 1970 as WFX type, to WQCX in 1979. Loaded three 20' Colemans' 25B0 type containers for ammonium nitrate, CCBU 0013, CCBU 0007 and CCBU 005900.
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100609 0999483 viewsMidland, ATVY type fuel tank waggon ATVY 618, built by Comeng WA in 1965 for BP on the narrow gauge as JTD type JTD 340, in 1970 to SG and recoded WJT 520, then in 1988 to WJT 618.
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100609 0999783 viewsMidland, ATBY 14593 fuel tanker, one of nine JPB type tankers built for Bain Leasing Pty Ltd by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1981/82 for narrow gauge recoded to JPBA, converted to standard gauge as WJPB. 82000 litre capacity, with a 75000 SF limit.
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100609 1000283 viewsMidland, ATTY 30675 fuel tank waggon, last one of five built by AE Goodwin NSW in 1970/71 as WST type, recoded to WSTY and then ATTY. 78600 litre capacity.
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