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110620 2279356 viewsChapman, FMG TK type fuel tank waggon TK 07 built by China Southern CSR at their Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works plant in China in 2008 as part of an order for twelve tanks, is on the loaded fuel train to Cloud Break. 20th June 2011.

243-31356 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' a Goninan WA GE rebuild unit serial 8151-07 / 91-120 in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it heads up an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.

249-19356 viewsTable Hill on the Robe River railway line, a microwave radio communications site powered by solar panels. Approximate location.

256-34356 viewsAt the 89.6 km grade crossing the loaded train behind the quad CM40-8M working of 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9425 rolls across the crossing and heads down the 1.26 percent grade. 9414 was built by AE Goodwin NSW as an ALCo M636 model in December 1971 with serial number G-6060-5 and part of the original order for five units. Locomotive was delivered to Robe River in January 1972 with Bechtel Pacific road umber 262.005 for construction use and was renumbered 1714 when that was completed. 9414 was rebuilt by Goninan WA in November 1991 to become an CM40-8M model with serial number 8206-11 / 91-124. May 2002.

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.

120512 IMG P10174356 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, PTLY type gas tank waggon PTLY 6416. Built by Comeng NSW in 1985 as NTHF type NTHF 416, 76,000 litre gas tank for Boral Gas, recoded to ATLY in 1996, and 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.

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.

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.

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.

284-24356 viewsNarngulu, Geraldton, former Westrail P class loco P 2014 'Shire of Wongan-Ballidu' built by Goninan WA as a GE CM25-8 model with serial number 6320-12 / 90-099 sits in the yard in-between shunt movements. November 10, 2004.

240328 3103356 viewsHampton Ballast Siding, Watco's 5WS4 loaded acid transfer train with 57' DQHY type flat waggon built by CRRC, China in 2022 as a batch of sixty for Watco to carry the CSA acid tanks, DQHY 13024 with CSA-0098 acid tank. March 28, 2024.

060528 4503355 viewsPart shot of West Kalgoorlie, AOPY 34092, fleet number 957 and of the drop floor type, one of seventy ex ANR coal waggons rebuilt from AOKF type by Bluebird Engineering SA in service with ARG on Koolyanobbing iron ore trains. They used to be three metres longer and originally built by Metropolitan Cammell Britain as GB type in 1952-55, 28th May 2006.

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 02375355 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 30256 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-006 and fleet number 606 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 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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