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160409 IMG 7274320 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.

030712 143222320 viewsNelson Point, empty BHP ore waggon 9025 with drop belly floor, originally built by Comeng in Mittagong NSW as a part of seven prototype ore waggons made from low carbon 301 stainless steel with an higher volume and aerodynamic flat sides and were bogieless with four independent radial wheel sets. Of the seven waggon, the first four had a flat floor and final three had a drop belly floor. The radial wheel sets were later replaced with conventional bogies. 12th of July 2003.

231020 8203320 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57696 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 001458 with Tronox decal and CRM 001168 with Cristal decal, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.

231020 8237320 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57844 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 001242 with Tronox decal and yellow corner posts and CRM 000579 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.

240701 2726320 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, view along the passenger carriages, closest is the 'Conference Car' with SV 4 still visible, originally built by Clyde Engineering at Granville NSW in 1935 for the NSWGR as a second class railway carriage FS type FS 2010. In 1975 it was purchased by Hamersley Iron and converted to an inspection vehicle SV 4. When donated to the Society it was repurposed as a conference car. July 1, 2024.

240701 2752320 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, passenger carriage 'Weelumurra' was originally built by Clyde Engineering at Granville NSW in 1936 for the NSWGR as a second class railway carriage FS type FS 2138. In 1975 it was purchased by the Society and is named after a local river. July 1, 2024.

240701 2762320 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, former ALCo built demonstrator locomotive model C-415 serial 3449-1 built April 1966, currently carrying number 1000, it was originally numbered 008 when Hamersley Iron purchased the unit in 1968. It was retired from service on the 24th February 1982. It then spent some time carrying number 2000 while building the Marandoo railway line from Sept 1991. July 1, 2024.

117-29319 viewsSeymour loco depot V/Line B class loco B 61 Clyde Engineering EMD model ML2 serial ML2-2, cab side view, bogie.

100731 02309319 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33443 is one of a batch of seventeen built by United Group Rail WA between July and August 2008 with serial number 950209-007 and fleet number 8944 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02448319 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31486 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-058 and fleet number 549 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, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02520319 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33351 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 950142-056 and fleet number 850 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02530319 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31472 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-044 and fleet number 535 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, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02863319 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33543 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 950211-083 and fleet number 9033 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02889319 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, on loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02914319 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33311 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 950142-016 and fleet number 810 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02928319 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33260 is one of a batch of twenty seven built by Goninan WA between September and October 2002 with serial number 950103-027 and fleet number 759 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02937319 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33317 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 950142-022 and fleet number 816 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 03056319 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31251 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 140 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, empty train arriving at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010. This unit was converted to WOC for coal in 1986 till 1990 when it was reclassed to WOG for gypsum, then it was re-classed back to WO in 1994.

100731 03147319 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31477 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-049 and fleet number 540 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, PORTMAN has been painted out, empty train arriving at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 03153319 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 31116 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-106 and fleet number 699 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with PORTMAN painted out and the load revised to 82.5 tonnes, empty train arriving at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

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