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190107 0547406 viewsBinduli, on empty Mineral Resources Ltd iron ore train service from Esperance to Koolyanobbing 2034 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00339 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-339 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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190107 0628406 viewsBinduli, on empty Mineral Resources Ltd iron ore train service from Esperance to Koolyanobbing 2034 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00203 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-203 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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190109 1667406 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00193 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-193 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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02242 080304 2172406 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, side view of control waggon 2242, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 4th March 2008.
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248-23406 viewsSeven Mile yard, stored Robe River ALCo locomotives at the south end of the Hamersley Iron Seven Mile yard on roads N2 and N3. On road N2 is 9427 a Comeng WA C636R rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-2 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania Railroad as #6331, Penn Central 6331 and finally Conrail 6781. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in January 1987. This loco also went on to become DR 8403 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Approximate location. 24th April 2004.
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245-22406 viewsWudinna, empty grain train shunts out of the grain siding, former Australian National Co-Co locomotives AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class units 842, serial no. 84140 and 851 serial no. 84137, 851 having been on the Eyre Peninsula since delivered in 1962. 7th April, 2003.
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190129 4262406 viewsBinduli, on Mineral Resources Ltd loaded iron ore train service from Koolyanobbing to Esperance #3033 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00255 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-255 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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140601 4486406 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 4663406 viewsMidland, loaded iron ore train #1030 heading to Kwinana, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7748 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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267-07406 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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190108 1312406 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.
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160409 IMG 7271406 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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231020 8181406 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57786 one of five hundred ordered by Aurizon and built by CRRC Yangtze Group of China in 2022. In service with two loaded 20' half height hard top 'rotainers' lettered CRM, for Cristal Mining before they were absorbed into Tronox, CRM 000947 with Tronox decal and CRM 001745 with Tronox decal, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.
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100603 8994406 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, ABSY type covered van ABSY 2455, originally built by Mechanical Handling SA in a batch of seventy VFX type covered vans between 1971/73 for Commonwealth Railways. Recoded from RBFY to ABFY September 1996, to SCT as ABFY type before being converted by Gemco WA to ABSY type in 2004/05.
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250501 0310406 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.
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148-35405 viewsWangaratta, old town water tower, opened in 1929 and was the main storage tank for many years. It is no longer in use, but provides a venue for abseilers.
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150-23405 viewsLismore, sheep loading race and platform, tow tier loading race, doors on front are hinged to drop down to waggon entry points.
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150-24405 viewsLismore, view of the sheep yarding from the top of the loading race, bottom race chute is on the right of frame.
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220-23405 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, a loaded train from Yarrie mine lead by BHP Dash 7 unit 5507 'Nimingarra' serial 4839-03 / 87-072 was rebuilt by Goninan WA from an ALCo C636 unit 5461 into GE model C36-7M in 1987.
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060528 4439405 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, looking across to the waggon repair facility, in the foreground is flat waggon AFBF 33178 modified for kibble service originally built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1970 as a WGX type open waggon, but behind is red carded WO type waggon WO 31286 with fleet number 166 and WOE type WOE 33256 with fleet number 755. 28th May 2006.
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