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236-24332 viewsNelson Point Loco Overhaul Shop, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuilt CM40-8MEFI unit 5669 'Beilun' serial 8412-02 / 95-160 sits out the front awaiting attention, with AC6000 units 6072 being driven out and 6077 beside it.

160523 3587332 viewsBinduli, nickel concentrate train 2438, WNB type pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon WNB 543, one of six built by Bluebird Rail Services SA in 2010 for BHP Billiton.

160525 5187332 viewsBinduli, nickel concentrate train 4438, pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon WN 520, one of thirty built by AE Goodwin NSW as WN type in 1970 for WMC.

160528 8369332 viewsParkeston, near the quarantine station, stored former Mobil Oil NSW NTAF waggons, from left: NTAF 5454, 5451, 5450, 5453 and 5449. I think these are Indeng Qld built NTAF waggons from a batch of seven such tanks built for Mobil of NSW in 1981 and numbered NTAF 449 to 455.

160531 9834332 viewsBinduli, 3PM4 steel train, an 80 kph runner with solo Goninan built GE model Cv40-9i NR class unit NR 94 serial 7250-06/97-300 will enter West Kalgoorlie yard to shunt on a crew coach and more empty waggons.

060528 4303332 viewsGolden Ridge, 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.

060528 4527332 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Pacific National BRS type crew accommodation coach BRS 221, originally built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops in November 1940 as an AS type first class sitting car for the Spirit of Progress as AS 6, in April 1983 converted to a combined sitting accommodation and a mini refreshment service as BRS type BRS 1, then in September 1985 renumbered to BRS 221. Sold to West Coast Railway mid 1990s, converted to crew car after 2004.

060528 4629332 viewsBinduli, Pacific National RZBY type crew accommodation car RZBY 911 on train 7SP5, built by Comeng NSW as ER type stainless steel air conditioned crew dormitory car ER 211 in 1969, renumbered to ER 911 in 1974, sold to National Rail and converted to crew car in 1997.

070527 9165332 viewsParkeston; Pacific National RZDY type crew accommodation car RZDY 106 'Bittern' on train 6MP4 originally built by SAR Islington Workshops as a Bluebird railcar driving trailer in 1958 named 'Britten', in 1986 numbered 106, in 1990 converted to locomotive hauled and coded as BR type BR 106, written off in 1995 and sold off. In 1998 it was numbered 812. It was owned by a number of owners and then CFCLA. In 2006 converted to a Pacific National crew car.

161116 5127332 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Shell fuel train 3442 is also used to convey waggon components between the Esperance workshops and Forrestfield, two wheel set waggons are on the rear, a purpose built unit and a standard 63' container flat.

050412 0759332 viewsQuarry 8, Shaw Siding area. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA ballast waggon 520.

050518 2089332 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 749.

050518 2098332 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHQY type CHQY 740.

050518 2136332 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 753, defect card holder.

050518 2156332 viewsBing Siding. Side view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 537, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.

051001 5651332 viewsFlash Butt yard, side view of ballast plough converted from Magor USA built Oroville ore waggon 538, still visible is the ODCX 82160 number from original service building the Oroville Dam, view of adjusting wheels for plough.

060429 3760332 viewsFlash Butt yard, Pony waggon 6017, built by Comeng WA in 1971 in a batch of three numbered 6014-6017, view of asset number 6506-017.

050421 1621332 viewsHesta Siding backtrack, Speno Australia's two 24 stone rail grinders coupled together before they had id stickers fitted, the left unit was later stickered as RG 2, the right unit was stickered as RG 1 and is serial M20. 21st April 2005.