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190107 0676259 viewsKalgoorlie, WN type pneumatic discharge nickel concentrate waggon WN 509, one of thirty built by AE Goodwin NSW as WN type in 1970 for WMC.

190108 1150259 viewsBinduli, AQHY 30064 with CSA 0119, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 as a WF type flat waggon, then in 1997, following several recodes and modifications, was one of seventy five waggons converted to the WQH type to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana. CSA 0119 was built by Vcare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions.

160409 IMG 7108259 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 7285259 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 7338259 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 7439259 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.

231020 8298259 viewsBinduli, 5029 Malcolm Freighter, AQNY type container waggon AQNY 32174 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic with an original style sulphur container S54D G822 with the siding tarpaulin and walking man logo, and a Bis INDUSTRIES hard-top 25U0 type sulphur container BISU 100107.

231020 8139259 viewsParkeston, Aurizon's mineral sand service 4UP1 arrives behind ACD 6049, 6025 and ACD 6048 with 114 waggons for 9296 tonnes and 1600 metres. 20th of October 2023.

231020 8206259 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57747 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 001638 with Cristal decal and CRM 000435 with Tronox decal, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.

231020 8251259 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57848 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 000264 with Tronox decal and CRM 000516 with Cristal decal, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.

240328 3019259 viewsLoaded Koolyanobbing iron ore train 5041 with Mineral Resources Ltd MHPY type iron ore waggons MHPY 00033 and MHPY 00034 built by CSR Yangtze Co China with serial numbers 2014 / 382-33 and 2014 / 382-34 in 2014 as a batch of 382 pairs, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs. March 28, 2024.

258-24259 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. Behind it are C36-7M units 5506 and 5510, both of which went to Asset Kinetics. May 2002.

240701 2735259 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. July 1, 2024.

240701 2750259 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, passenger carriage 'Weelumurra' was originally built by Clyde Engineering at Granville NSW in 1936 for the NSWGR as a second class railway carriage FS type FS 2138. In 1975 it was purchased by the Society and is named after a local river. July 1, 2024.

284-29259 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.

100731 02487258 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33542 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 950211-082 and fleet number 9029 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100822 6286258 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33502 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 950211-042 and fleet number 8994 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with ARG decal, on empty train 1416 at Hampton, 22nd August 2010.

253-07258 viewsPort Hedland harbour sees the suction / cutter dredge Vlaanderen XI with IMO #7712080. The Vlaanderen XI was originally built in 1978 by IHC Dredgers with yard number 1108 and originally named New Amsterdam, named the Vlaanderen XI in 1986, renamed again in 2007 to Kaveri and again to Huta 15 in 2014.

131024 IMG 0650258 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.