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206-26374 viewsAn empty train on the Yarrie (former Goldsworthy) line behind BHP 5633 'Hephaestus' built new in 1988 by Goninan as a GE CM39-8 model, serial 5831-12 / 88-082. The four CM39-8 units were upgraded to CM40-8 units following overhauls and finally scrapped in January 2016.

060528 4570374 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31205 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 102 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft.³ capacity, seen here loaded with fines ore at Bonnie Vale, 28th May 2006. This unit was converted to WOS superphosphate in the late 1980s till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO.

060531 5002374 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.

100729 01513374 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33509 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 950211-049 and fleet number 9004 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, Binduli 29th July 2010.

100731 02348374 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31271 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 153 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010. This unit was converted to WOS superphosphate in the late 1980s till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO.

100731 03158374 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33555 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 950211-095 and fleet number 9048 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, empty train arriving at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 03172374 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33521 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 950211-061 and fleet number 9059 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, empty train arriving at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100822 5964374 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33306 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 950142-011 and fleet number 805 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, Binduli Triangle 22nd August 2010.

100822 5991374 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33298 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 950142-003 and fleet number 797 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, Binduli Triangle 22nd August 2010.

100822 6268374 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31480 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-052 and fleet number 543 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, now with PORTMAN painted out, on empty train 1416 at Hampton, 22nd August 2010.

100822 6280374 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33518 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 950211-058 and fleet number 9070 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 1416 at Hampton, 22nd August 2010.

100822 6295374 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33311 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 950142-016 and fleet number 810 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 1416 at Hampton, 22nd August 2010.

100822 6306374 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33340 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 950142-045 and fleet number 839 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 1416 at Hampton, 22nd August 2010.

060111 2353374 viewsKyancutta, this shot shows three of the types of waggon used, former Australian National narrow gauge ENHG type bogie grain waggon ENHG 3, originally built by Moore Road Ind, Victoria as NB type NB 1398 ballast hopper for the NAR, then to standard gauge in 1975 as BA type BA 1540, recoded to AHTY in 1980, to EP April 1984, recoded to NHG type NHG 6 in May 1984, then again to ENHT type ENHT 6 in March 1985 and further rebuilt forming one half of ENHG type grain waggon in August 1986. The conversion involved splicing two AHTY-ENHT type waggons together at Port Lincoln workshops, an HCN type HCN 4, was modified at Islington Workshops in 1978-80 and started life as a Tulloch built NHB type iron ore hopper for the CR on the North Australia Railway in 1968-69, and an SAR built HAN type as they are shunted back into the grain siding for loading. 11th January 2006.

060113 2524374 viewsKevin, empty train 6DD3 is heading onto the south leg and original gypsum loading siding to continue the reversing process. 13th January 2006.

060113 2542374 viewsKevin, with the points now set again for the mainline narrow gauge locos 1604, NJ 3 and 1601 sit on the mainline to Penong, having reversed train 6DD3 on the Kevin triangle 1600 class unit 1604 in Australian Railroad Group livery a Clyde Engineering built EMD JL22C model serial 71-731, originally built as NJ class NJ 4 and built for the Central Australia Railway in 1971, transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981. 13th January 2006.

130703 0160374 viewsMurdinga, overview of the station yard looking north, siding point lever and indicator, Mallee style shelter train control building in the far distance on the left beside train, grain train loading on the siding, eight cell concrete grain silo complex with Ascom single cell behind it. Geo location. 3rd July 2013.

130704 0405374 viewsKyancutta, yard overview looking north with the Ascom silo complex of the left, Mallee shelter visible in the shadow, the 'new' grain loop added in 1970, mainline with loaded grain waggons, the original good siding and the concrete eight cell silo complex. 4th July 2013.

130704 0410374 viewsKyancutta, south bound loaded grain train has stopped here to collect a loaded rack of grain waggons, seen here backing up to re-join the rest of the train on the mainline as it crosses the Eyre Highway grade crossing and one of only three electric signals on the network, behind EMD 1204 and twin ALCo 830 units 873 and 851. 4th July 2013.

130704 0419374 viewsKyancutta, south bound loaded grain train has stopped here to collect a loaded rack of grain waggons, seen here backing up to re-join the rest of the train on the mainline with one of only three electric signals on the network, behind EMD 1204 and twin ALCo 830 units 873 and 851. 4th July 2013.

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