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160531 9902498 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, container waggon RQTY 29 originally built by SAR at Islington Workshops between 1970-72 as part of a batch of seventy two FQX type container waggons with three 20' Royal Wolf boxes RWMC 815944, RWMC 815825 and RWMC 815899.

160609 0431498 viewsWoodbridge, 5PM5 intermodal train, RQSY 15064, one of seventy that Comeng NSW built as OCY type container flat waggon in 1974-75, recoded to NQOY, then NQSY and NQBY with a K&S 40' flatrack KHS 400790 with Wesbeam products.

160609 0468498 viewsWoodbridge, 5PM5 intermodal train, RRZY 7008 platform 1 of 5-pack well waggon set, the prototype of the RQZY type, first of twenty six sets built by Goninan in 1995-96 for National Rail, later rebuilt and recoded RRZY, double stacked with Austrans 40' 4EG1 box without logo and two 20' boxes, a Royal Wolf 2EG1 type RWTU 989056[0] and Linfox FSWB 963442[1].

160522 2227498 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, CQWY type CQWY 5007-2 with a former Macfield MGCU 40' reefer MGCU 681005 and an SCT 48' MFG1 unit SCTDS 4841 on top. The CQWY was built by Bluebird Rail Operations in South Australia in 2008 as a batch of sixty pairs.

160525 4577498 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 which operates from Perth to Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction), ARBY type ARBY 4430 refrigerated van, originally built by Comeng WA in 1977 as a VFX type covered van for Commonwealth Railways, recoded to ABFX and converted from ABFY by Gemco WA in 2004/05 to ARBY.

160525 4587498 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 which operates from Perth to Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction), PWWY type PWWY 0005 one of forty well waggons built by Bradken NSW for SCT, loaded with a 48' SCT reefer SCTR 312 and a 48' SCT MFG1 type container SCTDS 4807.

160526 5341498 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, SCT train 3MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0088 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty units built by Gemco WA.

160526 5365498 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, SCT train 3MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0091 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty units built by Gemco WA.

160529 8870498 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth with 74 waggons for 5382 tonnes and 1786 metres with EDI Downer built EMD model GT46C-ACe unit SCT 010 serial 07-1734 on the point with sister unit SCT 007 as they power through along the mainline.

160530 9097498 viewsParkeston, SCT train 1PM9 operates mostly empty from Perth to Melbourne, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0079 Greater Freighter, built by CSR Meishan Rolling Stock Co China in 2014.

160530 9113498 viewsParkeston, SCT train 1PM9 operates mostly empty from Perth to Melbourne, CFCLA lease CQWY type well waggon set CQWY 5004-2 with a 48' SCT reefer SCTR 208 and a plain blue 48' MFG1 type box SCFU 407049 with SCT decals. The CQWY was built by Bluebird Rail Operations in South Australia in 2008 as a batch of sixty pairs.

Sundowner EG Budd USA 040616 162244498 viewsNelson Point, the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star as a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port.

040809 164158498 viewsNelson Point yard, ballast regulator BR 31 a Plasser Australia model SSP 110SW unit serial 401. 9th August 2004.

0665 Mt Newman Mining Workshops 080621 2711498 viewsTabba South, rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon 665, a cut down Magor USA built former Oroville Dam 91 ton ore waggon, used as the crib waggon on the steel train.

170730 0476498 viewsBoodarie, a loaded Roy Hill train crossing the Great Northern Highway grade crossing with mid-train General Electric built ES44ACi unit RHA 1011 serial 62583. 30th July 2017. GeoData.

5948 001 Welshpool 1987Jan498 viewsBuilders plate on Goninan rebuilt GE C36-7M unit 5506 'Mt Whaleback' serial 4839-01 / 87-071 rebuilt using Mt Newman Mining AE Goodwin ALCo C636 5455 serial G6012-4. January 1987.
Jim Bisdee photo.

23712498 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, Mt Newman Mining's AE Goodwin built ALCo model M636 unit 5473 serial G6047-5 being scrapped to frame level, hood section on truck. December 1992.
Jim Bisdee photo.

030415 150040498 viewsFerguson, located at the 469 km on the Trans Australian Railway, looking east at the east end of the 1800 metre long crossing loop, point work on timber sleepers, interlocking hut with dual control point machine, indicator and lever on the right. GeoData location.

170915 0722498 viewsAt the 18.2 km as part of the empty Roy Hill fuel train, TA type diesel fuel tank waggon TA 1003 built by CSR Yangtze Rolling Stock Co China with a capacity of 96000 litres. 15th September 2017. View map here.