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130703 0282356 viewsKaldow, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 25, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN type for the Eyre Peninsula system.
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130705 0589356 viewsLock, having stowed the loaded portion on the mainline, the three locos 859, 846 and 1203 shunt back on to the empty portion on goods siding #1.
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130705 0647356 viewsLock, 859, 846 and 1203 shunt back into the yard, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 59, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN type for the Eyre Peninsula system.
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130708 0755356 viewsCharra, originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 42 P, without hungry boards loaded with gypsum, Charoban Rd grade crossing, 477.8 km.
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130708 0848356 viewsPenong Junction, [url=https://goo.gl/maps/45FyW]429.7 km[url].
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100611 0320356 viewsMidland, AQHY 30025 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0023, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 at WF type flat waggons, then following several codes and modifications in 1997 seventy five were converted to WQH to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.
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228-36356 viewsYandi Two load-out tunnel, Goninan rebuilt GE CM40-8M model 5649 'Pohang' serial 8412-07/93-140 eases a loading train out of the tunnel at the required 1.2 km/h. 5649 started life back in 1971 as an AE Goodwin built ALCo M636 5473 serial G6047-5. Geodata -22.719050, 119.040566 .
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234-28356 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 on the front of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. Cab front on view. Circa 1998.
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235-01356 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 arrives with the afternoon 240 waggon empty train with second unit Goninan built CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus', notice the fuel tank differences between the lead unit an ALCo rebuild and the second unit built new.
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236-22356 viewsNelson Point Loco Overhaul Shop, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuilt CM40-8MEFI unit 5669 'Beilun' serial 8412-02 / 95-160 sits out the front awaiting attention.
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160525 4804356 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQHY 30084 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0097, originally built by 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, part of empty acid train 4405 departing in the yard. CSA 0097 was built by Vcare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions in 2015.
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160525 4805356 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQHY 30031 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0107, originally built by 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, part of empty acid train 4405 departing in the yard. CSA 0107 was built by Vcare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions in 2015.
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160525 4840356 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, NTAY type tank waggon NTAY 6129, built by Industrial Engineering Qld in 1976 as an SCA type SCA 280 for Shell. Recoded to NTAF 280, then 6129, capacity of 61,300 litres.
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060529 4731356 viewsParkeston, Pacific National RZBY type crew accommodation car RZBY 910 on train 6WP2, built by Comeng NSW as ER type stainless steel air conditioned crew dormitory car ER 210 in 1969, renumbered to ER 911 in 1974, sold to National Rail and converted to crew car in 1997.
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060601 5094356 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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050319 0142356 viewsNelson Point, rail recovery and transport train, 1st lead off waggon 6011, built by Scotts of Ipswich 04-09-1970, the mesh guarding is for the winch cable. The chute arrangement for the discharging and recovery of rail is visible.
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050319 0149356 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 2086356 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 757.
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050518 2158356 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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051001 5621356 viewsFlash Butt yard, BHP flat waggon 6705 with EDI decal and ROA code of AQPY 2916, 55 tonne capacity, unsure of original owner, possible AN AOOX, then cut down to the Pilbara through CFCLA.
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