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160102 9812476 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Town Pool in Joffre Creek just south of the Colonial Mine. Geodata.

160102 9825476 viewsWittenoom Gorge, eastern wall of gorge view, around Fifth Crossing. Geodata.

232-10476 viewsYandi One backtrack, following a cyclone shutdown of the mainline and severe flooding around Yandi a 'mixed' freight train was operated to Yandi to deliver food, mail and diesel fuel to the mine and camp. Here BHP Iron Ore CM40-8M unit 5639 'Corunna Downs' serial 8281-03 / 92-128 idles away in the backtrack awaiting its path back to Port Hedland with flat waggon 6703, four fuel tank waggons and a broken ore waggon. February 1997. GeoData.

160523 3608476 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQHY 30057 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0089, originally built by 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, part of loaded acid train 2406 arriving back in the yard. CSA 0089 was built by VCare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions in 2015.

160524 3762476 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 2PM6 intermodal train, 48' platform of RRGY 7130 5-pack articulated skel waggon, one of fifty built by AN Rail Islington Workshops in 1996-97 as type RRBY, later rebuilt with 48' intermediate decks and coded RRGY, Toll - SPD 40' curtainsider LME102.

160525 4432476 viewsParkeston, 3PM7 priority service train running downgrade through the gauge check with a near full moon watching on as Goninan built GE model Cv40-9i NR class units NR 64 serial 7250-11/96-266 and NR 11 serial 7250-02/97-213 lead the train.

160525 4470476 viewsParkeston, 3PM7 priority service train, RRAY 7190 platform 1 of 5-pack articulated skel waggon set, one of 100 built by ABB Engineering NSW 1996-2000, 40' deck with Royal Wolf 40' container RWTU 941320.

160526 5232476 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 4PM6 intermodal train, RQJW 60042 container waggon, one of fifty built by EPT NSW as NQJW class in 1984-85, with a 53' Patrick automobile container A 118.

160528 8348476 viewsParkeston, 5SP5 intermodal train, RLSY 18657 in Sadleirs traffic, recoded from RLUY. One of one hundred and fifty built by Comeng NSW as the KLY type louvre vans in 1975/76. Transferred to National Rail in 1994 and recoded from NLKY / NLUY.

160528 8437476 viewsBinduli, intermodal train 6PM6, RQZY 7064 platform 5 of five unit bar coupled well container waggon set built in a batch of thirty two by Goninan NSW in 1995/96, loaded with a 40' Cronos 4EG1 type container TSPD 092399 double stacked with a Linfox 40' half height side door LSDU 6940083.

160523 2987476 viewsParkeston, 7SP3 intermodal train, PQYY 7083 platform 5, PQYY type is a 5-pack articulated well waggon set built in September 1995 by AN Islington Workshops as one of a pair of RQYY for Boxcar/Cubico and recoded in the late '90s to PQYY. Loaded with a 40' 42G1 type GVC container GVCU 4011542[8].

160524 3783476 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 2PM6 intermodal train, RRGY 7144 platform 2 of 5-pack articulated skeletal waggon set, one of fifty originally built by AN Rail Islington Workshops in 1996-97 as type RRBY, later rebuilt with 48' intermediate decks and recoded to RRGY, FCL 48' box FXGU 328034[2].

160524 3826476 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 2PM6 intermodal train, RRZY type five unit bar coupled well container waggon set RRZY 7028 platform 3, originally built by Goninan in a batch of twenty six as RQZY type for National Rail, recoded when repaired. Loaded with a Rand Refrigerated Logistics 46' 6" MFR1 type reefer RAND 236 double stacked with an SCF 40' container SCFU 406046[3].

160522 2363476 viewsParkeston, 7MP7 priority service train, platform 3 of 5-pack articulated skel waggon set, Qiqihar Rollingstock Works China built RRQY 8408, Rand Refrigerated Logistics 46' 6" MPR1 type reefer RAND 155.

160522 2395476 viewsParkeston, 7MP7 priority service train, RQEY 1962 2-pack container waggon, originally built by Comeng Qld as one of forty LEX type louvre waggons in 1966-67, to ALEX, converted to AQEY, SCF Rail Containers 40' 4EG1 type box SCFU 412371[0].

160523 3038476 viewsParkeston, 7SP3 intermodal train, RLSY 18629 louvre van, one of one hundred fifty originally built by Comeng NSW as KLY in 1975-76, then recoded to NLKY and NLNY. Wearing Pacific National blue livery and signage, weathered condition.

160522 2444476 viewsParkeston, 7MP7 priority service train, RRAY 7249 platform 5 of 5-pack articulated skel waggon set, 1 of 100 built by ABB Engineering NSW 1996-2000, 40' deck empty.