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140601 4473412 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7675 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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267-05412 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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268-36412 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year special, the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star, a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port. 12th of April 2002.
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268-37412 viewsA battery that has been in a fire.
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190108 1310412 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATKY 541 fuel tank waggon originally built for H C Sleigh (Golden Fleece) in 1975 by Tulloch Ltd NSW as WJK type. Capacity now of 73,000 litres in service with Caltex.
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160409 IMG 7093412 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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160409 IMG 7115412 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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160409 IMG 7242412 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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4507 Transfield 110620 2014412 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 8285412 viewsBinduli, 5029 Malcolm Freighter, AQNY type container waggon AQNY 32208 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic with two Bis Deliver Every Day roll-top 25UA type sulphur containers BICN 104600 and BICN 104900.
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100603 8994412 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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100603 8995412 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, ABSY type covered van ABSY 2674, originally build by Comeng NSW in a batch of forty VFX type covered vans in 1973 for Commonwealth Railways. Recoded to ABFX, RBFX and to ABFY in November 1996. To SCT as ABFY type before being converted by Gemco WA to ABSY type in 2004/05.
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240701 2728412 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, passenger carriage 'Weelumurra' was originally built by Clyde Engineering at Granville NSW in 1936 for the NSWGR as a second class railway carriage FS type FS 2138. In 1975 it was purchased by the Society and is named after a local river. July 1, 2024.
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250501 0310412 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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250501 0457412 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, empty Roy Hill waggon pair GA 2117 - GA 2118, built in China by CSR Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon. May 1, 2025.
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150-24411 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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201-21411 viewsMidland, Goninan WA built GE Cv40-9i model NR class unit NR 102 serial 7250-07/97-302 shunts on RQRX type waggon RQRX 60177, with a WSR type rail distribution waggon in the foreground.
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060528 4499411 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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100731 02325411 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 31127 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-117 and fleet number 709 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100731 02428411 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33554 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 950211-094 and fleet number 9046 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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