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6214 Gemco WA 110208 9426422 viewsFlash Butt yard, new Lead-Off Lead-On waggon STTR class STTR 6214 on the end of the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, built by Gemco Rail WA, the chutes can be seen standing up with the squeeze rollers behind the mesh, with the new straddle crane sitting on flat waggon 6203 an original rear Lead-Off-On waggon.
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6037 Gemco WA 110208 9442422 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6037 loaded with strings of rail, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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CHQY 732 130720 1562422 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA ballast waggon CHQY class CHQY 732, former US-Canadian CRDX class.
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0043 CNR - QRRS China 150523 8220422 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0043, one of a second batch delivered in 2015 with safety slogan 'ASAP - As safe as possible'.
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030403 162332422 viewsCrystal Brook, cab detail view showing tropical roof and bogie of former Australian National 600 class AE Goodwin built ALCo DL541 model 603 serial G6015-2.
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9006 070909 0655422 viewsRobe River compressor waggon 9006 on the lead of a Deepdale rake going through the car dumper at Cape Lambert. Fitted with an Atlas Copco XAS 85 compressor, fuel tank and air receiver. This waggon is a modified Tomlinson Steel built ore waggon. September 9, 2007.
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190109 1640422 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00232 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-232 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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190109 1661422 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00116 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-116 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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243-27422 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and built new by Goninan in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it trails an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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01179-02180 080124 1628422 viewsChapman Siding, new FMG ore waggon pairs 1179 slave and 2180 control and 1259 slave and 2260 control, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 24th January 2008.
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TK 04 110620 2276422 viewsChapman, FMG TK type fuel tank waggon TK 04 built by China Southern CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works plant in China in 2008 as part of an order for twelve tanks, is on the loaded fuel train to Cloud Break. 20th June 2011.
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256-21422 viewsMaitland Siding, morning empty train arriving into the passing track behind quad CM40-8M working of 9417, 9433, 9418 and 9419. May 2002.
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267-15422 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, the Sundowner Special is on the Newman mainline leg of the Goldsworthy Junction and triangle, with the Sundowner coach in between CM40-8M GE unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 and sister CM40-8M 5653. This train, and the empty before it, were delayed due to a jamming switch for the transfer road where Tamper 2 and Ballast Regulator 31 can be seen holding track. The road curving around to the left is the Goldsworthy mainline to Boodarie and Finucane Island. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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131024 IMG 0655422 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AZVY type departmental wheel set carrier waggon AZVY 4193, built by Transfield WA 1976 for Commonwealth Railways as one of two hundred GOX type open waggons, recoded to AOOX, in 1993 to AOSX type. In service with ARG as a wheel set transport waggon in West Kalgoorlie loco traffic. Peter Donaghy image.
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160409 IMG 7093422 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.
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283-35422 viewsNear Woodbrook as quad Robe River CM40-8M units 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9525 work a loaded 202 waggons bound for Cape Lambert as they pass through the cutting at the 37.5 km pipe bridge. 9410 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 2160-03 / 96-202 from March 1996 riding on Dofasco bogies and was originally a Comeng NSW built M636 ALCo serial C-6096-5 and built new for Mt Newman Mining (later BHP Iron Ore) in November 1975 and numbered 5500. Everything below the frame is ALCo, with the Comeng build style flat fuel tank, while above is GE and Pilbara Cab. 22nd May 2002.
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210407 9903422 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RQHY type 3 TEU container waggon RQHY 7007, built by Qiqihar Rollingstock Works in China as part of a seventy eight unit order in 2005/06 for Pacific National. Loaded with two 20' containers, 25G1 type Containers First WMSU 962237 and FCL's FCGU 960470.
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231020 8186422 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57810 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 000511 with Tronox decal and CRM 001300 with Cristal decal, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.
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148-33421 viewsWangaratta yard looking north (down direction) from footbridge at Nos. 5 and 4 Road extensions, point blades and K crossing for Siding J still in situ on No. 5 Road, double compound points on No. 4 Road to Siding 'C', then Main Line and Signal Post 23, standard gauge line in cutting at extreme right.
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203-21421 viewsBing Siding, with the empty clear, BHP General Electric AC6000 unit 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 leading class leader 6070 'Port Hedland' serial 51062 as they power their train out of the passing track at Bing South.
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