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190109 1449349 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, RHTY type tank waggon RHTY 663, one of twelve such waggons built by Industrial Engineering Qld in 1976 for Victorian Railways as TWX type crude benzene tank 56,000 litres. Recoded to VTHX in 1979. After a period of storage ended up in National Rail ownership for Alice Springs traffic, now Pacific National ownership.

210407 9903349 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RQHY type 3 TEU container waggon RQHY 7007, built by Qiqihar Rollingstock Works in China as part of a seventy eight unit order in 2005/06 for Pacific National. Loaded with two 20' containers, 25G1 type Containers First WMSU 962237 and FCL's FCGU 960470.

030712 142242349 viewsNelson Point, empty BHP ore waggon 9021, originally built by Comeng in Mittagong NSW as a part of seven prototype ore waggons made from low carbon 301 stainless steel with an higher volume and aerodynamic flat sides and were bogieless with four independent radial wheel sets. Of the seven waggon, the first four had a flat floor and final three had a drop belly floor. The radial wheel sets were later replaced with conventional bogies. 12th of July 2003.

231020 8144349 viewsParkeston, crew car CDBY 254 A. CDBY 254 is ex an Bluebird #254, built in September 1955 by the SAR Islington Workshops as Bluebird railcar 254 and named 'Brolga', in November 2007 converted to a crew car for CFCLA. Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.

100603 8997349 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, ABSY type covered van ABSY 3109, originally built by Comeng WA in a batch of fifty in 1977 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type, recoded to ABFX and ABFY before being sold to SCT as ABFY and before conversion by Gemco WA to ABSY in 2004/05.

100603 9016349 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0045 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.

100603 9026349 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, ABSY type covered van ABSY 2505, originally built by Mechanical Handling Ltd SA in 1972 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type recoded to ABFX and then RBFX before being converted from ABFY by Gemco WA to ABSY type in 2004/05.

240701 2734349 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Comeng WA ALCo rebuild C636R locomotive 3017 serial WA-135-C-6043-04. The improved Pilbara cab was fitted as part of the rebuild in April 1985. Donated to Society in 1996. July 1, 2024.

148-38348 viewsVR 1967 book of signals Wangaratta page 1

220-31348 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, the afternoon empty departure for Yandi mine behind the standard double Dash 8 power consist of 5649 'Pohang' a Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M model serial 8412-07 / 93-140 and a sister unit as the split the sticks, the line merging from the right is the former Goldsworthy line from Yarrie and Nimingarra mines. This area is now fully duplicated with LED signals and the Dash 8 units have been scrapped.

220-32348 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, trailing shot of the afternoon departure for Yandi mine behind the standard double Dash 8 power consist, heading towards Bing Siding with the Flashbutt Yard visible in the distance.

060531 5002348 viewsBinduli, AOPY 32380, fleet number 4908, the 4 being a recent addition, 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.

070531 9728348 viewsWOC type iron ore waggon WOC 31361 is one of a batch of thirty built by Goninan WA between October 1997 to January 1998 with fleet number 421 and build date of 12/1997, for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity and lettered for KIPL, Koolyanobbing Iron Pty Ltd, on an empty train at Binduli, 31st May 2007.

100602 8555348 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 31058 is one of a batch of fifteen built by Goninan WA between April and May 2002 with fleet number 644 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with revised load of 82.5 tonne and PORTMAN painted out, seen here west of Binduli, 2nd June 2010.

100605 9378348 viewsWOA type iron ore waggon WOA 31326 is one of a batch of thirty nine built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1970 and 1971 with fleet number 211 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, Binduli Triangle, loaded with fines, 5th June 2010.

100729 01514348 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33539 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 950211-079 and fleet number 9032 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, seen here Binduli Triangle 29th July 2010.

100731 02381348 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33381 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Group Rail WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-086 and fleet number 880 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02827348 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33259 is one of a batch of twenty seven built by Goninan WA between September and October 2002 with serial number 950103-026 and fleet number 758 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02841348 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33579 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 950211-104 and fleet number 9071 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02931348 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33415 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Group Rail WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-120 and fleet number 8914 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

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