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130708 0772381 viewsCharra, originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 2 G, without hungry boards loaded with gypsum, Charoban Rd grade crossing, 477.8 km.
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130708 0880381 viewsThevenard, loaded train running through the back of the yard and crossing Bergmann Drive grade crossing, 434.2 km.
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060603 5246381 viewsMidland, AQCY 30204 container flat waggon built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1974 part of a batch of forty five WFX type container flat waggons, in 1980 recoded to WQCX loaded with two Westrail COR type 20' roll top containers COR 5819 and COR 5631.
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070609 0196381 viewsMidland, ATPY 593 fuel tank waggon built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1976 as one of four WJP type for AMPOL, capacity of 80500 litres, here in Caltex service.
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100609 10016381 viewsMidland, AQCY 30208 container flat waggon built by WAGR Midland Workshops in a batch of forty five WFX type container flats in 1974, recoded to WQCX in 1980. Loaded with two 20' Mediterranean Shipping 22G1 type containers MSCU 238948 and MEDU 121916.
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100611 0342381 viewsMidland, AOXY 33051 open waggon, converted to carry nickel matte bulk bags similar to the WGL type traffic, AOXY 33051 was originally built by WAGR Midland Workshop between 1966-67 as one of a batch of one hundred, was recoded to WGS for superphosphate traffic 1969-70.
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224-35381 viewsBing siding, 6073 'Fortescue' serial 51065 a General Electric AC6000 built by GE at Erie departs south. GeoData.
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227-11381 viewsPort Hedland harbour control tower, the salt conveyor is at the bottom of the picture, the high building beyond the tower is the Esplanade Hotel, with the two story building to the right of the tower the Port Authority offices. GeoData.
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229-24381 viewsYandi Two loadout exit side, as Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 and sister unit drag a loading train at 1.2 km/h, the massive pile of ore is gravity fed into the waggons via two sets of hydraulic chutes, the original pedestal radial stacker is visible above the ore along with the extraction fan, on the left the mid-train remotes can just be made out. GeoData.
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234-19381 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 on the front of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. Circa 1998.
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060110 2176381 viewsNear the 73 km and Cockaleechie Road grade crossing, empty grain train with ARG 1200 class unit 1204, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-428, originally built for the WAGR as the final unit of fourteen A class locomotives in 1965 and sent to the Eyre Peninsula in July 2004 and two 830 class AE Goodwin built ALCo model DL531 units 842 serial 84140 ex SAR broad gauge to Eyre Peninsula in October 1987, and 851 serial 84137 new to Eyre Peninsula in 1962. Approx. location of image.
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160525 4848381 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, NTBF 6119 fuel tanker, originally built by Comeng NSW in 1975 as SCA type SCA 270 69000 litre bitumen tanker for Shell NSW, diesel capacity of 62700 litres.
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160525 5190381 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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060528 4207381 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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060528 4257381 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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060529 4727381 viewsParkeston, Pacific National RZBY type crew accommodation car RZBY 910 on train 6WP2, built by Comeng NSW as ER type stainless steel air conditioned crew dormitory car ER 210 in 1969, renumbered to ER 911 in 1974, sold to National Rail and converted to crew car in 1997.
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070529 9350381 viewsParkeston; Pacific National RZDY type crew accommodation car RZDY 103 'Ibis' on train 2PM6 originally built by SAR Islington Workshops as a Bluebird railcar driving trailer in 1956 named 'Ibis', in 1986 numbered 103, in 1990 converted to locomotive hauled and coded as BR type BR 103, written off in 1995 and sold off. It was owned by a number of owners and finally in 2006 converted to a Pacific National crew car.
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161109 1927381 viewsMoule, originally built by Kinki Sharyo as the NH type for the NAR in 1968, sent to Port Lincoln in 1978, then rebuilt and recoded ENH type in 1984, ENH 5, recently refurbished and wearing current owner Genesee & Wyoming orange and decal with matching hungry boards loaded with gypsum.
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161112 3004381 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, CQZY type waggon CQZY 1665, built by CIMC at Dalian China for CFCLA and one of fifteen on lease to Aurizon with original style sulphur container S147G G952 with sliding tarpaulin and Bis Industries hard-top type 25U0 container BISU 100111.
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161116 5121381 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Shell fuel train 3442, ATQF type tank waggon ATQF 612, built by Indeng Qld 1982 for Shell as type WJQ, 73.34 kL one compartment one dome, Shell Fleet no. TR721, fitted with type F InterLock couplers.
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