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161111 2498401 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon AQRY 1023 platform B with two 20' 22G1 type boxes, Triton TRHU 192670[0] and Tex TEMU 511658[1]. The AQRY are a bar-coupled pair and were used for rail transport as the AFRF type on the Darwin line and are originally former ANR-CR waggons.

161111 2519401 viewsBinduli, Kalgoorlie Freighter train 5025, waggon AQHY 30089 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0085, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 as a WF type flat waggon, then in 1997, following several recodes and modifications, was one of seventy five waggons converted to the WQH type to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.

161112 3469401 viewsBinduli, loaded Hampton acid train 7406 with barrier waggon AZDY 30705, one of about fourteen WBAX vans converted to AZDY type sodium cyanide container waggon, originally built by WAGR Midland Workshops as one of seventy five WV/X type covered vans in 1967-68, converted late 1988/9 to WQDF.

161116 5554401 viewsBinduli, empty Shell fuel train 4443, tank waggon NTBF 6121, built by Comeng NSW 1975 as SCA type SCA 272 for Shell Bitumen, fitted with conventional couplers.

CHQY 740 050518 2098401 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHQY type CHQY 740.

0206 USA 050518 2121401 viewsFlash Butt yard, heavily stripped down riveted waggon 206, possible original ballast waggon, number 206 was originally a waggon in the 'Camp Train' and appears to have USA origin, view of handbrake end.

CHQY 741 050518 2140401 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHQY type CHQY 741, shows bogie detail, ATSF CS-3000 Ride Control Unit bogie casting with CFCLA id of CQFE 056.

0529 Magor USA 050518 2160401 viewsBing Siding. Side view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 529, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.

0502 Magor USA 050518 2162401 viewsBing Siding. Side view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 502, one of twenty waggons originally used on the Oroville Dam construction before coming to the Pilbara in January 1968 as ballast waggons.

6201 Comeng WA 050801 4767401 viewsFlash Butt yard, rail recovery and transport train, #28 2nd lead off waggon 6201, built by Comeng WA January 1977 under order no. 07-M-282 RY, the mesh guarding is for the winch cable. The chute arrangement for the discharging and recovery of rail is visible.

8702 Difco USA 060501 3877401 viewsTabba Siding, originally built by Difco USA for Goldsworthy Mining Ltd in 1967 as a batch of five, prefixed with 870 in BHP service, 8702 side dump waggon loaded with ballast.

6705 Comeng WA 060501 3931401 viewsSpring Siding, flat waggon #5, also marked as 6705 in the back track, originally in service with Goldsworthy Mining as a BC or BCV box van, built by Comeng WA in 1966.

050421 1143401 viewsGillam Siding backtrack, BHP's ballast regulator BR 31 a Plasser Australia SSP 110SW model serial 401, rear view. 21st April 2005.

050518 2206401 viewsBing Siding, a Gemco sleeper inserter track machine attached to a BHB type crane painted in BHP blue await another work day. 18th May 2005.

050625 3818401 viewsNode 2 at the 38 km on the GML or former Goldsworthy mainline, three Barclay Mowlem sleeper inserter track machines off clear of the running lines. 25th June 2005.

051001 5668401 viewsFlash Butt yard, a newly delivered Knox Kershaw KBR 875 ballast regulator serial 015-875-05. 1st October 2005.

6033 Gemco WA 100717 0681401 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6033, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.

6027 Gemco WA 100717 0695401 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6027, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 as these waggons have Barber bogies and not Chinese castings, view of B end and handbrake and rail string support.