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100822 5990335 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33507 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 950211-047 and fleet number 9021 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, Binduli Triangle 22nd August 2010.

100822 6246335 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, on empty train 1416 at Hampton, 22nd August 2010.

100602 8546335 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31399 is one of a batch of twenty five built by Comeng WA between 1974 and 1975 and converted from Mt Newman high sided waggons by WAGR Midland Workshops with a capacity of 67 tons with fleet number 323 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, seen here west of Binduli 2nd June 2010.

060111 2352335 viewsKyancutta, 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, roll top cover visible, part of an empty train. 11th January 2006.

060111 2353335 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 2476335 viewsThevenard, empty gypsum train 6DD3 lead by narrow gauge loco 1604 with a triple consist of Clyde Engineering built EMD JL22C model 1600 / NJ class combination of 1604 serial 71-731 and originally NJ 4, NJ 3 serial 71-730 and 1601 serial 71-728 the original class leader NJ 1, all three units started on the Central Australia Railway in 1971 and were transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981. 1604 and 1601 both renumbered in 2004 GeoData. 13th January 2006.

060113 2573335 viewsCeduna, or Denial Bay area, empty gypsum train 6DD5 blasts up hill at the 440 km, crossing Carpenter Corner Rd with power from triple 1600/NJ class units 1604, NJ 3 and 1601. 1604 in Australian Railroad Group livery is a Clyde Engineering built EMD JL22C model serial 71-731, originally built as NJ class NJ 4. Location approximation. 13th January 2006.

130703 0197335 viewsTooligie, HBN 1 leader of the HBN type dual use ballast / grain hopper waggons, HBN 1, one of seventeen built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1968 with a 25 ton capacity, increased to 34 tons in 1974. HBN 1-11 fitted with removable tops and roll-top hatches in 1999-2000.

130703 0203335 viewsTooligie, HCN class bogie grain hopper waggon HCN 19, originally an NHB type hopper built by Tulloch Ltd for the Commonwealth Railways North Australia Railway. One of forty rebuilt by Islington Workshops 1978-79 to the HCN type with a 36 ton rating, increased to 40 tonnes in 1984. Seen here loaded with grain with a Moose Metalworks roll-top cover.

130703 0204335 viewsTooligie, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 28, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN class for the Eyre Peninsula system.

130704 0416335 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 which a sharp eye might notice has turned green, behind EMD 1204 and twin ALCo 830 units 873 and 851. 4th July 2013.

130704 0425335 viewsKyancutta, south bound loaded grain train has stopped here to collect a loaded rack of grain waggons, seen here testing the brake after rejoining the train, with the original goods siding closest to the camera, behind EMD 1204 and twin ALCo 830 units 873 and 851. 4th July 2013.

130705 0584335 viewsLock, located at the 148.5 km and originally named Terre when opened in May 1913, later renamed to Lock in December 1921. From the left background is the Ascom silo complex (Block 5), then blocks 2, 1 and 3, the train is on the mainline with the horizontal bunker (Block 4) on the right. 5th of July 2013.

130705 0652335 viewsLock, 1203, 846 and 859 shunt back into the yard with the second loaded portion, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 59, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN type for the Eyre Peninsula system.

130705 0657335 viewsLock, 1203, 846 and 859 depart along the mainline for Port Lincoln with the loaded grain train.

130705 0660335 viewsLock, 1203, 846 and 859 depart along the mainline for Port Lincoln with the loaded grain train.

130708 0768335 viewsCharra, originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 1 U, without hungry boards loaded with gypsum, Charoban Rd grade crossing, 477.8 km.

130708 0887335 viewsThevenard originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 54 S, without hungry boards loaded with gypsum crossing Bergmann Drive grade crossing, 434.2 km.

130708 0917335 viewsThevenard originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 38, without hungry boards loaded with gypsum crossing Bergmann Drive grade crossing, 434.2 km.