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238-06350 viewsPort Hedland Harbour, heavy lift ship Happy Buccaneer (IMO: 8300389) sits at Finucane Island D Berth delivering a new shiploader for BHP Billiton. 1st November 2003. Geodata . Back in time here the ship cranes were only 550 tonne each, these are now 700.
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160525 4802350 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQHY 30039 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0110, originally built by 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, part of empty acid train 4405 departing in the yard. CSA 0110 was built by Vcare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions in 2015.
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160525 4807350 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQHY 30023 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0105, originally built by 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, part of empty acid train 4405 departing in the yard. CSA 0105 was built by Vcare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions in 2015.
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160531 9873350 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, diesel fuel tank waggon ATEY 7315, BP Oil service, ex Ampol, other codes include ex NSW NTAF, WTEF and WTEY.
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160524 4033350 viewsBinduli, Melbourne bound steel train service 3PM4, RQIY 10198 container waggon built by Goninan NSW in 1980-81 as an NQIY type. Two 20' 22G1 type Pacific National Royal Wolf containers RWLU 814960 and RWLU 814907.
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160524 4289350 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RKLY 20383, totally unrecognisable from original build by EPT NSW 1979-81 as part of a batch of two hundred BDY type 14.20 metre open waggons, had several recoding's prior to its current guise, loaded with two RH type coil containers or 'butter boxes' RH 166 and RH 277.
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060530 4843350 viewsParkeston, SCT VPAY type crew accommodation car VPAY 2 'Great Artesian' on train 2PM9, built by Tulloch Ltd NSW in 1968 as a narrow gauge brake van with sleeping accommodation as NHRD type NHRD 79, converted to standard gauge in 1981 and coded HRD type HRD 361. Recoded to AVDY in October 1982, then to AVDP. Sold to WCR, then in October 2000 overhauled for crew car use and coded VPAY 1 on SCT services and owned by Freight Australia. Was later sold to Pacific National and subsequently scrapped 2016.
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070529 9472350 viewsKalgoorlie, SCT VPAY type crew accommodation car VPAY 2 'Great Artesian' on train 2PM9, built by Tulloch Ltd NSW in 1968 as a narrow gauge brake van with sleeping accommodation as NHRD type NHRD 79, converted to standard gauge in 1981 and coded HRD type HRD 361. Recoded to AVDY in October 1982, then to AVDP. Sold to WCR, then in October 2000 overhauled for crew car use and coded VPAY 1 on SCT services and owned by Freight Australia. Was later sold to Pacific National and subsequently scrapped 2016.
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070529 9484350 viewsParkeston, SCT VPAY type crew accommodation car VPAY 2 'Great Artesian' on train 2PM9, built by Tulloch Ltd NSW in 1968 as a narrow gauge brake van with sleeping accommodation as NHRD type NHRD 79, converted to standard gauge in 1981 and coded HRD type HRD 361. Recoded to AVDY in October 1982, then to AVDP. Sold to WCR, then in October 2000 overhauled for crew car use and coded VPAY 1 on SCT services and owned by Freight Australia. Was later sold to Pacific National and subsequently scrapped 2016.
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040806 092738350 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, weighbridge test waggon 510 originally built by Magor USA and ex Oroville Dam, converted by Mt Newman Mining into a test waggon.
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040815 171406350 viewsNelson Point, side view of A end and bogie detail view of fuel tank waggon 0020, 82 kilolitre capacity built by Comeng NSW for BP as RTC 2, used by Mt Newman Mining, unsure when converted to 0020.
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050518 2071350 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHQY type CHQY 730.
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050518 2080350 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHQY type CHQY 744.
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050518 2167350 viewsBing Siding. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 524, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.
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050518 2195350 viewsBing Siding. Side view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 504, one of twenty waggons originally used on the Oroville Dam construction before coming to the Pilbara in January 1968 as ballast waggons.
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050704 3988350 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL Comeng NSW built tank waggon 0010 from 1972, one of three such tank waggons.
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050704 3994350 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0016 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons, detail of A end and bogie.
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051001 5695350 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, builders plate detail of flat waggon #16, 6009, a Scotts of Ipswich Qld built flat waggon from September 1970.
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051001 5701350 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #19, 6013, a Scotts of Ipswich Qld built flat waggon from September 1970.
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051001 5716350 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #24, 6005, builders plate, a Scotts of Ipswich Qld built flat waggon on 12th September 1970.
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