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130708 0789358 viewsCharra, crossing loop, 466.2 km.
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130708 0904358 viewsThevenard originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 60, without hungry boards loaded with gypsum crossing Bergmann Drive grade crossing, 434.2 km.
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130708 0908358 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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060530 4926358 viewsParkeston, AHLY 0061 one of sixty five AHBY class ballast hoppers built by EDI Rail at their Port Augusta Workshops for ARG in 2001-02 for the Darwin line construction, now in limestone quarry products service.
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060530 4940358 viewsParkeston, AHQF 31423 seen here in Loongana Limestone service, originally built by Goninan WA for Western Quarries as a batch of twenty coded WHA type in 1995. Purchased by Westrail in 1998.
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100601 8494358 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, WN 516, pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon, one of thirty units built by AE Goodwin NSW as WN type in 1970 for WMC.
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100609 09979358 viewsMidland, AQWY 31008 container flat waggon originally built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1981 part of a batch of eighteen as WFA type, carrying two 20' Tank Containers Australia 22T6 type tanktainers TCAU 201006 and TCAU 121002 empty ammonium nitrate.
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100611 0324358 viewsMidland, AQHY 30082 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0047, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 at WF type flat waggons, then following several codes and modifications in 1997 seventy five were converted to WQH to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.
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100611 0353358 viewsMidland, APNY 3115, one of twelve built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 as WNA type pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon, WAGR built and owned copies of the AE Goodwin built WN waggons for WMC.
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224-33358 viewsBing siding, the afternoon empty to Yandi was a staple of the AC6000 units when delivered, operating the train as a pair, 112 waggons, AC6000 and 112 waggons. 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 a General Electric AC6000 built by GE at Erie departs the loop south with sister unit 6073. GeoData.
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225-01358 viewsWalla siding area, the East Turner River is in flood, flowing with the bridge at the 55.5 km in the background.
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230-33358 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, Goninan new build ore car 4239, build date of June 1997 from the original United Goninan WA order for 126 units with a tapered floor. Tare weight of 23.3 tonnes, loaded with Yandi Fines ore. Geodata -22.718338, 119.039909 .
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231-26358 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 an Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M GE unit loads a train at 1.2 km/h with second unit 5650. GeoData.
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231-29358 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, view of the connections between the two remote power units on an empty train, Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5652 on the left is the lead, while 5650 on the right is second unit. GeoData.
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231-35358 viewsYandi Two balloon loop 316.2 km grade crossing, BHP Iron Ore 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 an Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M GE unit loads a train at 1.2 km/h with second unit 5650. GeoData.
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233-16358 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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234-33358 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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236-19358 viewsNelson Point Loco Overhaul Shop, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuilt CM40-8MEFI unit 5669 'Beilun' serial 8412-02 / 95-160 sits out the front awaiting attention, with sister 5652 behind it and the rear of an AC6000 visible.
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236-31358 viewsNelson Point Loco Overhaul Shop, BHP Iron Ore's General Electric built AC6000 unit 6071 'Chichester' serial 51063 sits out the front with new windscreen protectors or 'blinkers' fitted next to sister unit 6077.
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060528 4152358 viewsParkeston, Pacific National BRS type crew accommodation coach BRS 221, originally built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops in November 1940 as an AS type first class sitting car for the Spirit of Progress as AS 6, in April 1983 converted to a combined sitting accommodation and a mini refreshment service as BRS type BRS 1, then in September 1985 renumbered to BRS 221. Sold to West Coast Railway mid 1990s, converted to crew car after 2004.
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