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190129 4296336 viewsBinduli, on Mineral Resources Ltd loaded iron ore train service from Koolyanobbing to Esperance #3033 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00314 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-314 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.

140601 4477336 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7783 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.

269-13336 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 heads back to Nelson Point with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train. Friday 12th of April 2002.

269-20336 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.

160710 iPh5S 2812336 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, old Henley three phase metal clad plug with steel wired armoured cable, which is very common in underground mines.

121010 IMG P11137336 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, PTLY type gas tank waggon PTLY 2, built by Comeng NSW in 1972 as a Tg type tank waggon for Boral Gas as Tg 2 on the South Australian Railways, to the VR as TWF type TWF 11 in 1979, then later in 1979 to VTGX type. Off VR register 1988 and to AN as ATLX type ATLX 2, then to ATLY. Peter Donaghy image.

130224 IMG P12529336 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.

140309 IMG 1760336 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.

190108 1140336 viewsBinduli, AQHY 30106 with CSA 0091, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 as a WF type flat waggon, then in 1997, following several recodes and modifications, was one of seventy five waggons converted to the WQH type to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana. CSA 0091 was built by Vcare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions.

110620 2396r336 viewsWalla, loaded BHP ore waggon 4001, an example built May 2005 of the Golynx design as built by Goninan WA in large numbers This Golynx body replaced an earlier Comeng waggon with the same number. 20th of June 2011.

110620 2479r336 viewsWalla, loaded BHP ore waggon 4169 is a Goninan WA build from an order of one hundred and twenty-six waggons in 1997 with a tapered floor and rounded wall bottoms using 3CR12 stainless steel in an effort to eliminate internal painting and reducing wear on the waggon body, these were designated HC7081. 20th of June 2011.

231020 8215336 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57843 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 000977 with Tronox decal and yellow corner posts and CRM 001456 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 8228336 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.

240328 3035336 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 2768336 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.

240701 2795336 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, from left, the ALCo S2 Hamersley Iron 007 'Mabel', ALCo C415 demonstrator Hamersley Iron 1000, English Electric ST95B Goldsworthy Mining 1, ALCo M636 BHP 5502 and EMD F7A Mt Newman Mining 5450. July 1, 2024.

284-20336 viewsNarngulu, Geraldton, former Westrail P class loco P 2004 'Shire of Dalwallinu' built by Goninan WA as a GE CM25-8 model with serial number 6320-12 / 90-099 sits in the yard on empty mineral sand train waiting to run to Eneabba. November 9, 2004.

100602 8579335 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33490 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 950211-030 and fleet number 8984 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, seen here west of Binduli, 2nd June 2010.

100602 8589335 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33292 is one of a batch of thirty five built by United Goninan WA between January and April 2005 with serial number 950104-032 and fleet number 791 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, set up as a test car, build date of 04/2005 with a revised load of 82.5 tonnes and PORTMAN painted out, seen here west of Binduli, 2nd June 2010.

100729 01501335 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31484 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-056 and fleet number 547 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity build date 07/2000, for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, now with PORTMAN painted out, Binduli Triangle, 29th July 2010.

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