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100729 01487359 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33526 is one of a batch of one hundred and twenty eight built by United Group Rail WA between August 2008 and March 2009 with serial number 950211-066 and fleet number 9014 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, Binduli 29th July 2010.

100731 02273359 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 30280 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-030 and fleet number 622 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02358359 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31252 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 141 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02524359 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31381 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 306 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100822 5959359 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33428 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Group Rail WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-133 and fleet number 8927 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, Binduli Triangle 22nd August 2010.

060528 4448359 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOPY waggons 32401, fleet number 929 and 34095 with fleet number 961 and of the drop floor type, two 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, 28th May 2006.

030406 094906359 viewsCummins, yard view looking south along the mainline, points lever and indicator for the crossover to the Buckleboo line visible, Hall St grade crossing, then the points and levers for the grain and goods loading ramp sidings beyond. Buckleboo line is on the left. 6th April 2003.

030406 142610359 viewsKapinnie, track view looking east towards Yeelanna from the eastern end yard points with grade crossing and 20 km/h speed board. 6th April 2003.

030407 105354359 viewsPoochera, yard overview looking south from the north end grain siding points, crane and goods shed just visible on the left of the goods siding, loaded grain rake on the grain siding with the Ascom silo complex to the right of the waggons. 7th April 2003.

030411 110523359 viewsKimba, concrete pre-fab station building doors.

060111 2342359 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.

060111 2355359 viewsKyancutta, 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.

060113 2495359 viewsKevin, originally one of sixty two Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR in 1966, now coded ENH type ENH 6 and with new hungry boards fitted and access ladder still intact. Empty train 6DD3 on the stub of the now closed line to Penong.

060113 2517359 viewsKevin, with the points restored the train prepares to pull forward and head towards original gypsum loading siding to continue the reversing process. 13th January 2006.

060113 2538359 viewsKevin, 1600 class unit 1604 in Australian Railroad Group livery a Clyde Engineering built EMD JL22C model serial 71-731, originally built as NJ class NJ 4 and built for the Central Australia Railway in 1971, transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981, shunts back along the Penong line with the points indicator set for the siding and the goods siding on the right of the train. Kevin station area, as the train is reversed prior to loading on the mainline to Thevenard. 13th January 2006.

130703 0295359 viewsKaldow, HCN type bogie grain hopper waggon HCN 26, 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.

130704 0412359 viewsKyancutta, south bound loaded grain train has stopped here to collect a loaded rack of grain waggons, seen here backing up to re-join the rest of the train on the mainline as it crosses the Eyre Highway grade crossing and one of only three electric signals on the network, behind EMD 1204 and twin ALCo 830 units 873 and 851. 4th July 2013.

130708 0756359 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.