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210407 9895417 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RQFY type flat waggon RQFY 1 is the class leader of the QMX type skeletal container waggons built by Victorian Railways Bendigo Workshops in 1978 in a batch of forty. Recoded to VQFX in 1979, then to RQFX in 1994.

100603 8989417 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0137 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty units built by Gemco WA in 2008, with Independent Brake signage.

240701 2728417 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, passenger carriage 'Weelumurra' was originally built by Clyde Engineering at Granville NSW in 1936 for the NSWGR as a second class railway carriage FS type FS 2138. In 1975 it was purchased by the Society and is named after a local river. July 1, 2024.

240701 2762417 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, former ALCo built demonstrator locomotive model C-415 serial 3449-1 built April 1966, currently carrying number 1000, it was originally numbered 008 when Hamersley Iron purchased the unit in 1968. It was retired from service on the 24th February 1982. It then spent some time carrying number 2000 while building the Marandoo railway line from Sept 1991. July 1, 2024.

180-33416 viewsWodonga turntable radial roads finds V/Line broad gauge X class loco X 41 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 70-704 resting between jobs, cab front view.

140-1-24416 viewsBallarat North or C Signal Box, looking west, semaphore signal post 4, left arm is the Down Home to Ararat line, right arm is Down Home Maryborough line, and the disc is for the workshops sidings, the wheel for the interlocked swing gates can be seen in the window of the signal box.

060528 4570416 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.

100602 8548416 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.

100605 9363416 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31223 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 118 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.

100729 01511416 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 31068 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-058 and fleet number 654 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, at Binduli Triangle, 29th July 2010.

100731 02277416 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31459 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-031 and fleet number 522 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity build date 06/2000, for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, now with PORTMAN painted out, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100822 5958416 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33258 is one of a batch of twenty seven built by Goninan WA between September and October 2002 with serial number 950103-025 and fleet number 757 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, Binduli Triangle 22nd August 2010.

100822 5968416 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31255 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 143 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, Binduli Triangle 22nd August 2010. This unit was converted to WOC for coal in 1986 till 1996 when it was re-classed back to WO.

100822 6210416 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33440 is one of a batch of seventeen built by United Group Rail WA between July and August 2008 with serial number 950209-004 and fleet number 8938 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 1416 at Hampton, 22nd August 2010.

060528 4448416 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOPY waggons 32401, fleet number 929 and 34095 with fleet number 961 and of the drop floor type, two 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.

100602 8678416 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33436 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 950142-141 and fleet number 8935 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with the 8 being an addition as the fleet size has increased beyond 1000 waggons, 82.5 ton capacity and build date of 04/2006 waggon for Portman Mining, now with PORTMAN painted out, West Kalgoorlie 2nd June 2010.

030405 153114416 viewsMcLachlan, station located at the 156 km, originally opened in September 1914 and called 97 Miles till 1915, closed in August 1972, view looking south with remains of loading ramp at left and square W boards for 'whistle', 5th April 2003.

030411 110523416 viewsKimba, concrete pre-fab station building doors.

060111 2270416 viewsTooligie, empty grain train running north behind 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. 11th January 2006.