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140601 4674402 viewsMidland, loaded iron ore train #1030 heading to Kwinana, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7785 these waggons were rebuilt between 2010 and 2012 by Bluebird Rail Operations SA from former Goldsworthy Mining hopper waggons originally built by Tomlinson WA and Scotts of Ipswich Qld back in the 60's to early 80's. 1st June 2014.

267-05402 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, BHP's 1230 empty departure behind General Electric AC6000 unit 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial number 51068 leads CM40-8MEFI 5669 on the point with mid-train units CM40-8M units 5651 and 5645 104 waggons back with 104 waggons trailing. 1247 hrs 12th of April 2002.

160409 IMG 7057402 viewsParkeston, Aurizon rail grinder MMY type MMY 034, built in the USA by Loram as RG331 ~2004, imported into Australia by Queensland Rail, now Aurizon, in April 2009, detail picture. Peter Donaghy image.

231020 8175402 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57888 one of five hundred ordered by Aurizon and built by CRRC Yangtze Group of China in 2022. In service with two loaded 20' half height hard top 'rotainers' lettered CRM, for Cristal Mining before they were absorbed into Tronox, CRM 000379 with Tronox decal and CRM 000737 with Cristal decal, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.

231020 8256402 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57698 one of five hundred ordered by Aurizon and built by CRRC Yangtze Group of China in 2022. In service with two loaded 20' half height hard top 'rotainers' lettered CRM, for Cristal Mining before they were absorbed into Tronox, CRM 001126 with Cristal decal and CRM 000165 with Tronox decal, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.

220-24401 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, a loaded train from Yarrie mine lead by BHP Dash 7 unit 5507 'Nimingarra' serial 4839-03 / 87-072 was rebuilt by Goninan WA from an ALCo C636 unit 5461 into GE model C36-7M in 1987.

060528 4570401 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31205 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 102 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft.³ capacity, seen here loaded with fines ore at Bonnie Vale, 28th May 2006. This unit was converted to WOS superphosphate in the late 1980s till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO.

060528 4598401 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31296 is one of a batch of fifteen built by WAGR Midland Workshops between July and October 1968 with fleet number 175 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, loaded with fines seen here at Bonnie Vale, 28th May 2006. This unit was converted to WOC for coal in 1986 till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO.

100602 8548401 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33535 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 950211-075 and fleet number 9024 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, seen here west of Binduli, 2nd June 2010.

100602 8691401 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31290 is one of a batch of fifteen built by WAGR Midland Workshops between July and October 1968 with fleet number 169 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, West Kalgoorlie loaded with fines, 2nd June 2010.

100605 9336401 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31465 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-037 and fleet number 528 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, now with PORTMAN painted out, Binduli Triangle, loaded with fines, 5th June 2010.

100605 9352401 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31448 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-020 and fleet number 511 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, now with PORTMAN painted out, Binduli Triangle, loaded with fines, 5th June 2010.

100729 01512401 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33534 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 950211-074 and fleet number 9026 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, Binduli 29th July 2010.

100731 02419401 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33248 is one of a batch of twenty seven built by Goninan WA between September and October 2002 with serial number 950103-015 and fleet number 747 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02497401 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33446 is one of a batch of seventeen built by United Group Rail WA between July and August 2008 with serial number 950209-010 and fleet number 8942 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 03084401 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33385 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 950142-090 and fleet number 884 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with PORTMAN painted out and the load revised to 82.5 tonnes, empty train arriving at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100822 5865401 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33305 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Goninan WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-010 and fleet number 804 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, Binduli Triangle 22nd August 2010.

100822 6252401 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33525 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 950211-065 and fleet number 9038 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 1416 at Hampton, 22nd August 2010.

060111 2377401 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.

130703 0295401 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.

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