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140601 4486411 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 4494411 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7706 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 4653411 viewsMidland, loaded iron ore train #1030 heading to Kwinana, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7726 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 4660411 viewsMidland, loaded iron ore train #1030 heading to Kwinana, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7614 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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267-07411 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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267-20411 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, CM40-8M GE unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 leads the Sundowner Special on the Newman mainline leg of the Goldsworthy Junction and triangle, with the Sundowner coach in the middle and sister CM40-8M 5653 bringing up the rear.
This train, and the empty before it, were delayed due to a jamming switch for the transfer road where Tamper 2 and Ballast Regulator 31 are holding track.
They can be seen behind the signal sitting on the transfer road.
Friday 12th of April 2002.
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268-28411 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year service agreement special, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 stands on the Newman mainline with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train as the party conducts an inspection of the site. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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190108 1312411 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 7115411 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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283-26411 viewsHarding Siding, Robe River locomotive 9425 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 6266-8 / 89-85 from August 1989 riding on Hi-Ad bogies and was originally an AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo serial C-6041-4 and built new for Mt Newman Mining (later BHP Iron Ore) in April 1970 and numbered 5468, sold to Robe and delivered by road 17th August 1982. Everything below the frame is ALCo while above is GE and Pilbara Cab.
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4507 Transfield 110620 2014411 viewsWalla Siding, comparison between two empty BHP ore waggons with the tapered floor design. 4507 was built by Transfield WA in in 1976 in an order for eighteen waggons, while 4260 is a Goninan WA build from an order of one hundred and twenty-six waggons using 3CR12 stainless steel in an effort to eliminate internal painting and reducing wear on the waggon body, these were designated HC7081. June20, 2011.
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231020 8181411 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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240701 2762411 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.
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148-35410 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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161-32410 viewsTocumwal, overview of the overgrown standard gauge NSWGR yards taken looking south from turntable and pit, silos on the left, derelict flour mill, station building and platform and V/Line broad gauge sleeper transport waggons, standard gauge fettlers shed is at this end of platform.
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117-32410 viewsSeymour loco depot, broad gauge VHWA type bogie ballast waggon VHWA 108, turntable roads.
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060528 4439410 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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060531 5004410 viewsBinduli, AOPY 32403, with fleet number 932, 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, seen here in the consist with sister waggons of a loaded train bound for West Kalgoorlie, 31st May 2006.
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100602 8686410 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31485 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-057 and fleet number 548 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, PORTMAN has been painted out, West Kalgoorlie loaded with fines, 2nd June 2010.
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100605 9353410 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33498 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 950211-038 and fleet number 8996 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with ARG decal, build date of 10/2008 and revised load of 82.5 tonnes, seen here Binduli Triangle 5th June 2010.
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