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0534 Magor USA 050518 2183407 viewsBing Siding. Side view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 534, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.
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6209 Comeng WA 051001 5688407 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, builders plate detail of flat waggon #12, 6209, a Comeng WA built flat waggon from January 1977 under order no. 07-M-282 RY.
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6702 Mt Newman Mining Workshops 051001 5727407 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #30, 6702, heavily cut down and modified Magor USA ore waggon by Mt Newman Mining workshops, converted to a 50 tonne waggon and designated the winch waggon with generator set to power the winch and the crib car.
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6002 Tomlinson Steel 060429 3737407 viewsFlash Butt yard, Pony re-laying waggon, 6002 originally built for Goldsworthy Mining as one of a batch of six with a 55 tonne rating by Tomlinson Steel in 1966 of which three were sold to Mt Newman Mining in 1967 and numbered 6001-6003.
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8703 Difco USA 060501 3895407 viewsTabba Siding, originally built by Difco USA for Goldsworthy Mining Ltd in 1967 as a batch of five, prefixed with 870 in BHP service, 8703 side dump waggon loaded with ballast.
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0567 BHP OCRS 060618 6219407 viewsFlash Butt yard, modified original Magor USA built Oroville waggons 567 and 589, cut down and covered for use as indexing waggons at Finucane Island car dumpers, note the original ODCX marking visible.
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051001 5674407 viewsFlash Butt yard, Jackson model 6700 tamper serial 153246 lettered for Railway Equipment Leasing And Maintenance RELAM Inc undergoing delivery checks view of the light buggy. 1st October 2005.
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051001 5678407 viewsFlash Butt yard, Jackson model 6700 tamper serial 153246 lettered for Railway Equipment Leasing And Maintenance RELAM Inc undergoing delivery checks view of the shipping decal. 1st October 2005.
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6702 Mt Newman Mining Workshops 081217 0451407 viewsWoodstock Siding, rail recovery and transport train flat waggon #30, 6702, heavily cut down and modified Magor USA ore waggon by Mt Newman Mining workshops, converted to a 50 tonne flat waggon and designated the winch waggon with generator set to power the winch and the crib car.
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6203 Comeng WA 081217 0455407 viewsWoodstock Siding, rail recovery and transport train flat waggon #1, rear lead off waggon 6203, built by Comeng WA in January 1977 under order number 07-M-282 RY. The straddle crane is a newish unit built by Vaia Car model no. TCR-V and the four wheels are chain driven, replacing the original Gemco hydraulic unit.
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6035 Gemco WA 100717 0678407 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6035, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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0043 CNR - QRRS China 150523 8220407 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0043, one of a second batch delivered in 2015 with safety slogan 'ASAP - As safe as possible'.
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170510 8293407 viewsRio Tinto compressor waggon set CB 09, compressor control waggon with two diesel powered Kaeser M57 Utility air compressors. Note the waggons are modified ore waggon frames. Seen here at Cape Lambert. 10th May 2017.
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171018 0958407 viewsTad Yard and Roy Hill's General Eclectic ES44ACi model unit RHA 1020 serial number 64301 idles away on the fuel train with tank waggons TA 1010 and TA 1003 which were built by China Southern Rail at their Zhuzhou works. This ES44ACi unit was built in February 2016 as Erie Pennsylvania, USA. 18th October 2017.
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241-22407 viewsNelson Point, Mt Newman Mining's last in-service ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 built by Comeng NSW sits awaiting partial dismantling before being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's museum at Bassendean, Perth for preservation. Drivers side view of the engine hood and fuel tank. June 2002.
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190109 1628407 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00166 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-166 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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01347 080304 2170407 viewsThomas Yard, down the rail welding end, rake of waggons built by China Southern or CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works in China in 2007 with the welding yard behind them. 4th March 2008.
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246-05407 viewsCape Lambert, yard view of the then new extension to the south for the West Angelas mine was coming on stream, the just visible siding (rejoining) on the far left will become a compressor waggon holding road, the 6 km and Boat Beach Rd grade crossing are around the corner to the left. Closest to the camera is the extended No. 1 Road which becomes the Empty Car Line from car dumper one for the Deepdale traffic. Next is the original line or Mainline and the third line across is the Loaded Car Line for the West Angelas traffic to the new car dumper 2. 22nd May 2002.
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247-27407 viewsCape Lambert fuel point, Robe River locomotive 9420 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 8109-03 / 91-119 from March 1991 riding on Hi-Ad bogies and was originally an ALCo Schenectady built C630 serial 3486-4 and built new for Chesapeake & Ohio (USA) as their 2103. It is one of four C630 ALCo units purchased in 1974 and delivered to Robe in January 1975. Everything below the frame is ALCo while above is GE and Pilbara Cab. Approximate location of the locos is here. 22nd May 2002.
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248-24407 viewsSeven Mile yard, stored Robe River ALCo locomotives at the south end of the Hamersley Iron Seven Mile yard on roads N2 and N3. On road N2 is 9426 a Comeng WA C636R rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania Railroad as #6332, Penn Central 6332 and finally Conrail 6782. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in November 1986. This loco also went on to become DR 8401 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Behind it is sister unit 9427 and ALCo M636 9412. Approximate location. 24th April 2004.
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