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100609 09964393 viewsMidland, APNY 31165 one of four built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1978 as WNA type pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon, WAGR built and owned copies of the AE Goodwin built WN waggons for WMC.
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100611 0330393 viewsMidland, AQHY 30061 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0026, 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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100611 0365393 viewsMidland, ATEY 7314, ex NSW NTAF fuel tank, probably AMPOL vintage, here is service for BP Oil. Was coded WTEY when came to WA.
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225-21393 viewsAt the 24.1 km grade crossing on the BHP Newman line, the afternoon departure for Yandi mine heads south behind the standard double General Electric AC6000 units with GE Erie built 6075 serial 51067 second unit to lead sister unit 6074 with another AC6000 unit mid-train. This was before the units were named. GeoData.
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225-26393 views24.1 km grade crossing on the Newman line, empty train racing off into the distance. GeoData.
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227-18393 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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227-29393 views30 km area, mid-train lead remote 5641 'Indee' serial 8281-06/92-130 a Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuild. GeoData.
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230-17393 viewsYandi Two load-out tunnel exit side portal, Goninan rebuild GE CM40-8M model 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11/93-145 leads a loading train 1.2 km/h. The ore stockpile and pedestal stacker are visible. The livery is the marigold version of the BHP Australia logo. Geodata -22.718338, 119.039909 .
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233-29393 viewsYandi Two loaded car side of load-out tunnel, a loading train lead by BHP Iron Ore's Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 as it drags the train through at 1.2 km/h with assistance from two sister units. GeoData.
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234-14393 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5640 'Ethel Creek' serial 8281-05 / 92-129 is on the rear of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. View of right hand side engine hood and fuel tank. Circa 1998.
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060110 2190393 viewsYeelanna, the second person watches 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 as it shunts forward to cut out the empty cars for the siding. Approx. location of image.
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160523 3294393 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATPF 572 fuel tank waggon, built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 for Shell as type WJP, capacity of 80500 litres.
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160523 3297393 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATBY 14592 fuel tank waggon, built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1981 for Bain Leasing as narrow gauge type JPB, 82000 litre capacity.
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160524 4302393 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RKAX 6, 2-pack rail transport waggon, Platform 2, this waggon was converted by Port Augusta Workshops from two original FBX type waggons built in 1968-69 by Islington Workshops in a batch of twenty later coded AFCX. AKAX 6 and AKCX 14 where the donors for this waggon. Loaded with a full load of rail strings.
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060608 5883393 viewsMidland, Pacific National RZAY type crew accommodation car RZAY 940 was built by Comeng NSW as an ARJ type stainless steel air conditioned first class roomette sleeping car ARJ 240 in 1968, allocated to the Indian Pacific Joint Stock in 1970, renumbered to ARJ 940 in 1974 and sold to National Rail and converted to crew car in 1997.
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070528 9280393 viewsParkeston, Pacific National RZAY type crew accommodation car RZAY 283 on train 4PM6 was built by Comeng NSW as an ARJ type stainless steel air conditioned first class roomette sleeping car ARJ 283 in 1972, sold to National Rail and converted to a crew car in 1997. Destroyed at the Jumperkine collision in December 2019.
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161109 1950393 viewsMoule, originally built by Kinki Sharyo as the NH type for the NAR in 1968, sent to Port Lincoln in 1978, then rebuilt and recoded ENH type in 1984, ENH 41, refurbished and wearing current owner Genesee & Wyoming orange and decal with matching hungry boards loaded with gypsum.
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161111 2522393 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon AQHY 30076 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0076 type leader of the new CSA tanks built by Acid Plant Management Services. AQHY 30076 was originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 as a WF type flat waggon, then in 1997, following several recodes and modifications, was one of seventy five waggons converted to the WQH type to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.
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161112 3026393 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, AQNY type waggon AQNY 32169 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic with two original style sulphur containers S14R G827 and S158A G910 both with the siding tarpaulins.
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161112 3035393 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, AQWY type waggon AQWY 31002, one of eighteen WFA type container waggons built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1981, recoded to WQCY in 1987, roof view of a Jamieson built TEU tanktainer for Vintage Road Haulage with magnafloc, JTSU 012514 with two TEU 22G1 type containers RWLU 812401 and RSSU 153071.
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