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140601 4623356 viewsMidland, loaded iron ore train #1030 heading to Kwinana, CFCLA leased CHEY type waggon CHEY 8041 one pair of 120 bar coupled pairs built by Bluebird Rail Operations SA in 2011-12. 1st June 2014.

267-31356 viewsAt the 39 km, Goninan rebuild CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 stands with the Sundowner Special alongside the AEI reader at the 39 km detector site on the Newman mainline. This was a special for the 25 years of the Alstom / BHP service agreement. Friday 12th of April 2002.

269-16356 viewsBing North and the Alstom 25-year service agreement special led by BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 heads back to Nelson Point with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train. Friday 12th of April 2002.

130224 IMG P12529356 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATEY 4728 ex NSW NTAF type tank waggon for AMPOL, recoded to WTEF when arrived in WA in 1995, then WTEY, in BP Oil service. Peter Donaghy image.

140205 IMG 1487356 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, NTAY 6131 fuel tank waggon, originally built by Indeng Qld as an SCA tank SCA 282 for Shell NSW in 1979. Peter Donaghy image.

140309 IMG 1760356 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATLY type gas tank waggon ATLY 1, built by Comeng NSW in 1968 as a Tg type tank waggon for Boral Gas as Tg 1 on the South Australian Railways, to the VR as TWF type TWF 10 in 1979, then later in 1979 to VTGX type. Off VR register 1988 and to AN as ATLX type ATLX 1, then to ATLY. Peter Donaghy image.

283-02356 viewsNelson Point, BHP wheel lathe sees BHP's big GE AC6000 unit 6073 'Fortescue' serial number 51065 on shed having wheel attention to the leading bogie. May 2002.

231020 8228356 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57960 one of five hundred ordered by Aurizon and built by CRRC Yangtze Group of China in 2022. In service with two loaded 20' half height hard top 'rotainers' lettered CRM, for Cristal Mining before they were absorbed into Tronox, CRM 001750 with Tronox decal and yellow corner posts and CRM 001388 with Tronox decal and yellow corner posts, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.

231020 8235356 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57836 one of five hundred ordered by Aurizon and built by CRRC Yangtze Group of China in 2022. In service with two loaded 20' half height hard top 'rotainers' lettered CRM, for Cristal Mining before they were absorbed into Tronox, CRM 001064 with Tronox decal and yellow corner posts and CRM 000783 with Tronox decal and yellow corner posts, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.

100603 8984356 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0145 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty units built by Gemco WA in 2008, with Independent Brake signage.

240401 4991356 viewsKalgoorlie, Aurizon's 1029 Malcolm Freighter, waggon AQIY 00013 loaded with two 20' sulphur containers, a 25U0 hard top BISU 100024[0] and a 55UA roll top Bis Industries SBIU 200636[0]. The AQIY were originally built as the CQYY but CFCLA did not buy them, Bradken then stored them as KQYY. When Aurizon bought them they had the handbrake relocated to the middle of the waggon from the end. 1st of April 2024.

240328 3035356 viewsHampton and Aurizon loaded iron ore train 5041 with a rake of MHLY and MHPY waggons runs south towards Esperance from Koolyanoobing through the dip at the 19 km on the Esperance line. March 28, 2024.

240701 2759356 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, former Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates RSC-3 model ALCo locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in 1951 for NSWGR as the 40 class 4002 serial 77733, purchased by CRRIA in 1971 and numbered 261.002, then 1705 and finally 9405. 4002 is preserved in an operational state and another claim to fame is it run the Royal Train in NSW February 1954. Donated to the Society in 1979. July 1, 2024.

240701 2768356 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, 5450 a USA built EMD model F7A serial 8970 and frame 3006-A9, built Jan-1950 for Western Pacific Railroad as 917-A, imported for the Mt Newman Mining Co. to construct their Port Hedland to Newman railway in December 1967. Donated to the Society in 1978. July 1, 2024.

100731 02329355 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.

100731 02370355 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 30268 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-018 and fleet number 612 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02449355 viewsWOC type iron ore waggon WOC 31369 is one of a batch of thirty built by Goninan WA between October 1997 to January 1998 with fleet number 429 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02830355 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33333 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 950142-038 and fleet number 832 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02920355 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33557 is one of a batch of one hundred and twenty eight built by United Group Rail WA between August 2008 and March 2009 with serial number 950211-097 and fleet number 9052 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02926355 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33427 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 950142-132 and fleet number 8926 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

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