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268-20333 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year special, the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star, a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port. 12th of April 2002.

268-22333 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year special, the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star, a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port. 12th of April 2002.

269-05333 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.

269-20333 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, 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.

160409 IMG 7017333 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.

160409 IMG 7268333 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.

231020 8143333 viewsParkeston, inline fuelling waggon QQFY 4271, originally built for Commonwealth Railways in 1976 by Perry Engineering SA as type RMX, recoded to AQMX, 70 tonne bogies became AQMY, then RQMY, to QR National in 2007. Seen here with two 30' diesel fuel DMT4 type tanktainers from Nantong Tank Container Company, NTTU 330001[1] and NTTU 330006[9] each with a 30800 litre capacity, and fuel transfer or pump unit QRIP 06. In service on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.

231020 8160333 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57714 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 000390 with Cristal decal and CRM 001355 with Tronox decal, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.

100731 02871332 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33525 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 950211-065 and fleet number 9038 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02872332 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33528 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 950211-068 and fleet number 9018 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02904332 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33526 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 950211-066 and fleet number 9014 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 03061332 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33573 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 950211-113 and fleet number 9074 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, empty train arriving at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 03152332 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33426 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 950142-131 and fleet number 8925 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations empty train arriving at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100822 5857332 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 30297 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-047 and fleet number 639 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, Binduli Triangle 22nd August 2010.

100822 5871332 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 30282 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-032 and fleet number 624 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, Binduli Triangle 22nd August 2010.

100822 5942332 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31239 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 130 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, Binduli Triangle 22nd August 2010. This unit was converted to WOC for coal in 1986 till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO.

100822 5972332 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31385 is one of a batch of twenty five built by Comeng WA between 1974 and 1975 and converted from Mt Newman high sided waggons by WAGR Midland Workshops with a capacity of 67 tons with fleet number 310 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, Binduli Triangle, 22nd August 2010.

100822 6005332 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33478 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 950211-020 and fleet number 8979 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, Binduli Triangle 22nd August 2010.

100822 6267332 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31451 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-023 and fleet number 514 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, now with PORTMAN painted out, on empty train 1416 at Hampton, 22nd August 2010.

100822 6268332 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31480 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-052 and fleet number 543 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, now with PORTMAN painted out, on empty train 1416 at Hampton, 22nd August 2010.

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