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060528 4490443 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOPY 32392, fleet number 923, one of seventy ex ANR coal waggons rebuilt from AOKF type by Bluebird Engineering SA in service with ARG on Koolyanobbing iron ore trains. They used to be three metres longer and originally built by Metropolitan Cammell Britain as GB type in 1952-55, 28th May 2006.

100602 8559443 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33360 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Goninan WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-065 and fleet number 859 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a revised load of 82.5 tonnes, with PORTMAN painted out, seen here west of Binduli, 2nd June 2010.

100602 8574443 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33477 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 950211-019 and fleet number 8969 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, the 8 being a addition due to fleet size, build date of 09/2008 with a revised load of 82.5 tonnes with an ARG decal applied to the side, seen here west of Binduli, 2nd June 2010.

100602 8689443 viewsWOA type iron ore waggon WOA 31304 is one of a batch of thirty nine built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1970 and 1971 with fleet number 202 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, West Kalgoorlie loaded with fines, 2nd June 2010.

100729 01498443 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31401 is leader of a batch of eleven replacement waggons built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1970 and 1971 with fleet number 180 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity. This unit was converted to WOC for coal in 1986 till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO. On loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 29th July 2010.

100731 02285443 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33316 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Goninan WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-021 and fleet number 815 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 03175443 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31387 is one of a batch of twenty five built by Comeng WA between 1974 and 1975 and converted from Mt Newman high sided waggons by WAGR Midland Workshops with a capacity of 67 tons with fleet number 312 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations. This waggon was also converted to a WSM type ballast hopper by re-fitting the cut down top section and having bottom discharge doors fitted, converted back to WOB in 1998, empty train arriving at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100822 6258443 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31300 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-011 and fleet number 501 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity and a replacement for a WO type waggon number, for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, on empty train 1416 at Hampton, 22nd August 2010.

060528 4434443 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOPY 34097, fleet number 4963, the 4 is a recent addition, is a drop floor version, one of seventy ex ANR coal waggons rebuilt from AOKF type by Bluebird Engineering SA in service with ARG on Koolyanobbing iron ore trains. They used to be three metres longer and originally built by Metropolitan Cammell Britain as GB type in 1952-55, 28th May 2006.

030406 094216443 viewsCummins, yard view looking north along the Buckleboo line with the Thevenard line second from the right with Hall St grade crossing visible in the distance and the loading ramp siding converging at the far left of the image. 6th April 2003.

030406 094634443 viewsCummins, track view looking north at the north end of the yard, Thevenard line curves away to the left while the Buckleboo line curves away to the right across the pedestrian crib crossing. The points, lever and indicator are for the crossovers which form the crossing loop. 6th April 2003.

030406 094830443 viewsCummins, yard overview looking south down the Buckleboo line with the mainline from Thevenard on the right, with points, levers and indicators for the crossover and then the grade crossing on Hall St being visible, concrete silos in the distance. 6th April 2003.

030407 104644443 viewsPoochera, station yard overview looking north from south end of yard, point levers and indicators for sidings, on the left is the horizontal grain shed with an Ascom style silo complex behind it, on the right the goods shed can be made out along with the SACBH concrete silo complexes. 7th April 2003.

060109 2110443 viewsKyancutta, Kyancutta Tanks Rd grade crossing, ASR 830 class unit 842, an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model loco serial 84140 leads EMD unit 1204 due to air-conditioning trouble and sister ALCo 851 lift the empty north bound grain train away from crew change. 9th January 2006.

060111 2267443 viewsTooligie, empty grain train running north behind ARG 1200 class unit 1203, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-427, one of fourteen originally built between 1960-65 for WAGR as their A class A 1513, fitted with dynamic brakes and financed by Western Mining Corporation, started working on the Eyre Peninsula in November 2004. 11th January 2006.

060111 2294443 viewsLock, ARG 1200 class unit 1203, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-427, one of fourteen originally built between 1960-65 for WAGR as their A class A 1513, fitted with dynamic brakes and financed by Western Mining Corporation, started working on the Eyre Peninsula in November 2004 with two ALCO units 850 and 905 drag their grain train over the grade past the location sign and down into Lock. 11th January 2006.

060111 2371443 viewsKyancutta, ARG 1200 class unit 1203, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-427, one of fourteen originally built between 1960-65 for WAGR as their A class A 1513, fitted with dynamic brakes and financed by Western Mining Corporation, started working on the Eyre Peninsula in November 2004.

130703 0123443 viewsMurdinga, loading of grain from the Ascom out loading spout, looking south from Railway Tce. Geo location. 3rd July 2013.

130705 0556443 viewsLock, HCN type bogie grain hopper waggon HCN 20, originally an NHB type hopper NHB 1594 built by Tulloch Ltd for the Commonwealth Railways North Australia Railway. One of forty rebuilt by Islington Workshops 1978-79 to the HCN type with a 36 ton rating, increased to 40 tonnes in 1984. Fitted with a Moose Metalworks roll-top cover. 5th July 2013.