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110411 10015334 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0015 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons, wearing the BHP Billiton Earth livery.
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110411 10017334 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0013 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons.
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150523 8220334 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0043, one of a second batch delivered in 2015 with safety slogan 'ASAP - As safe as possible'.
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170510 8283334 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 09, compressor control waggon with two diesel powered Kaeser M57 Utility air compressors. Note the waggons are modified ore waggon frames. Seen here at Cape Lambert. 10th May 2017.
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241-28334 viewsNelson Point, Car Dumper 2 holding roads with Yard Control tower and Ore Car Repair Shop in the background as three loaded ore rakes behind a pair of CM40-8M units on each wait their turn through the dumper to discharge. June 2002.
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241-30334 viewsNelson Point, Car Dumper 2 holding roads with Yard Control tower and Ore Car Repair Shop in the background as three loaded ore rakes behind a pair of CM40-8M units on each wait their turn through the dumper to discharge. June 2002.
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190107 0526334 viewsBinduli, following a crew change Mineral Resources empty iron ore train 2034 with Mineral Resources MRL class loco MRL 003 'Southern Cross' with serial R-0113-03/14-506 a UGL Rail Broadmeadow NSW built GE model C44ACi model leads two Pacific National NR class units NR 43 and NR 78 with 53 pairs of MHPYs and 2 single MHLY bottom discharge hopper waggons for 1293 metres and 2258 tonnes.
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190109 1668334 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00194 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-194 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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243-03334 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, preserved locomotives from the early days of the Port Hedland iron ore miners of Goldsworthy Mining and Mt Newman Mining. From left is Mt Newman Mining 5497, a Comeng NSW built M636 ALCo unit, Mt Newman Mining 5451 which was built by EMD as an F7A model and started life with Western Pacific in the USA and Goldsworthy Mining B class unit #2 built by English Electric serial number A-105. August 2003.
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243-17334 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' a Goninan WA GE rebuild unit serial 8151-07 / 91-120 in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it heads up an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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080304 2198334 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, new FMG ore waggon pair 1535 slave and 2536 control, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 4th March 2008.
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255-07334 viewsSiding Three looking south along the Cape Lambert to Deepdale mainline at the south end signal for the mainline, passing track is on the right with points in the distance. May 2002.
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140601 4486334 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7664 these waggons were rebuilt between 2010 and 2012 by Bluebird Rail Operations SA from former Goldsworthy Mining hopper waggons originally built by Tomlinson WA and Scotts of Ipswich Qld back in the 60's to early 80's. 1st June 2014.
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140601 4505334 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7782 these waggons were rebuilt between 2010 and 2012 by Bluebird Rail Operations SA from former Goldsworthy Mining hopper waggons originally built by Tomlinson WA and Scotts of Ipswich Qld back in the 60's to early 80's. 1st June 2014.
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267-02334 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, BHP's 1230 empty departure behind General Electric AC6000 unit 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial number 51068 leads CM40-8MEFI 5669 on the point with mid-train units CM40-8M units 5651 and 5645 104 waggons back with 104 waggons trailing. 1247 hrs 12th of April 2002.
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160710 iPh5S 2793334 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, old air drill / hammer on the tailing at the upper level.
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160409 IMG 7025334 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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210407 9873334 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RRXY 9, platform 3 with an SCF Rail Containers 40' 4EG1 type container SCFU 410248 with Austrans. The RRXY type 5-pack well waggon set is one of eleven built by Bradken Qld in 2002 for Toll from a Williams-Worley design.
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210407 9904334 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RRQY type articulated five-unit container waggon set RRQY 8316 platform 1, built by Qiqihar Rollingstock Works in China as part of a forty one unit order in 2005/06 for Pacific National.
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030712 142242334 viewsNelson Point, empty BHP ore waggon 9021, originally built by Comeng in Mittagong NSW as a part of seven prototype ore waggons made from low carbon 301 stainless steel with an higher volume and aerodynamic flat sides and were bogieless with four independent radial wheel sets. Of the seven waggon, the first four had a flat floor and final three had a drop belly floor. The radial wheel sets were later replaced with conventional bogies. 12th of July 2003.
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