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130703 0299251 viewsKaldow, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 2, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN type for the Eyre Peninsula system.
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130704 0467251 viewsKyancutta, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 62, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN type for the Eyre Peninsula system.
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130708 0797251 viewsCharra, crossing loop, 466.2 km.
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130708 0798251 viewsCharra, crossing loop, 466.2 km.
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130708 0827251 viewsMoule, originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 29, with hungry boards painted in corporate orange of Genesee Wyoming, loaded with gypsum, Mewett Rd grade crossing, 470.1 km.
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130708 0908251 viewsThevenard originally an Kinki Sharyo built NHA type NHA 1000 for the NAR now coded ENHA type ENHA 6, without hungry boards loaded with gypsum crossing Bergmann Drive grade crossing, 434.2 km.
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PD 9984251 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, top view of UGL Rail built WOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33648, fleet number 7059.
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PD 12618251 viewsBinduli, WO type iron ore waggon WO 31407 is one of a batch of eleven replacement waggons built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1970 and 1971 with fleet number 185 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity. This unit was converted to WOC for coal in 1986 till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO. Seen here with the body top lip also fitted.
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100611 0339251 viewsMidland, AOXY 33007 open waggon, converted to carry nickel matte bulk bags similar to the WGL type traffic, AOXY 33007 was originally built by WAGR Midland Workshop between 1966-67 as one of a batch of one hundred, was recoded to WGS for superphosphate traffic 1969-70.
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225-25251 viewsAt the 24.1 km grade crossing on the BHP Newman line the end of the afternoon Yandi train is seen heading south with last waggon 4305, one of 126 such waggons constructed during 1997 out of 3CR12 stainless steel in an effort to eliminate painting and to reduce wear on the waggon body. This design was designated HC7081. GeoData.
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227-01251 viewsNelson Point, view along A and B berths from Shiploader 2, Shiploader 1 on B berth, reclaimers 3 and 4 visible behind the under harbour tunnel feed conveyor. GeoData.
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227-22251 views30 km area on the Newman mainline, east of the original Quarry 1, an empty train powers along the gentle .17% rising grade behind Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuilds 5649 'Pohang' serial 8412-07/93-140 and 5651 with third unit an General Electric AC6000. GeoData.
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229-21251 viewsYandi Two loadout, looking at the exit portal of the tunnel as Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 drags a loading train through at 1.2 km/h, the massive pile of ore is gravity fed into the waggons via two sets of hydraulic chutes, the original pedestal radial stacker is visible above the ore along with the extraction fan. GeoData.
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229-30251 viewsYandi Two loadout exit side, as Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 and sister unit drag a loading train at 1.2 km/h, the massive pile of ore is gravity fed into the waggons via two sets of hydraulic chutes, the original pedestal radial stacker is visible above the ore along with the extraction fan, on the left the mid-train remotes can just be made out. GeoData.
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230-35251 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, mid-train remote unit Goninan GE CM40-8M rebuild 5657 'Fukuyama' serial 8412-02/94-148 is from Comeng ALCo M636 unit 5492. Note the marker lights, silver BHP Australia logo, ALCo Hi-Ad bogie and the sheet metal windscreen protectors to prevent the blown ore pitting the screens. Geodata -22.718338, 119.039909 .
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230-36251 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, Comeng built ore car 1309 one of 226 cars ordered in 1973, note the ladder. Loaded with Yandi Fines ore. Geodata -22.718338, 119.039909 .
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232-27251 viewsYandi One balloon loop, as a train is being loaded the mid-train remotes approach, Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 shows the cab front with the sheet metal windscreen protectors. 18th of February 1997. GeoData.
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233-15251 viewsYandi Two exit portal or loaded car side of load-out tunnel, the Yandi Two load-out has two load-out stations or vaults to allow to different products to be loaded. Only one vault is used at a time. A loading train lead by BHP Iron Ore's Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 as it drags the train through at 1.2 km/h with assistance from two sister units. GeoData.
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234-06251 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5640 'Ethel Creek' serial 8281-05 / 92-129 is on the rear of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. View of left hand side of cab. Circa 1998.
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234-34251 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 on the front of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. View looking across the YT315.8 km grade crossing and 5658 back to the ore stockpile at the loadout. Circa 1998.
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