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252-33389 viewsPort Hedland at 12 Mile Creek a loaded Yarrie train crosses over the creek behind Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuild unit 5645 'Sherlock' serial number 8281-11 / 92-134. Early December 2001.

253-31389 viewsNelson Point yard sees BHP dumper pilot locomotive 5666 'Taranto', a Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8MEFI model with serial 8412-11 / 94-157, 5666 was the first unit fitted with Electronic Fuel Injection to the 16FDL engine hence the EFI on the model designation.

257-25389 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, an empty train runs between the junction and the Broome Rd crossing behind the standard single locomotive 5646 'White Springs', a Goninan 1992 built GE CM40-8 model with serial number 5244-11 / 92-135. The four styles of waggon in use are visible, behind the loco are three Golynx waggons, then a number of Gunderson USA builds, the ribbed type is a Portec USA built and then following are the Tomlinson WA and Scotts of Ipswich built 70 ton waggons. Late 2001.

190129 4244389 viewsBinduli, on Mineral Resources Ltd loaded iron ore train service from Koolyanobbing to Esperance #3033 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00064 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-64 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.

140601 4487389 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7689 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.

140601 4621389 viewsMidland, loaded iron ore train #1030 heading to Kwinana, CFCLA leased CHEY type waggon CHEY 8040 one pair of 120 bar coupled pairs built by Bluebird Rail Operations SA in 2011-12. 1st June 2014.

267-07389 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.

267-10389 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, BHP's 1230 empty departure mid-train units Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE units 5651 'Tobata' serial number 8412-08 / 93-142 and 5645 'Sherlock' serial number 8281-11 / 92-134 104 waggons from the lead with 104 waggons trailing. The line curving away to the left is the Goldsworthy line to Boodarie and Finucane Island. 1247 hrs Friday 12th of April 2002.

267-30389 viewsAt the 39 km, Goninan rebuild CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 stands with the Sundowner Special alongside the AEI reader at the 39 km detector site on the Newman mainline. This was a special for the 25 years of the Alstom / BHP service agreement. Friday 12th of April 2002.

268-27389 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year service agreement special, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 stands on the Newman mainline with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train as the party conducts an inspection of the site. Friday 12th of April 2002.

160710 iPh5S 2791389 viewsWittenoom Gorge, near the old Colonial Mine, native banana palms. If you know, you know…

160710 iPh5S 2809389 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, old underground 'jumbo' box for power distribution to electric pumps and drills. Jumbo is a modern mining term, so these would have been called something else…

190108 1304389 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATPY 588 fuel tank waggon, built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1979 for Mobil as WJP type 80,000 litre single compartment and dome, recoded to WJPY, sold to BP Oil in 1985. Gemco WA refurbished November 2016, and now a 80,375 litre maximum capacity.

160409 IMG 7242389 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.

283-18389 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.

030712 143315389 viewsNelson Point, empty BHP ore waggon 9026 with drop belly floor, 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 8166389 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57732 one of five hundred ordered by Aurizon and built by CRRC Yangtze Group of China in 2022. In service with two loaded 20' half height hard top 'rotainers' lettered CRM, for Cristal Mining before they were absorbed into Tronox, CRM 001157 with Cristal decal and CRM 001503 with Cristal decal, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.

100603 9028389 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, ARBY type ARBY 3094 refrigerated van, originally built by Comeng WA in 1977 as a VFX type covered van for Commonwealth Railways, recoded to ABFX, RBFX and finally converted from ABFY by Gemco WA in 2004/05 to ARBY.

240328 2935389 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33377 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Goninan WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-082 and had fleet number 876. Sides have been repainted brown. In Mineral Resources traffic 5040 empty Mount Walton iron ore train. March 28, 2024.