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160523 3587357 viewsBinduli, nickel concentrate train 2438, WNB type pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon WNB 543, one of six built by Bluebird Rail Services SA in 2010 for BHP Billiton.
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160531 9622357 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, NTAY type fuel tank waggon NTAY 5452, orignally built by Indeng Qld for Mobil as part of a batch of seven NTAF tanks in 1981 as NTAF 452. Refurbished by Gemco WA for BP Oil, capacity of 61000 litres.
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160531 9883357 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, diesel fuel tank waggon ATEY 4725, BP Oil service, ex Ampol, other codes include ex NSW NTAF, WTEF and WTEY.
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070529 9460357 viewsParkeston; Pacific National RZDY type crew accommodation car RZDY 106 'Bittern' on train 3PW originally built by SAR Islington Workshops as a Bluebird railcar driving trailer in 1958 named 'Britten', in 1986 numbered 106, in 1990 converted to locomotive hauled and coded as BR type BR 106, written off in 1995 and sold off. In 1998 it was numbered 812. It was owned by a number of owners and then CFCLA. In 2006 converted to a Pacific National crew car.
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070530 9547357 viewsParkeston, Pacific National FAM type crew accommodation coach FAM 2389 on train 3PM6, built for the NSWGR by Comeng NSW in 1976 as part of a batch of ten FAM type twinette sleeper cars, FAM 2389 was also the Lithgow breakdown train accommodation car for a time, converted to a crew car by Bluebird Rail at Islington in September 2005.
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050319 0142357 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 0149357 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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050704 3993357 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0014 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons.
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060501 3896357 viewsTabba Siding, built by Difco USA in 1971 for Mt Newman Mining in a group of four, side dump waggon 702.
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060618 6212357 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 0946357 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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050625 3600357 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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051001 5668357 viewsFlash Butt yard, a newly delivered Knox Kershaw KBR 875 ballast regulator serial 015-875-05. 1st October 2005.
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110208 9430357 viewsFlash Butt yard, new Lead-Off Lead-On waggon STTR class STTR 6214 on the end of the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, built by Gemco Rail WA, the chutes can be seen standing up with the squeeze rollers behind the mesh.
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150620 9327357 viewsQuarry 8 ballast loading area, CNR-QRRS of China built 99 tonne ballast waggon 0220 waits to be loaded.
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241-03357 viewsNelson Point, Mt Newman Mining's last in-service ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 built by Comeng NSW sits awaiting partial dismantling before being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's museum at Bassendean, Perth for preservation. June 2002.
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243-31357 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.
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249-16357 viewsTable Hill on the Robe River railway line, looking in a southerly direction as the railway line snakes south towards the Chichester's. Approximate location.
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251-23357 viewsNelson Point hard stand area, BHP's 5631 'Apollo' built new in October 1988 by Goninan as a GE CM39-8 model with serial number 5831-10 / 88-080. One of four such units built in 1988 and delivered in the Mt Newman orange livery. 22nd April 2000.
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252-27357 viewsAbydos area, known as the China Wall or London Wall.
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