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131-2-22214 viewsGerogery, 616 km from Sydney on the NSW Main South, remains of station platform looking north. GeoData.
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134-05214 viewsKagaru, signal box, point rodding, track view.
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114-17214 viewsTocumwal station yard, NSWGR gangers trolley shed, standard gauge track, looking south.
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187-12214 viewsMonkland, Gympie Queensland. VMO type molasses waggon VMO 33440. Originally built by Nippon Sharyo Nihon in 1965 as a batch of 200 VO type coal hoppers. Converted to VMO in 1994. GeoData.
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194-32214 viewsYandi campsite for Henry Walker operated iron ore mine owned and managed by BHP, view of camp are from man cage on Kato 50 tonne hydraulic crane.
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196-09214 viewsYandi Two loaded car side of the loadout balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore CM40-8M or Dash 8 motive power in the form of 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 rebuilt by Goninan as GE model CM40-8M from ALCo M636C number 5480 and two new Goninan built GE CM39-8 units 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and 5631 'Apollo' serial 5831-10 / 88-080 are the head end power with another two CM40-8M units mid-train. Train length is 240 waggons with a 120/120 split. Yandi Two ore stockpile and pedestal stacker boom tip visible in the background, the loadout operates via gravity and the train travels through a tunnel. May 1998.
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193-19214 viewsGympie, station yard, QR narrow gauge unit 1648, an English Electric RS95C model built at their Rocklea Qld plant in 1967, known in the QR as class 1620. GeoData.
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199-05214 viewsMeckering, National Rail NR class units NR 19 and NR 20 both being Goninan built GE Cv40-9i models head up train 7PM5 as they wait for a cross with the Prospector in the loop 1400 hrs 21st June 1997.
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200-01214 viewsMoorine Rock, Westrail L class 271 Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 69-620 runs through the loop with the ballast cleaning train, known as the Circus Train while a Perth bound freighter sits in the mainline, 22nd June 1997.
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200-14214 viewsMoorine Rock, Australian National ALF class ALF 24 a Morrison Knudson rebuild of the AL class, new model being JT26C-2M and serial 94-AN-024, on the mainline with a Perth bound freight with AN class AN 6 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT46C serial 93-1302 on the lead 22nd June 1997.
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209-08214 viewsMt Lawley station, narrow gauge Perth to Midland service arrives with an Goninan NSW built ADC class railcar ADC 851 leading an ADL class with the Perth skyline in the background.
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210-03214 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point, Comalco rail dump station, view of the hydraulic jacking or indexing arms located on the Andoom side of the unloader, used to position the train for unloading.
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217-09214 viewsKeswick Terminal, logo on the side of passenger coach as part of 'The Ghan' consist from Adelaide to Alice Springs.
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218-06214 viewsDe Grey River Bridge, a loaded Yarrie train crosses the river behind an original Mt Newman Mining ALCo to GE rebuild carried out by Goninan, originally ALCo C636 5458 to GE model C36-7M unit 5510 'Newman' serial 4839-07 / 87-075.
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219-34214 viewsGoldsworthy Siding, a loaded train powers along the mainline behind BHP C36-7M unit 5513 'Kalgan' serial 4839-02 / 88-078, an original Mt Newman Mining ALCo C636 5453 to GE C36-7M rebuild carried out by Goninan.
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030407 082757214 viewsWudinna, empty grain train shunts back into the grain siding with a trio of former Australian National Co-Co locomotives with rebuilt former AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class ex 839, serial no. 83730, rebuilt by Port Augusta Workshops to DA class, DA 4 leading two AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class units 842, serial no. 84140 and 851 serial no. 84137, 851 having been on the Eyre Peninsula since delivered in 1962. 7th April, 2003.
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030409 080717214 viewsWarramboo, empty grain prepares to get underway following a crew change. Rebuild unit DA 7 in Australian Southern orange and black livery leads a pair of AE Goodwin built ALCo model DL531 830 class units 872 and 871, the relieved crew get in their car with the SACBH concrete silo complex behind.
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030411 102244214 viewsKimba Grain Bunker, looking towards Kimba, grain train loading with HBN type dual service ballast / grain hopper.
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16940214 viewsBassendean, Goninan GE CM40-8M rebuild unit for BHP Iron Ore 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143, rebuilt from Mt Newman Mining AE Goodwin built ALCo M636 unit 5482 serial G6061-3, being prepped for road haulage to Port Hedland. October 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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041014 122542214 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, Australian built by Comeng NSW an MLW ALCo M636 unit formerly owned by Mt Newman Mining and BHP Iron Ore 5502 serial number C6096-7 built in July 1976, retired in 1994, donated to the Society in November 1995. 14th October 2004.
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