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130703 0265350 viewsKaldow, HBN type dual use ballast / grain hopper waggons, HBN 11 still with side gangways in place. One of seventeen built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1968 with a 25 ton capacity, increased to 34 tons in 1974. HBN 1-11 fitted with removable tops and roll-top hatches in 1999-2000.
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130703 0269350 viewsKaldow, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 56, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN type for the Eyre Peninsula system.
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130704 0416350 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 with one of only three electric signals on the network which a sharp eye might notice has turned green, behind EMD 1204 and twin ALCo 830 units 873 and 851. 4th July 2013.
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130704 0448350 viewsKyancutta, second unit former Australian National narrow gauge 830 class locomotive 873, an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model with serial G3422-3 built new for the SAR in 1966 and delivered new to Port Lincoln in April 1966 with current owner decals for G&W, it has spent it's whole working life on the Eyre Peninsula. 4th July 2013.
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130704 0455350 viewsKyancutta, HCN type bogie grain hopper waggon HCN 2, 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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130704 0468350 viewsKyancutta, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 66, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN type for the Eyre Peninsula system.
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130704 0472350 viewsKyancutta, HCN type bogie grain hopper waggon HCN 5, 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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130705 0583350 viewsLock, located at the 148.5 km and originally named Terre when opened in May 1913, later renamed to Lock in December 1921. From the left background is the Ascom silo complex (Block 5), then blocks 2, 1 and 3, the train is on the mainline with the horizontal bunker (Block 4) on the right. 5th of July 2013.
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130708 0872350 viewsThevenard, loaded train running through the back of the yard parallel to Bergmann Drive, 434.2 km.
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060528 4650 ATPF580F350 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATPF 580 fuel tank waggon built by WAGR Midland Workshops 1976 for Shell as type WJP, 80.66 kL one compartment one dome, capacity of 80500 litres, it also spent time in SA in 1985, fitted with type F InterLock couplers, Shell Fleet no. TR715 still visible.
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070608 0119350 viewsMidland, 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.
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070613 0056350 viewsWoodbridge, AZKY type anhydrous ammonia tank waggon AZKY 32239, one of twelve built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQK type for Murrin Murrin traffic, fitted with Brambles anhydrous ammonia tank A6J with no signage.
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100611 0374350 viewsMidland, ATBY 14593 fuel tanker, one of nine JPB type tankers built for Bain Leasing Pty Ltd by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1981/82 for narrow gauge recoded to JPBA, converted to standard gauge as WJPB. 82000 litre capacity, with a 75000 SF limit.
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100731 3241350 viewsBinduli, AQHY 30106 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0074, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 at WF type flat waggons, then following several codes and modifications in 1997 seventy five were converted to WQH to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.
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221-25350 viewsYandi One mine loadout balloon loop, General Electric AC6000 class emerges from the loadout portal at 0.9 km/h as it leads a train through the loading vaults, the dust extraction ducting is also visible.
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227-19350 views30 km area on the Newman mainline, east of the original Quarry 1, an empty train powers along the gentle .17% rising grade behind a pair of Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuild units and an General Electric AC6000. GeoData.
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232-19350 viewsYandi One backtrack, following a cyclone shutdown of the mainline and severe flooding around Yandi a 'mixed' freight train was operated to Yandi to deliver food, mail and diesel fuel to the mine and camp. Here BHP Iron Ore loaded Comeng WA built ore waggon 2871 has been re-sheeted with 3CR12 stainless steel side walls. February 1997. GeoData.
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235-11350 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 arrives with the afternoon 240 waggon empty train, the hydraulic lines and dust extraction equipment frame the loco.
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236-28350 viewsNelson Point Loco Overhaul Shop, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuilt CM40-8MEFI unit 5669 'Beilun' serial 8412-02 / 95-160 sits out the front awaiting attention.
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060110 2186350 viewsNear the 78 km, 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.
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