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060110 2181407 viewsNear the 73 km and Cockaleechie Road grade crossing, empty grain train with 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 2194407 viewsYeelanna, 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 shunts forward to cut out the empty cars for the siding. Approx. location of image.

060110 2210407 viewsOn the curve near the 85 km between Yeelanna and Karkoo, 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.

160523 3340407 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQHY 30034 with CSA 0136, originally built by the 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 to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth. CSA 0136 was the last of forty nine CSA tanks built by VCare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions in 2015.

160523 3616407 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQHY 30053 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0095, 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 0095 was built by VCare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions in 2015.

160524 4243407 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RRKY 2723, originally built by Perry Engineering SA in 1974 part of a batch of forty five RM type motor vehicle flat waggons, recoded to AQPY container waggon, then AQMP and RQKY, riding on aligned bogies, loaded with two Royal Wolf 20' 22G1 type boxes RWMC 815896 and 815921.

110710 7428 PD407 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQAY 2273, this orphan waggon started life as a Comeng Vic built GOX type open waggon for Commonwealth Railways in 1970, then coded AOOX. Under AWR ownership is was reduced to this 3 TEU unit container skeletal waggon. Peter Donaghy image.

060107 1726407 viewsTent Hill, Pacific National RZAY type crew accommodation coach RZAY 944 on train 5PM5, originally built by Comeng NSW in 1969 as a stainless steel air conditioned first class roomette sleeping car, renumbered to 944 for Indian Pacific service, sold to National Rail Corporation in 1997 and converted to a crew coach.

060107 1972407 viewsSpencer Junction yard, FreightLink FDAY type crew accommodation car FDAY 05 on train 7AD1, built by SAR Islington Workshops as a Bluebird second class railcar in 1956 and named 'Kookaburra'. Written off in 1995 and later bought by Bluebird Rail Systems and converted to crew car for FreightLink in 2003.

060528 4253407 viewsParkeston, SCT PDAY type crew accommodation car PDAY 001 'Robert Mervin Yates', built by SAR Islington Workshops as a 250 type Bluebird second class railcar number 253 and named 'Pelican' in 1955, written off in 1995 and sold and eventually converted to a crew car by Bluebird Rail Services in 2005.

070531 9615407 viewsParkeston, Pacific National RZBY type crew accommodation car RZBY 208 on train 3MP4, built by Comeng NSW as ER type stainless steel air conditioned crew dormitory car ER 208 in 1969, sold to National Rail and converted to crew car in 1997.

161109 1917407 viewsMoule, originally built by Kinki Sharyo as the NH type for the NAR in 1968, sent to Port Lincoln in 1978, then rebuilt and recoded ENH type in 1984, ENH 23, refurbished and wearing current owner Genesee & Wyoming orange with small decal with matching hungry boards loaded with gypsum.

161112 3029407 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, AQNY type waggon AQNY 32189 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic with original style sulphur container S75F G826 and un-decaled hard-top type 25U0 container BISU 100010.

161112 3455407 viewsBinduli, loaded Hampton acid train 7406 with AQHY 30082 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0112, originally built by the 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. CSA 0112 was built by VCare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions.

161112 3458407 viewsBinduli, loaded Hampton acid train 7406 with AQHY 30098 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0127, originally built by the 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. CSA 0127 was built by VCare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions.

161116 5557407 viewsBinduli, empty Shell fuel train 4443, tank waggon ATPF 607, built by Westrail Midland Workshops 1982 for Shell as WJP type, 80.66 kL one compartment one dome, fitted with type F InterLock couplers.

161116 5561407 viewsBinduli, empty Shell fuel train 4443, tank waggon NTAY 6130, built by Indeng Qld 1979 for Shell as type SCA 281, later NTAF 281.

040806 091154407 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, trailing view of the weighbridge test train with the four orange weighbridge test waggons and two Comeng built ore waggons to provide braking, 5666 is the power.

2626 Mt Newman Mining Workshops040806 102928407 viewsFlash Butt yard, rear view of stored out of service LocoTrol waggon 2626 showing number board and the short hood end.