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160526 536063 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, SCT train 3MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, Gemco WA built forty of these PQIY type 80' container flat waggons in 2009, PQIY 0023 loaded with two SCT 40' reefers SCTR 001 and SCT 123.
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160526 536263 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, SCT train 3MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, Gemco WA built forty of these PQIY type 80' container flat waggons in 2009, PQIY 0009 loaded with two SCT 40' reefers SCTR 040 and SCT 035.
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160530 914263 viewsParkeston, SCT train 1PM9 operates mostly empty from Perth to Melbourne, originally built by Victorian Railways Bendigo Workshops in 1984 as one of fifty VQDW type 'Jumbo' Container Flat waggons built, PQDY 42 still in Freight Australia green livery loaded with a pair of SCT 40' reefers SCTR 001 and SCTR 013 with former code FQRU 402012 visible.
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160530 915963 viewsParkeston, SCT train 1PM9 operates mostly empty from Perth to Melbourne, ABSY type ABSY 2792 covered van, originally built by Carmor Engineering SA in 1976 as a VFX type covered van for Commonwealth Railways, recoded to ABFX and converted from ABFY by Gemco WA in 2004/05 to ABSY.
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160530 923063 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, ABSY type ABSY 2657 covered van, originally built by Comeng NSW in 1973 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type, recoded to ABFX, RBFX to SCT as ABFY before conversion by Gemco WA to ABSY in 2004/05.
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050518 217563 viewsBing Siding. Side view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 515, one of twenty waggons originally used on the Oroville Dam construction before coming to the Pilbara in January 1968 as ballast waggons.
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241-0363 viewsNelson Point, Mt Newman Mining's last in-service ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 built by Comeng NSW sits awaiting partial dismantling before being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's museum at Bassendean, Perth for preservation. June 2002.
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140601 446263 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7623 these waggons were rebuilt between 2010 and 2012 by Bluebird Rail Operations SA from former Goldsworthy Mining hopper waggons originally built by Tomlinson WA and Scotts of Ipswich Qld back in the 60's to early 80's. 1st June 2014.
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267-2063 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, CM40-8M GE unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 leads the Sundowner Special on the Newman mainline leg of the Goldsworthy Junction and triangle, with the Sundowner coach in the middle and sister CM40-8M 5653 bringing up the rear.
This train, and the empty before it, were delayed due to a jamming switch for the transfer road where Tamper 2 and Ballast Regulator 31 are holding track.
They can be seen behind the signal sitting on the transfer road.
Friday 12th of April 2002.
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268-1563 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year service agreement special, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 stands on the Newman mainline with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train as the party conducts an inspection of the site. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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268-2863 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year service agreement special, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 stands on the Newman mainline with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train as the party conducts an inspection of the site. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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160409 IMG 702063 viewsParkeston, Aurizon rail grinder MMY type MMY 034, built in the USA by Loram as RG331 ~2004, imported into Australia by Queensland Rail, now Aurizon, in April 2009, detail picture. Peter Donaghy image.
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210407 985363 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RRXY 2, platform 4 with a CEVA RFSB type 51' container IYV 706 built by Transmech SA. The RRXY type 5-pack well waggon set is one of eleven built by Bradken Qld in 2002 for Toll from a Williams-Worley design.
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130710 100763 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 fuel pod waggon PQFY 3055 with two AMT5 type SCT-Logicoil 32,000 litre fuel tanktainers TILU 102029 and TILU 102024. PQFY 3055 was built by Carmor Engineering SA in 1976 as an RMX flat waggon, recoded to AQMY, then reclassed to RQMY in 1994.
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130710 101363 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1, PQIY type 80' jumbo container waggon PQIY 0019 one of forty built for SCT by Gemco WA in 2009. Loaded with 40' SCT reefer SCTR013, FGRU 402012 and 40' 45G1 type Hamburg Sud container SIDU 554020.
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130710 101563 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0008 Greater Freighter, one of thirty five units built by Gemco WA in 2005 without the Greater Freighter signage.
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100731 0232962 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33386 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Group Rail WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-091 and fleet number 885 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100731 0233162 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33332 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 950142-037 and fleet number 831 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100731 0233262 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33321 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 950142-026 and fleet number 820 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100731 0234862 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.
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