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060530 4846359 viewsParkeston, SCT VPAY type crew accommodation car VPAY 2 'Great Artesian' on train 2PM9, built by Tulloch Ltd NSW in 1968 as a narrow gauge brake van with sleeping accommodation as NHRD type NHRD 79, converted to standard gauge in 1981 and coded HRD type HRD 361. Recoded to AVDY in October 1982, then to AVDP. Sold to WCR, then in October 2000 overhauled for crew car use and coded VPAY 1 on SCT services and owned by Freight Australia. Was later sold to Pacific National and subsequently scrapped 2016.
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060601 5094359 viewsParkeston, Pacific National RZAY type crew accommodation car RZAY 283 on train 4PM6 was built by Comeng NSW as an ARJ type stainless steel air conditioned first class roomette sleeping car ARJ 283 in 1972, sold to National Rail and converted to a crew car in 1997. Destroyed at the Jumperkine collision in December 2019.
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161116 5120359 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Shell fuel train 3442, tank waggon NTAY 6128, built by Indeng Qld 1976 for Shell as type SCA 279, then NTAF 279 with normal couplers.
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161116 5123359 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Shell fuel train 3442, ATPF 577 fuel tank waggon built by WAGR Midland Workshops 1974 for Shell as type WJP, 80.66 kL one compartment one dome, capacity of 80500 litres, fitted with type F InterLock couplers Shell Fleet no. TR712.
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161116 5546359 viewsBinduli, empty Shell fuel train 4443 departs West Kalgoorlie behind UGL Rail built GE model C44ACi unit ACC 6031 serial R-0093-01 / 13-485 and Clyde Engineering built EMD model GT46C Q class unit Q 4009 (originally Q 309) serial 97-1461 with 17 waggons for 345 metres and 425 tonnes on the overnight run to Esperance.
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050319 0149359 viewsNelson Point, dumper pilot SD40 3080 with compressor waggon set #1, made up of spacer/ballast waggon 681 and compressor waggon 671, both converted from original Magor built 91 ton ore waggons, painted white.
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050518 2158359 viewsBing Siding. Side view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 501, the first of twenty waggons originally used on the Oroville Dam construction before coming to the Pilbara in January 1968 as ballast waggons.
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050518 2161359 viewsBing Siding. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 502, one of twenty waggons originally used on the Oroville Dam construction before coming to the Pilbara in January 1968 as ballast waggons.
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051001 5644359 viewsFlash Butt yard, side view of ballast plough converted from Magor USA built Oroville ore waggon 538, still visible is the ODCX 82160 number from original service building the Oroville Dam, through brake pipe is visible over the top of waggon.
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060501 3879359 viewsTabba Siding, originally built by Difco USA for Goldsworthy Mining Ltd in 1967 as a batch of five, prefixed with 870 in BHP service, 8704 side dump waggon loaded with ballast.
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060618 6212359 viewsAbydos Siding, originally built by Difco USA for Goldsworthy Mining Ltd in 1967 as a batch of five, prefixed with 870 in BHP service, 8702 side dump waggon loaded with fines for pad capping.
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050414 0946359 viewsFlash Butt yard, Speno Australia's RR24 model 24 stone rail grinder serial M20 before it had id stickers fitted, this unit was later stickered as RG 1, view of the generator and driving module. 14th April 2005.
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050421 1611359 viewsHesta Siding backtrack, Speno Australia's 24 stone rail grinder before they had id stickers fitted, this front unit was later stickered as RG 2. 21st April 2005.
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050625 3600359 viewsMooka North, BHP's new Tamper 3 track machine a Plasser Australia 09-3X model serial M480 with support road vehicle TM 10. 25th June 2005.
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050801 4747359 viewsFlash Butt yard, BHP's Mainline Tamper 1, a Plasser Australia 09-32 CAT model tamper serial 306 built in 1986. 1st August 2005.
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050801 4750359 viewsFlash Butt yard, Barclay Mowlem track tamper a Fairmont Jackson model 6700 tamper, view of the light buggy. 1st August 2005.
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080621 2733359 viewsGillman Siding, view from rear of rail recovery and transport train with new Lead-Off Lead-On waggon STTR class STTR 6214 on the end built by Gemco Rail WA.
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100717 0672359 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6030, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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100717 0675359 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6043, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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100717 0683359 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6038, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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