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160710 iPh5S 2797399 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, underground railway points piled up on the upper level.

160710 iPh5S 2809399 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, old underground 'jumbo' box for power distribution to electric pumps and drills. Jumbo is a modern mining term, so these would have been called something else…

190108 1312399 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATBY 14590 fuel tank waggon built by Westrail Midland Workshops in a batch of nine in 1981-82 for Bain Leasing Pty Ltd as type JPB, 82,000 litres for narrow gauge, recoded to JPBA in 1986, converted to standard gauge as WJPB. Seen here in Caltex service with a 70,000 litre capacity.

210407 9864399 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RRRY 7017, platform with CS Leasing 40' 4FG1 type container SLZU 750109. The RRRY type five pack bar coupled waggon set is one of nineteen built in China at Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works for Goninan in 2005.

231020 8144399 viewsParkeston, crew car CDBY 254 A. CDBY 254 is ex an Bluebird #254, built in September 1955 by the SAR Islington Workshops as Bluebird railcar 254 and named 'Brolga', in November 2007 converted to a crew car for CFCLA. Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.

100603 8998399 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PQIY type 80' container flat PQIY 0013, one of forty units built by Gemco WA in 2009 loaded with 40' SCT Logistics GPR1 type reefer SCTU 01 / CR016 and 40' SCT reefer STBU 936901[0] SCT R001.

100603 9006399 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, ARBY type ARBY 2682 refrigerated van, originally built by Comeng NSW in 1973 as a VFX type covered van for Commonwealth Railways, recoded to ABFX, RBFX and finally converted for SCT from ABFY by Gemco WA in 2004/05 to ARBY.

250501 0310399 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, loaded Roy Hill waggon pair GA 2395 - GA 2396, built in China by CSR Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon. May 1, 2025.

150-24398 viewsLismore, view of the sheep yarding from the top of the loading race, bottom race chute is on the right of frame.

220-25398 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, a loaded train from Yarrie mine lead by BHP Dash 7 unit 5507 'Nimingarra' serial 4839-03 / 87-072 a Goninan WA ALCo rebuild C36-7M model and one each of the second-hand waggons purchased from Phelps Dodge Copper Mine, the ribbed unit 352 is a Portec USA build while the smooth sided 300 waggon is a Gunderson USA build.

060528 4437398 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOPY 32398, fleet number 4925 with an additional 4 added, 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.

060528 4572398 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31246 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 137 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, seen here loaded with fines ore at Bonnie Vale, 28th May 2006. This unit was converted to WOC for coal in 1986 till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO.

070529 9380398 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 31137 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-127 and fleet number 719 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, West Kalgoorlie, 29th May 2007.

100602 8685398 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31391 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 316 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations. This waggon was also converted to a WSM type ballast hopper by re-fitting the cut down top section and having bottom discharge doors fitted, converted back to WOB in 1998, loaded with fines in West Kalgoorlie 2nd June 2010.

100602 8698398 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31447 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-019 and fleet number 510 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity and a build date of 05/2000, for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, with the letters now painted over, loaded with fines, West Kalgoorlie 2nd June 2010.

100605 9363398 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.

100605 9369398 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31471 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-043 and fleet number 534 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, now with PORTMAN painted out, Binduli Triangle, loaded with fines, 5th June 2010.

100605 9376398 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31274 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 156 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, Binduli Triangle, loaded with fines, 5th June 2010.

100729 01511398 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 02276398 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33560 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 950211-100 and fleet number 9050 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

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