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268-35395 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year special, the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star, a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port. 12th of April 2002.

120512 IMG P10174395 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, PTLY type gas tank waggon PTLY 6416. Built by Comeng NSW in 1985 as NTHF type NTHF 416, 76,000 litre gas tank for Boral Gas, recoded to ATLY in 1996, and ATLY type gas tank waggon ATLY 1, built by Comeng NSW in 1968 as a Tg type tank waggon for Boral Gas as Tg 1 on the South Australian Railways, to the VR as TWF type TWF 10 in 1979, then later in 1979 to VTGX type. Off VR register 1988 and to AN as ATLX type ATLX 1, then to ATLY. Peter Donaghy image.

131024 IMG 0650395 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AZVY type departmental wheel set carrier waggon AZVY 4193, built by Transfield WA 1976 for Commonwealth Railways as one of two hundred GOX type open waggons, recoded to AOOX, in 1993 to AOSX type. In service with ARG as a wheel set transport waggon in West Kalgoorlie loco traffic. Peter Donaghy image.

141028 IMG 3275395 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. Peter Donaghy image.

190108 1118395 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.

190108 1278395 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, NTAY type fuel tank waggon NTAY 3359 with 65,000 litre capacity for Caltex. Refurbished by Gemco WA in Nov 2013 from a Caltex NTAF type tank waggon NTAF 359 originally built by Comeng NSW in 1975 as a CTX type CTX 359.

190108 1303395 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATPY 588 fuel tank waggon, built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1979 for Mobil as WJP type 80,000 litre single compartment and dome, recoded to WJPY, sold to BP Oil in 1985. Gemco WA refurbished November 2016, and now a 80,375 litre maximum capacity.

190109 1686395 viewsBinduli, empty fuel train 4445, RHTY type tank waggon RHTY 652, type leader of fourteen such waggons built by Industrial Engineering Qld in 1976 for Victorian Railways as TWX type crude benzene tank 56,000 litres. Recoded to VTHX in 1979. After a period of storage ended up in National Rail ownership for Alice Springs traffic, now Pacific National ownership.

160409 IMG 7015395 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.

160409 IMG 7027395 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.

160412 IMG 7407395 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.

3298 Astra Vagoane 110620 2394395 viewsWalla, loaded BHP ore waggon 3298, one of three hundred and fifty waggons built by Astra Vagoane in Arad Romania in 1988 under a deal with Lang Hancock and 'waggons for ore arrangement'. Only seventy-five entered service. A feature is the fully round 'corners' and side joins, the waggon behind it is a Comeng WA with square features. June 20, 2011.

231020 8219395 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57931 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 000254 with Tronox decal and yellow corner posts and CRM 000277 with Cristal 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.

258-35395 viewsNelson Point, Loco Overhaul Shop, Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M unit 5645 'Sherlock' serial number 8281-11/93-134. Early May 2002.

284-23395 viewsNarngulu, Geraldton, former Westrail P class loco P 2014 'Shire of Wongan-Ballidu' built by Goninan WA as a GE CM25-8 model with serial number 6320-12 / 90-099 sits in the yard in-between shunt movements. November 10, 2004.

100731 02339394 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 31088 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-078 and fleet number 673 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02479394 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 31144 is one of a batch of fifteen built by Goninan WA between April and May 2002 with fleet number 726 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02517394 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33451 is one of a batch of seventeen built by United Group Rail WA between July and August 2008 with serial number 950209-015 and fleet number 8948 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02865394 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33509 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 950211-049 and fleet number 9004 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100822 5953394 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31381 is one of a batch of twenty five built by Comeng WA between 1974 and 1975 and converted from Mt Newman high sided waggons by WAGR Midland Workshops with a capacity of 67 tons with fleet number 306 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, Binduli Triangle 22nd August 2010.

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