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267-0655 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, BHP's 1230 empty departure behind General Electric AC6000 unit 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial number 51068 leads CM40-8MEFI 5669 on the point with mid-train units CM40-8M units 5651 and 5645 104 waggons back with 104 waggons trailing. 1247 hrs 12th of April 2002.

160710 iPh5S 279255 viewsWittenoom Gorge, natural spring, near the old Colonial Mine that feeds the native bananas. It is always a lot cooler in here than the gorge, which is cooler than town.

131024 IMG 065955 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, detail image of AZWY 30373 'Sputnik' loco oil and sand waggon. Peter Donaghy image.

110620 2042r55 viewsWalla Siding, empty BHP ore waggon 4238 is a Goninan WA build from an order of one hundred and twenty-six waggons in 1997 using 3CR12 stainless steel in an effort to eliminate internal painting and reducing wear on the waggon body, these were designated HC7081. 20th of June 2011.

110620 2320r55 viewsWalla, loaded BHP ore waggon 4508, one of eighteen built by Transfield WA in 1976 with a tapered floor. 20th of June 2011.

110620 2479r55 viewsWalla, loaded BHP ore waggon 4169 is a Goninan WA build from an order of one hundred and twenty-six waggons in 1997 with a tapered floor and rounded wall bottoms using 3CR12 stainless steel in an effort to eliminate internal painting and reducing wear on the waggon body, these were designated HC7081. 20th of June 2011.

231020 818955 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57793 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 001486 with Tronox decal and CRM 000001 with Cristal decal, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.

231020 822255 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57945 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 000245 with Tronox decal and yellow corner posts and CRM 001371 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.

231020 823455 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57881 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 000448 with Cristal decal and yellow corner posts and CRM 000398 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.

231020 823955 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57946 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 000678 with Tronox decal and yellow corner posts and CRM 000126 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.

231020 825255 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57904 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 001236 with Cristal decal and CRM 000794 with Tronox decal, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.

248-0654 viewsDingo Siding on the Hamersley Iron railway at the 39 km with an empty train headed up by a pair of General Electric built Dash 9-44CW units 9408 serial 54158 from the fourth order in 2003 wearing the Pilbara Rail livery with Robe ownership markings. The blue 230 sign is the indication that there is 230 waggons in clear at that point. Approximate location. 24th April 2004.

251-0854 viewsNelson Point, BHP's recently retired Goninan WA ALCo C636 to GE C36-7M rebuild unit 5507 panel side view of Goldsworthy Joint Venture lettering. One of only three units to carry such. 22nd April 2000.

251-2454 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.

210322 956854 viewsNear Gecko on Rio Tinto's Dampier - Tom Price line is Chinese built ballast waggon BAH 129 on a loaded ballast rake. Location is roughly here. 22nd March 2021.

210322 957954 viewsNear Gecko on Rio Tinto's Dampier - Tom Price line is Chinese built ballast waggon BAH 075 on a loaded ballast rake. Location is roughly here. 22nd March 2021.

210510 109754 viewsNear Gull on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 101.5 km the Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist rounds the curve as it heads to the 84 km. 10th May 2021. Location.

254-1554 viewsFlash Butt yard, stored with no engine Goninan ALCo to GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5506 with serial number 4839-01 / 87-071. This was the first unit in the world to be built into a C36-7 from an ALCo C636 locomotive. It was rebuilt 1987 from AE-Goodwin built ALCo C636 numbered 5455 with serial number G6012-4.

256-0154 viewsMaitland Siding on the Cape Lambert to Deepdale railway has a late afternoon empty train with the quad CM40-8M working of 9425, 9410, 9420 and 9414 in the siding waiting for a cross with an opposing loaded train. At the time of this image Siding 3 or Murray Camp was unable to cross ore trains so Siding One - Harding or Siding Two - Maitland were used. May 2002.

256-0754 viewsMaitland Siding located between the 92.8 and 95.1 km on the Cape Lambert line, view of the south end points and swing nose frog with dragging detector bars, solar panel and cabinets for signal and point control with an empty train sitting in the passing track awaiting a meet. May 2002.

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