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269-05396 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.
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131024 IMG 0661396 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, detail image of AZWY 30373 'Sputnik' loco oil and sand waggon. Peter Donaghy image.
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190108 1298396 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, NTAY type fuel tank waggon NTAY 5455 with 62,000 litre capacity for BP. Refurbished by Gemco WA in June 2014 from ex Mobil Oil NTAF type tank waggon NTAF 5455. In BP Oil ownership. I think this is an Indeng Qld built NTAF 455 the final of seven such tanks built for Mobil of NSW in 1981.
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190108 1306396 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATPY 601 fuel tank waggon built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1976 as WJP type for BP Oil, capacity of 80,500 litres, recoded to WJPY. Refurbished by Gemco WA Dec 2018.
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160409 IMG 7055396 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.
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160409 IMG 7229396 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.
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283-05396 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.
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9081 Comeng 110620 2019396 viewsWalla Siding, empty BHP ore waggon 9081, renumbered from 2710, originally built in 1971 by Comeng WA as part of a batch of four hundred waggons. The renumbering would be due to a new waggon replacing a potential scrap waggon, which then has been returned to service. June 20, 2011.
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231020 8211396 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57863 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 001726 with Cristal decal and yellow corner posts and CRM 000768 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.
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231020 8235396 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.
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240401 4968396 viewsKalgoorlie, Aurizon's 1029 Malcolm Freighter, waggon AQNY 32160, one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as the WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, fitted with manual twist locks and loaded with a 20' Bis Deliver Every Day 25UA type container BICN 104900[0] and a 20' 25U0 type container BISU 100009[1]. 1st of April 2024.
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240701 2736396 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Comeng WA ALCo rebuild C636R locomotive 3017 serial WA-135-C-6043-04. The improved Pilbara cab was fitted as part of the rebuild in April 1985. Donated to Society in 1996. July 1, 2024.
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240701 2768396 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.
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284-18396 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.
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250501 0315396 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, loaded Roy Hill waggon pair GA 2291 - GA 2292, built in China by CSR Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon. May 1, 2025.
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220-31395 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, the afternoon empty departure for Yandi mine behind the standard double Dash 8 power consist of 5649 'Pohang' a Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M model serial 8412-07 / 93-140 and a sister unit as the split the sticks, the line merging from the right is the former Goldsworthy line from Yarrie and Nimingarra mines. This area is now fully duplicated with LED signals and the Dash 8 units have been scrapped.
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100605 9365395 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31218 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 113 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, Binduli Triangle, loaded with fines, 5th June 2010. This unit was converted to WOS superphosphate in the late 1980s till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO.
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100729 01495395 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31471 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-043 and fleet number 534 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, Binduli Triangle, 29th July 2010.
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100731 02332395 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33321 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 950142-026 and fleet number 820 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100731 02337395 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33413 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 950142-118 and fleet number 8912 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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