Pilbara Railways Image Collection

The entire photo collection of images scanned from negatives and slides and digital images.


Home Login
Album list Last uploads Last comments Most viewed Top rated My Favourites Search
Home > Pilbara negative and digital Albums - Iron Ore

Most viewed - Pilbara negative and digital Albums - Iron Ore
228-34.jpg
228-34428 viewsYandi Two load-out tunnel, Goninan rebuilt GE CM40-8M model 5649 'Pohang' serial 8412-07/93-140 eases a loading train out of the tunnel at the required 1.2 km/h. 5649 started life back in 1971 as an AE Goodwin built ALCo M636 5473 serial G6047-5. Geodata -22.719050, 119.040566 .
229-00.jpg
229-00428 viewsYandi Two balloon switch looking east with the Three Sisters forming the background. Empty BHP train heading for the balloon loop for loading, grade crossing is the YT 311.5 km. GeoData.
230-03.jpg
230-03428 viewsYandi Two switch looking east with the Three Sisters forming the background. Empty BHP train heading for the balloon loop for loading, grade crossing is the YT 311.5 km. Geodata -22.713725, 119.055762 .
234-04.jpg
234-04428 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5640 'Ethel Creek' serial 8281-05 / 92-129 is on the rear 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. As this series of rebuilds has no marker lights not the red lantern attached to the hand rail. Circa 1998.
238-10.jpg
238-10428 viewsNelson Point, ex Southern Pacific tunnel motor locomotive 8335 an EMD SD40T-2 unit, serial 786175-9 built in April 1979 and retired by Union Pacific 23rd May 2001, purchased as a spare parts source for the other SD40 style units BHP Billiton purchased in 2003/04. 19th November 2003. Geodata .
040806_102956.jpg
0661 Mt Newman Mining Workshops 040806 102956428 viewsFlash Butt yard, heavily modified Magor USA built ex-Oroville Dam ore waggon 661, seen here modified for LocoTrol service and testing.
050412_0776.jpg
0529 Magor USA 050412 0776428 viewsQuarry 8, Shaw Siding area. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 529, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.
050518_2073.jpg
CHQY 741 050518 2073428 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHQY type CHQY 741.
050518_2117.jpg
CHRY 746 050518 2117428 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 746, rear view of hydraulics and pneumatics.
050518_2166.jpg
0523 Magor USA 050518 2166428 viewsBing Siding. Side view of 1963 built Magor USA waggon 523, originally in ore service before conversion to a ballast waggon.
050704_3990.jpg
0016 Comeng WA 050704 3990428 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0016 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons.
051001_5682.jpg
051001 5682428 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train holds the main towards Finucane Island, a loaded rake of Comeng WA and Scotts of Ipswich Qld flat waggons make up the consist.
051001_5731.jpg
6702 Mt Newman Mining Workshops 051001 5731428 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #30, 6702, heavily cut down and modified Magor USA ore waggon by Mt Newman Mining workshops, converted to a 50 tonne waggon and designated the winch waggon with generator set to power the winch and the crib car.
050525_2987.jpg
6013 Scotts of Ipswich Qld 050525 2987428 viewsMooka Siding, rail recovery and transport train flat waggon #19, 6013, built by Scotts of Ipswich Qld in 1970.
060429_3732.jpg
6017 Comeng WA 060429 3732428 viewsFlash Butt yard, Pony waggon 6017, built by Comeng WA in 1971 in a batch of three numbered 6014-6017, with asset number 6506-017.
060618_6217.jpg
0567 BHP OCRS 060618 6217428 viewsFlash Butt yard, modified original Magor USA built Oroville waggon 567, cut down and covered for use as indexing waggons at Finucane Island car dumpers, note the original ODCX marking visible.
060618_6220.jpg
0567 BHP OCRS 060618 6220428 viewsFlash Butt yard, modified original Magor USA built Oroville waggon 567, cut down and covered for use as indexing waggons at Finucane Island car dumpers, note the original ODCX marking visible.
110208_9433.jpg
6214 Gemco WA 110208 9433428 viewsFlash Butt yard, new Lead-Off Lead-On waggon STTR class STTR 6214 on the end of the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, built by Gemco Rail WA, the height adjustable lead roller guide is upright.
110606_1749.jpg
0209 CNR - QRRS China 110606 1749428 viewsFlash Butt, CNR-QRRS of China built 99 tonne ballast waggon 0209 waits to be loaded.
080116_1380.jpg
02372 080116 1380428 viewsChapman Siding 69 km, the Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works cast bogie underneath FMG master waggon 2372, bogie has a cast date of 08-07 for August 2007 and is riding on Timken AP Glass G 7 x 17 bearings. 16th January 2008.
6220 files on 311 page(s) 109

Set Back to Pilbara Yard / Photo Gallery / Blog / Departure Yard / BHP Road / Fortescue Metals Road / Rio Tinto Road / Roy Hill Road / Comalco Siding
Your IP address is: Website and all images are © 1997-2026 www.pilbararailways.com.au Contact Us
Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional