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247-34357 viewsNear Cooya Pooya at the 37.5 km on the Robe River Cape Lambert line an empty train passes under the town water supply pipeline and pass through Lockyer Gap behind the standard Robe power of quad CM40-8M or Dash 8 locomotives led by 9425 with 9410, 9420 and last unit 9414 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 8206-11 / 91-124 from November 1991 riding on Dofasco bogies and was originally an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo built new for Robe in December 1971 and numbered 262.005, later numbered 1714. Location is here.22nd May 2002.
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248-24357 viewsSeven Mile yard, stored Robe River ALCo locomotives at the south end of the Hamersley Iron Seven Mile yard on roads N2 and N3. On road N2 is 9426 a Comeng WA C636R rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania Railroad as #6332, Penn Central 6332 and finally Conrail 6782. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in November 1986. This loco also went on to become DR 8401 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Behind it is sister unit 9427 and ALCo M636 9412. Approximate location. 24th April 2004.
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249-12357 viewsYule River bridge looking north from the bridge deck on the BHP mainline of the sunk track section. The third pier from the southern end was undermined by flood waters from Tropical Cyclone John in December 1999. The rail line was closed for two weeks while repairs were effected. Approximate location.
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249-18357 viewsTable Hill on the Robe River railway line, a microwave radio communications site powered by solar panels. Approximate location.
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254-29357 viewsEnroute to the former Stannum Mine, bogged in a tributary of the Yule River, looking east, the way we came in. GeoData location here. September 2001.
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257-20357 viewsFlash Butt yard Mount Newman Mining's last in-service ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 built by Comeng NSW awaits its fate. Late 2021.
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245-21357 viewsWudinna, empty grain train locos shunt back towards the mainline having dropped waggons in the siding, a trio of former Australian National Co-Co locomotives with rebuilt former AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class ex 839, serial no. 83730, rebuilt by Port Augusta Workshops to DA class, DA 4 leading two AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class units 842, serial no. 84140 and 851 serial no. 84137, 851 having been on the Eyre Peninsula since delivered in 1962. 7th April, 2003.
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190129 4246357 viewsBinduli, on Mineral Resources Ltd loaded iron ore train service from Koolyanobbing to Esperance #3033 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00030 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-30 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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190129 4291357 viewsBinduli, on Mineral Resources Ltd loaded iron ore train service from Koolyanobbing to Esperance #3033 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00138 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-138 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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267-08357 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 two CM40-8M mid-train units an 208 waggons powers along the Newman mainline with the Goldsworthy line to Yarrie curving away directly in front of 6076. 1247 hrs 12th of April 2002.
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210407 9890357 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RRZY 7049 platform 1 of 5-pack well waggon set. Originally was an RQZY type, a five unit bar coupled well container waggon built as one of a batch of thirty two by Goninan NSW for National Rail in 1995/96. Recoded to RRZY when repaired. Loaded with a Toll 48' MEG1 type container TCML 48459. National Rail logo still visible.
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100603 9026357 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, ABSY type covered van ABSY 2505, originally built by Mechanical Handling Ltd SA in 1972 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type recoded to ABFX and then RBFX before being converted from ABFY by Gemco WA to ABSY type in 2004/05.
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100603 9034357 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0025 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.
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240328 2969357 viewsLoaded Koolyanobbing iron ore train 5041 runs south at Hampton with Aurizon's AC class loco AC 4305 with serial number R-0006-04 / 09-376 is a UGL Rail Broadmeadow NSW built GE model C43ACi and still in ARG livery leading an ACC and another AC with 126 waggons of MHLY and MHPY types. March 28, 2024.
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250501 0457357 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, empty Roy Hill waggon pair GA 2117 - GA 2118, built in China by CSR Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon. May 1, 2025.
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060528 4594356 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31248 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 139 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 WOG for gypsum in late 1980s till 1990 then reclassed to WOS for superphosphate before being re-classed back to WO in 1994.
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070529 9382356 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31260 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-010 and fleet number 146 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, and is a Goninan built replacement WO type waggon that replaces the original WAGR built WO type waggon with the newer style WOD type and has square features opposed to the curved ones as on the original WO class, West Kalgoorlie, 29th May 2007.
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100602 8547356 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33536 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 950211-076 and fleet number 9023 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, seen here west of Binduli, 2nd June 2010.
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100605 9373356 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31278 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 158 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, Binduli Triangle, loaded with fines, 5th June 2010. This unit was converted to WOC for coal in 1986 till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO.
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100729 01497356 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31278 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 158 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, Binduli Triangle, 29th July 2010. This unit was converted to WOC for coal in 1986 till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO.
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