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195-24434 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Australian Blue Asbestos or ABA Colonial Mill, view inside part of the bagging plant within the mill, near the truck loading area, JCB backhoe can be seen behind conveyor.
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198-05434 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, front view of throttle control box, battery box and wheel and brake arrangement of battery locomotive GEMCO Hauler serial 12304-05/10/65, motor H.P. 2/11, volts 80, drawbar pull (lbs.) 1250 built by George Moss Pty Ltd Leederville, WA.
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198-17434 viewsPort Hedland Port, view of the Cargill Salt berth and loader, or PHPA Berth No. 3, in this 2001 view, the then new bulker loader is under construction and manganese is stockpiled on the ground. The BHP Finucane Island berth is visible along with the overland conveyor for the HBI plant.
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208-2-09434 viewsEast Perth, narrow gauge Trans Perth two car set with Cravens of Sheffield, England built ADG class on the rear of a Perth bound service.
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210-19434 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point, railway workshops, front view of Comalco R 1001 loco Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 72-752 while is sits at the fuel point, items of note are the second 'tropical roof' and the five chime horn cut into the nose. Also as the Weipa locomotives don't work in MU there is only the train brake hose and the main res hose for charging the belly dump discharge doors.
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212-10434 viewsWeipa, a loaded train from Andoom Mine rounds the curve on approach to Lorim Point behind Comalco R 1004 Clyde Engineering EMD JT26C serial 90-1277 which is former Goldsworthy Mining loco GML 10.
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060116 2679434 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 30252 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-002 and fleet number 602 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a built date April 2001 in the current style of 83 tonne load capacity WOE type waggon built for Portman Mining on Koolyanobbing iron ore train service, West Kalgoorlie 16th January 2006.
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030409 080717434 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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030414 154644434 viewsPenong , view looking west at yard across grade crossing, shelter on the left. Last train was in March 1997.
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051101 6406434 viewsParkeston, AZYF 932 is a CCE compressor waggon, originally built by Metropolitan Cammell Britain as GB type in 1952-55 for Commonwealth Railways, converted to RGB type, then current code in 1989. Seen here in use with ARG on the Loongana Limestone service.
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160101 9764434 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Joffre Creek, Fourth Crossing Pool view of the western wall gorge, via Bolitho Road. Geodata: -22.2804483 118.3212850
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160523 2729434 viewsParkeston, 1PM5 intermodal train, RRRY 7001 type leader of nineteen 5-pack well waggon sets built in China at Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works for Goninan in 2005 with a variety of containers double stacked.
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160525 4948434 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Aurizon intermodal train 2MP1. Inline fuelling waggon QQFY 4271, the Liquip International refuelling unit, runs off the standard locomotive voltage of 72 Volts DC.
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160525 4952434 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Aurizon intermodal train 2MP1. Inline fuelling waggon QQFY 4271, originally built for Commonwealth Railways in 1976 by Perry Engineering SA as type RMX, recoded to AQMX, with 70 tonne bogies became AQMY, then RQMY, to QR National in 2007. Seen here with a 30' diesel fuel tanktainer from Nantong Tank Container Company, NTTU 330001 with a 30800 litre capacity. The Perry Engineering plate is also visible.
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041014 142048434 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Comeng WA ALCo rebuild C636R locomotive 3017 serial WA-135-C-6043-04. The improved Pilbara cab was fitted as part of the rebuild in April 1985. Donated to Society in 1996. 14th October 2004.
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3079 roster rhs 040627 134646434 viewsNelson Point BHP Billiton SD40 unit 3079 serial 31542 originally Southern Pacific SD40 SP 8461 and still in former owner IC&E blue and yellow has been fitted with some crew amenities like cab air-con, radios and microwave to allow it to operate as a yard pilot, seen here in the yard on the 27th of June 2004.
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113-20433 viewsParwan Loop, V/Line broad gauge up Adelaide goods train 9150 behind the quad CGCG combo of C class C 506 Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 76-829, G class G 538 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 89-1271, C 510 serial 76-833 and G 513 serial 85-1241, in miserable conditions, poor quality, trailing shot.
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168-02433 viewsBank Box Loop, down broad gauge V/Line passenger service powered by rebuilt A class Bulldog A 62 Clyde Engineering EMD model AAT22C-2R serial 84-1183 rebuilt from B class B 62 Clyde Engineering EMD model ML2 serial ML2-3 with N set and D van at Ironbark Road grade crossing.
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129-1-11433 viewsLyndhurst, V/Line broad gauge VPCX type bogie air discharge cement hopper waggons VPCX 158, shows two styles of roof platforms. VPCX 158 is the final member of a batch of fifty (109-158) built at Bendigo Workshops in 1981/82. Re-classed in 1996 to VPBX. Location is Geo Data.
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190-11433 viewsCootamundra, NSW Main South, looking south, with the Sorting Sidings at left, and main yard in the middle, mainlines at right with the Down Refuge running down the middle of image.
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