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246-28381 viewsCape Lambert, a Robe River loaded Deepdale train rolls along the mainline behind the standard quad Dash 8 power with 202 waggons with newly extended roads either side of it. In the distance can be seen are the railway workshops. 22nd May 2002.
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247-30381 viewsNear Cooya Pooya at the 37.5 km on the Robe River Cape Lambert line an empty train is about to pass under the town water supply pipeline and pass through Lockyer Gap behind the standard Robe power of quad CM40-8M or Dash 8. Location is here.22nd May 2002.
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247-36381 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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249-04381 viewsYule River bridge looking north from the 160 km on the BHP mainline. 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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254-29381 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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255-20381 viewsWestern Creek, looking south alongside the Hamersley Iron Dampier to Tom Price line on the right with the new Robe River interconnecting line on the left as both lines pass under the Robe River Cape Lambert to Deepdale line bridge. Geodata location here. May 2002.
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140406 IMG 1926381 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, NTBF 6119 fuel tank waggon, originally built by Comeng NSW in 1975 as SCA type SCA 270 69000 litre bitumen tank waggon for Shell NSW, diesel capacity of 62700 litres. Peter Donaghy image.
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160409 IMG 7090381 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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160409 IMG 7097381 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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130710 1039381 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1, ABSY type van ABSY 4485, one of a batch of fifty made by Comeng WA as VFX type 75' covered vans 1977, recoded to ABFX type, when Gemco WA upgraded it to ABSY type, seen here with the silver corrugated roof fitted.
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100603 9019381 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0026 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.
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199-21380 viewsMeckering, east bound freighter 7PM5 with former Australian National RMDY type triple deck car carriers now branded for National Rail. RMDY type built by Comeng Victoria for Commonwealth Railways in 1976 as GN type, a batch of 30 with the final 15 coded GNX, third deck added to 14 of the first 15 in 1987 and recoded to AMDF, then AMDY to RMDY in 1994.
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201-28380 viewsMidland, the first Perth built NR class NR 61 Goninan GE model Cv40-9i serial 7250-11/96-263 shunts at Midland with brand new NR unit NR 101.
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060528 4435380 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOPY 32397, fleet number 4924, with the 4 just squeezed in, one of seventy ex ANR coal waggons rebuilt from AOKF type by Bluebird Engineering SA in service with ARG on Koolyanobbing iron ore trains. They used to be three metres longer and originally built by Metropolitan Cammell Britain as GB type in 1952-55, 28th May 2006.
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060528 4590380 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33349 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 950142-054 and fleet number 848 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations loaded with fines at Bonnie Vale 28th May 2006.
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100729 01494380 viewsWOA type iron ore waggon WOA 31315 is one of a batch of thirty nine built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1970 and 1971 with fleet number 208 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, Binduli Triangle, 29th July 2010.
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100731 02317380 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33494 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 950211-034 and fleet number 9000 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100731 02524380 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31381 is one of a batch of twenty five built by Comeng WA between 1974 and 1975 and converted from Mt Newman high sided waggons by WAGR Midland Workshops with a capacity of 67 tons with fleet number 306 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100731 02540380 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31392 is one of a batch of twenty five built by Comeng WA between 1974 and 1975 and converted from Mt Newman high sided waggons by WAGR Midland Workshops with a capacity of 67 tons with fleet number 317 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, this waggon was converted to a WSM ballast hopper, then converted back to a WOB by WAGR Midland Workshops, and started life as a Comeng built Mt Newman Mining ore car in 1974. It was originally numbered 31391 by WAGR, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100731 02844380 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33469 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 950211-011 and fleet number 8978 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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