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240328 2974206 viewsLoaded Koolyanobbing iron ore train 5041 with Mineral Resources Ltd MHPY type iron ore waggons MHPY 00347 and MHPY 00348 built by CSR Yangtze Co China with serial numbers 2014 / 382-347 and 2014 / 382-348 in 2014 as a batch of 382 pairs, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs. March 28, 2024.
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240328 3014206 viewsLoaded Koolyanobbing iron ore train 5041 with Mineral Resources Ltd MHPY type iron ore waggons MHPY 00371 and MHPY 00372 built by CSR Yangtze Co China with serial numbers 2014 / 382-371 and 2014 / 382-372 in 2014 as a batch of 382 pairs, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs. March 28, 2024.
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240328 3015206 viewsLoaded Koolyanobbing iron ore train 5041 with Mineral Resources Ltd MHPY type iron ore waggons MHPY 00072 and MHPY 00071 built by CSR Yangtze Co China with serial numbers 2014 / 382-72 and 2014 / 382-71 in 2014 as a batch of 382 pairs, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs. March 28, 2024.
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240701 2727206 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, passenger carriage 'Conference Car' originally built by Clyde Engineering at Granville NSW in 1935 for the NSWGR as a second class railway carriage FS type FS 2010. In 1975 it was purchased by Hamersley Iron and converted to an inspection vehicle SV 4. When donated to the Society it was repurposed as a conference car. July1, 2024.
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240701 2731206 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, brake van 'Portland' was originally a NSWGR MHO type guards van MHO 2321, then recoded to KB type mail van, then to KBY 2513 guards van. It was built by Clyde Engineering at Granville and purchased in 1987 by the Society, it is named after a local river. July 1, 2024.
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240701 2786206 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, ALCo built locomotive model S-2 serial 69214 built in 1940 for the Spokane, Portland and Seattle as their #21 and retired in 1964 before coming to Australia in September 1965, numbered 007 and called 'Mabel'. Retired in December 1972 and donated to the Society in 1976. July 1, 2024.
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100731 02377205 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33416 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Group Rail WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-121 and fleet number 8915 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.
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100731 02532205 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31213 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 109 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010. This unit was converted to WOG for gypsum in late 1980s till 1990 then reclassed to WOS for superphosphate before being re-classed back to WO in 1994.
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252-28205 viewsAbydos area, known as the China Wall or London Wall.
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210510 1149205 viewsNear Galah on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 89.5 km, RTW type intermediate rail waggon RTB 004 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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255-34205 viewsEmu Siding on the Hamersley Iron Dampier to Tom Price line with the Western Creek Robe River interconnecting line on the right heading around to join the Cape Lambert to Deepdale line. Train Control board for crews to change channels. May 2002.
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256-02205 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.
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256-18205 viewsMaitland Siding, early morning loaded train waiting for a meet with an empty behind the quad CM40-8M working of 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9425. May 2002.
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257-29205 viewsGoldsworthy Junction looking north as an empty train approaches, the line curving in from the right in the Goldsworthy or Yarrie line. The dual searchlight signal is GJ 9 and is so positioned to allow approaching trains to see the junction signal, like a repeater. Late 2001.
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140601 4679205 viewsMidland, loaded iron ore train #1030 heading to Kwinana, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7652 these waggons were rebuilt between 2010 and 2012 by Bluebird Rail Operations SA from former Goldsworthy Mining hopper waggons originally built by Tomlinson WA and Scotts of Ipswich Qld back in the 60's to early 80's. 1st June 2014.
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268-07205 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year service agreement special, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 stands on the Newman mainline with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train as the party conducts an inspection of the site. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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269-06205 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year service agreement special, BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 stands on the Newman mainline with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train as the party conducts an inspection of the site. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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190108 1154205 viewsBinduli, AQHY 30026 with CSA 0122, 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 0122 was built by Vcare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions.
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190108 1277205 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, NTAY type fuel tank waggon NTAY 3332 with 66,000 litre capacity for Caltex. Refurbished by Gemco WA in Feb 2015 from a Caltex NTAF type tank waggon NTAF 332 originally built by Tulloch Ltd NSW as a CAL type CAL 332. Shows B end.
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190109 1687205 viewsBinduli, empty fuel train 4445, ATMF 551 fuel tank waggon, one of three built by Tulloch Limited NSW as WJM type in 1971 with a capacity of 96.25 kL one compartment one dome, current capacity of 80500 litres. 551 and 552 for Shell and 553 for BP Oil. Fitted with type F InterLock coupler handbrake end and E type at the non-handbrake end, in Viva Energy ownership.
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