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060111 2301412 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 2318412 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 2341412 viewsKyancutta, the concrete and steel silo complexes frame 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 as it leads a north bound empty grain train. 11th January 2006.
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060111 2354412 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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060113 2486412 viewsKevin, ARG 1600 class narrow gauge loco 1604 a Clyde Engineering built EMD model JL22C serial 71-731, originally built for the Central Australia Railway in 1971, transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981 arrives with empty gypsum train 6DD3. 13th January 2006.
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060113 2510412 viewsKevin, empty train 6DD3 shunts back onto the triangle leg behind triple NJ/1600 class units, Clyde Engineering built EMD JL22C models, originally coded the NJ class and built for the Central Australia Railway in 1971, transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981 and recoded to the 1600 class. 13th January 2006.
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130703 0156412 viewsMurdinga, Genesee & Wyoming locomotive AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 unit 859 'City of Port Lincoln' serial 84705, built in 1963, 859 started life at Peterborough, spent some years in Tasmania and even spent time in Perth on standard gauge before being transferred to the Eyre Peninsula system in 2003. Geo location. 3rd July 2013.
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130703 0181412 viewsTooligie, overview of the four cell concrete grain silo complex and yard with grain waggon loading finished. Geo location. 3rd July 2013.
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130703 0283412 viewsKaldow, HCN type bogie grain hopper waggon HCN 6, originally an NHB type hopper built by Tulloch Ltd for the Commonwealth Railways North Australia Railway. One of forty rebuilt by Islington Workshops 1978-79 to the HCN type with a 36 ton rating, increased to 40 tonnes in 1984. Seen here loaded with grain with a Moose Metalworks roll-top cover.
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130704 0396412 viewsKyancutta, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 19, 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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130705 0529412 viewsLock, 1203, 846 and 859 shunt their loading grain train out of the siding onto the mainline. Genesee & Wyoming locomotive AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 unit 859 'City of Port Lincoln' serial 84705, built in 1963, 859 started life at Peterborough, spent some years in Tasmania and even spent time in Perth on standard gauge in 2002 before being repainted and transferred to the Eyre Peninsula system in 2003. 5th of July 2013.
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130708 0759412 viewsCharra, originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 15, in GWA corporate orange livery of owner Genesee & Wyoming Australia, without hungry boards loaded with gypsum, Charoban Rd grade crossing, 477.8 km.
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130708 0764412 viewsCharra, originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 22 W, without hungry boards loaded with gypsum, Charoban Rd grade crossing, 477.8 km.
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130708 0769412 viewsCharra, originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 10 T, without hungry boards loaded with gypsum, Charoban Rd grade crossing, 477.8 km.
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130708 0844412 viewsPenong Junction, [url=https://goo.gl/maps/45FyW]429.7 km[url].
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130708 0893412 viewsThevenard originally an Kinki Sharyo built NHA type NHA 978 for the NAR now coded ENHA type ENHA 2 K, without hungry boards loaded with gypsum crossing Bergmann Drive grade crossing, 434.2 km.
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130708 0922412 viewsThevenard originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 17 in GWA corporate orange livery of owner Genesee & Wyoming Australia, without hungry boards loaded with gypsum crossing Bergmann Drive grade crossing, 434.2 km.
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PD 12415412 viewsBinduli, WOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31400 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 324 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, but purchased by WAGR. This waggon is one of the 15 converted to WSM type ballast hoppers by re-fitting the removed top section of the body and fitting bottom discharge doors, converted back to WOB in 1998, and shows signs of heavy re-sheeting and full repainting.
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PD 12864412 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOPY 32379 with fleet number 911, one of seventy ex ANR coal waggons rebuilt from AOKF type by Bluebird Engineering SA in service with ARG on Koolyanobbing iron ore trains. They used to be three metres longer and originally built by Metropolitan Cammell Britain as GB type in 1952-55, seen here in a rake with sister waggons.
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060530 4917412 viewsParkeston, AHBY 0003 one of sixty five AHBY class ballast hoppers built by EDI Rail at their Port Augusta Workshops for ARG in 2001-02 for the Darwin line, also the FMG construction in 2008, here in limestone quarry products service.
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