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130704 0423407 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 with the original goods siding closest to the camera, behind EMD 1204 and twin ALCo 830 units 873 and 851. 4th July 2013.
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130704 0472407 viewsKyancutta, HCN type bogie grain hopper waggon HCN 5, 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.
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130704 0500407 viewsMoule, looking east at the east end points for the crossing loop, grade crossing is for access to ballast stockpile area, Moule located at the 445.6 km was opened in February 1966 when the Direct Line between Ceduna and Kevin was opened. Location is here. 4th July 2013.
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130708 0818407 viewsMoule, originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 2 K, without hungry boards loaded with gypsum, Mewett Rd grade crossing, 470.1 km.
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130708 0891407 viewsThevenard originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 33 Q, without hungry boards loaded with gypsum crossing Bergmann Drive grade crossing, 434.2 km.
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130708 0911407 viewsThevenard originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 42, without hungry boards loaded with gypsum crossing Bergmann Drive grade crossing, 434.2 km.
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PD 12610407 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31213 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 109 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity. This unit was converted to WOG for gypsum in late 1980s till 1990 then reclassed to WOS for superphosphate before being re-classed back to WO in 1994. This unit was converted to WOG for gypsum in late 1980s till 1990 then reclassed to WOS for superphosphate before being re-classed back to WO in 1994. Seen here with the body top lip also fitted.
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PD 12615407 viewsBinduli, WO type iron ore waggon WO 31244 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-006 and fleet number 135 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, TEST WAGGON, and is a Goninan built replacement WO type waggon that replaces the original WAGR built WO type waggon with the newer style WOD type and has square features opposed to the curved ones as on the original WO class.
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070529 9391407 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ECA 162 built by Comeng NSW in 1964 for Commonwealth Railways as a BRE type second class, air conditioned, twin berth staggered corridor steel sleeping car. Converted to ECA type crew car in 1991.
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221-22407 viewsYandi One mine loadout balloon loop, General Electric AC6000 class emerges from the loadout portal at 0.9 km/h as it leads a train through the loading vaults, the dust extraction ducting is also visible.
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222-24407 viewsSomewhere on the original single line section between Gull and Rosella Hamersley Iron 7073 serial 47752 a General Electric Dash 9-44CW built by GE at Erie brings an empty train to a stop with 7091 for a crew change besides a loaded headed up by 7071.
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229-05407 viewsYandi Two balloon switch looking east with an empty BHP train heading for the loadout with mid-train remote units Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE units 5660 'Kure' serial 8412-05 / 94-151 leading sister unit 5657, grade crossing is the YT 311.5 km. GeoData.
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230-28407 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, two Goninan GE CM40-8M rebuilds from different ALCo builders. 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11/93-145 is from Comeng ALCo M636 unit 5493 while 5637 'De Grey' serial 8181-01/92-123 is from an AE Goodwin ALCo C636 unit 5456. 5654 wears the marigold BHP logo while 5637 has the silver logo on one the ends. Geodata -22.718338, 119.039909 .
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151111 9548407 viewsSide view of empty train led by General Electric ES44DCi units 8162 serial 60226 and 8167 serial 60231 both in the Rio Tinto tiger strip livery leading Dash 9-44CW 7093 serial 47772, the last of the original build of Dash 9 units at the 53 km.
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232-04407 viewsYandi Two, view west from near the 311.6 km grade crossing, train can be seen loading on the right. February 1997. GeoData.
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235-11407 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 arrives with the afternoon 240 waggon empty train, the hydraulic lines and dust extraction equipment frame the loco.
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160525 5190407 viewsBinduli, nickel concentrate train 4438, pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon WN 521, one of thirty built by AE Goodwin NSW as WN type in 1970 for WMC.
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160531 9956407 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, diesel fuel tanker ATPF 572, Shell Fleet No. TR707, built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 for Shell, capacity of 80500 litres.
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160524 4327407 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RQWW 22007 container waggon, one of thirty two built by Comeng NSW in 1973-75 as JCW type 80' container waggon, recoded to NQTW, then NQWW. These differ from the follow on batches of the JCW type. Loaded with two 40' boxes, Royal Wolf 42G1 type RWTU 431600 and 4EG1 type RWLU 491119.
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060528 4254407 viewsParkeston, SCT PDAY type crew accommodation car PDAY 001 'Robert Mervin Yates', built by SAR Islington Workshops as a 250 type Bluebird second class railcar number 253 and named 'Pelican' in 1955, written off in 1995 and sold and eventually converted to a crew car by Bluebird Rail Services in 2005.
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