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160409 IMG 7273377 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.
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231020 8253377 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57879 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 000036 with Cristal decal and CRM 001083 with Tronox decal, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.
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240328 2858377 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 31095 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-085 and was fleet number 680 prior to the Aurizon yellow repainted sides and logo, in Mineral Resources traffic 5040 empty Mount Walton iron ore train. March 28, 2024.
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240328 2931377 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 30272 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-022 and was fleet number 615 before getting the Aurizon yellow sides and logo. In Mineral Resources traffic 5040 empty Mount Walton iron ore train. March 28, 2024.
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258-07377 viewsNelson Point, Goninan GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5512 serial 4839-08 / 87-076 is in the process of being removed from site bound for Asset Kinetics in Maddington, Perth. May 2002.
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258-25377 viewsNelson Point, old Loco Prep, Mt Newman Mining's last in-service ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 built by Comeng NSW sits awaiting partial dismantling before being sent by road to Rail Heritage WA's museum at Bassendean, Perth for preservation. May 2002.
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258-32377 viewsNelson Point, Wheel Lathe shop with Ore Car Repair Shop and Yard Control behind it. General Electric built AC6000 locomotive 6074 'Kalgan' is out the front. Early May 2002.
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284-31377 viewsBing Siding, 18 km south of Nelson Point with a loaded train holding the mainline with newly delivered BHP Billiton EMD SD40R unit 3095 serial 33677 as the second unit behind an AC6000. Late 2004.
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240328 3197377 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Viva Energy's NTAY type fuel tank waggon NTAY 6126 built by Indeng, Qld in 1976, in a batch of four, for Shell as an SCA type 65,000 litre one compartment oil tank SCA 277. Recoded to NTAF 277, then NTAF 6126. Diesel capacity of 61,300 litres. Freight Australia painted out in middle of tank and fitted with conventional couplers. Pacific National empty fuel train 5445 to Esperance. March 28, 2024.
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100731 02534376 viewsWOC type iron ore waggon WOC 31356 is one of a batch of thirty built by Goninan WA between October 1997 to January 1998 with fleet number 416 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100731 02875376 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31466 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-038 and fleet number 529 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.
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130703 0167376 viewsMurdinga, ARG 1200 class unit 1203, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-427, one of two originally built in 1965 for Western Mining Corporation and operated by the WAGR as their A class A 1513, fitted with dynamic brakes, started working on the Eyre Peninsula in November 2004.
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130704 0463376 viewsKyancutta, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 6, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN type for the Eyre Peninsula system.
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130705 0616376 viewsLock, with loading finished, 1203 leads 846, 859 and the final portion along goods siding #1 as it prepares to shunt back onto the loaded portion on the mainline for departure to Port Lincoln.
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233-23376 viewsYandi Two exit portal or loaded car side of load-out tunnel, the Yandi Two load-out has two load-out stations or vaults to allow to different products to be loaded. Only one vault is used at a time. A loading train lead by BHP Iron Ore's Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 as it drags the train through at 1.2 km/h with assistance from two sister units. GeoData.
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234-29376 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 on the front of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. Cab front on view. Circa 1998.
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235-22376 viewsYandi One, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11 / 93-145 sits on a loaded train awaiting departure time with second unit also a Goninan GE rebuild 5639 'Corunna Downs' serial 8281-03 / 92-128, note the differences in the two locos as 5653 is rebuilt from a Comeng built ALCo M636 while 5639 was an AE Goodwin built ALCo C636. 5654 also has the late marigold style BHP logo.
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6205 Comeng WA 050522 2737376 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, rail recovery and transport train flat waggon #27, third lead in waggon, 6205, built by Comeng WA in February 1977 under order number 07-M-282 RY.
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243-07376 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and built new by Goninan trails CM40-8M unit 5634 both in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as they head up an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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210510 1116376 viewsNear Gull on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 101.5 km, RTW type intermediate rail waggon RTW 004 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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