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190107 0628408 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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243-27408 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and built new by Goninan in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it trails an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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02256 080124 1623408 viewsClose up view of the F type Interlock coupler and knuckle. 24th January 2008.
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01179-02180 080124 1628408 viewsChapman Siding, new FMG ore waggon pairs 1179 slave and 2180 control and 1259 slave and 2260 control, built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007. 24th January 2008.
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02242 080304 2172408 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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252-01408 viewsCockatoo Siding 273 km on the Hamersley Iron line to Yandi, National Steel Car Company of Canada built ballast hopper waggon BH 047 built in January 1971. A batch of twenty were built for Hamersley Iron. Location is roughly here. 24th November 2001.
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140601 4486408 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 4488408 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7768 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 4663408 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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160412 IMG 7387408 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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283-19408 viewsHarding Siding, quad Robe River CM40-8M units 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9425 lead 202 loaded ore waggons at Siding 1 (Harding). The siding has recently been renamed Harding and extended at the north end to accommodate the new West Angelas trains of up to 240 waggons. Wednesday 22nd May 2002.
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283-20408 viewsHarding Siding, quad Robe River CM40-8M units 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9425 lead 202 loaded ore waggons at Siding 1 (Harding). The siding has recently been renamed Harding and extended at the north end to accommodate the new West Angelas trains of up to 240 waggons. Wednesday 22nd May 2002.
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4508 Transfield 110620 2320408 viewsWalla, loaded BHP ore waggon 4508, one of eighteen built by Transfield WA in 1976 with a tapered floor. June 20, 2011.
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1035 Comeng 110620 2489408 viewsWalla, loaded BHP ore waggon 1035, the resheeting is obvious with the stich welds along the ribs, 1035 is one of the four hundred waggons built by Comeng WA in 1971, when the numbering reached 2999 they started numbering upwards from 1001. June 20, 2011.
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240701 2795408 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, from left, the ALCo S2 Hamersley Iron 007 'Mabel', ALCo C415 demonstrator Hamersley Iron 1000, English Electric ST95B Goldsworthy Mining 1, ALCo M636 BHP 5502 and EMD F7A Mt Newman Mining 5450. July 1, 2024.
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250501 0310408 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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148-35407 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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060528 4499407 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOPY 34094, fleet number 962 is a drop floor type, 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, 28th May 2006.
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100729 01486407 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33502 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 950211-042 and fleet number 8994 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with ARG decal, build date of 10/2008 and revised load of 82.5 tonnes, Binduli 29th July 2010.
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100731 02427407 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 30257 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-007 and fleet number 607 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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