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150523 8214399 viewsNelson Point Yard, BHP Billiton diesel fuel tank waggon 0034, view of B End, built in China by CNR - QRRS.

234-02399 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.

238-02399 viewsPort Hedland Harbour, bulk carrier Grande Solaris, call sign: 7JOW (IMO: 9254769) and built in 2003 by the Tsuneishi Tadotsu Factory, Tadotsu Japan is berthed at Finucane Island C Berth taking on iron ore. 1st November 2003. Geodata .

238-16399 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 .

238-19399 viewsNelson Point loco overhaul shop sees former Southern Pacific loco 3079 EMD model SD40, serial number 7861-52 with the long hood removed due to the 645 prime mover failing not long after arrival in Australia. 27th January 2004. Geodata .

060110 2171399 viewsCummins, empty grain train departing yard on the Penong mainline behind ARG 1200 class unit 1204, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-428, originally built for the WAGR as the final unit of fourteen A class locomotives in 1965 and sent to the Eyre Peninsula in July 2004 and two 830 class AE Goodwin built ALCo model DL531 units 842 serial 84140 ex SAR broad gauge to Eyre Peninsula in October 1987, and 851 serial 84137 new to Eyre Peninsula in 1962. Approx. location of image.

060110 2211399 viewsOn the curve near the 85 km between Yeelanna and Karkoo, ARG 1200 class unit 1204, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-428, originally built for the WAGR as the final unit of fourteen A class locomotives in 1965 and sent to the Eyre Peninsula in July 2004 leads an empty grain train. Approx. location of image.

060110 2242399 viewsLock, grain train loading underway behind ARG 1200 class unit 1204, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-428, originally built for the WAGR as the final unit of fourteen A class locomotives in 1965 and sent to the Eyre Peninsula in July 2004 and two 830 class AE Goodwin built ALCo model DL531 units 842 serial 84140 ex SAR broad gauge and to Eyre Peninsula in October 1987, and 851 serial 84137 new to Eyre Peninsula in 1962. Approx. location of image.

160531 9872399 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, diesel fuel tanker ATKY 545, built by Tulloch Ltd NSW for ESSO Australia 1975 as a WJK type capacity of 105000 litres, sold to BP Oil in 1986, current capacity is probably 80500 litres in line with the rest of the fleet.

160531 9960399 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, diesel fuel tanker ATBY 14596, one of nine built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1981/2 for Bain Leasing Pty Ltd and issued to narrow gauge, recoded to JPBA in 1986, capacity of 82000 litres.

160601 10077399 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATPF 573 fuel tank waggon built by WAGR Midland Workshops 1974 for Shell as WJP type 80.66 kL one compartment one dome, capacity of 80500 litres, Shell Fleet No. 708. Detail of grade control and brake valve end.

160528 8422399 viewsBinduli, intermodal train 6PM6, RRZY type five unit bar coupled well container waggon set RRZY 7030 platform 3, originally built by Goninan in a batch of twenty six RQZY type for National Rail, recoded when repaired. 48' MFG1 type FCL container FXGU 328031 double stacked with an SCF 4CG2 type 40' half height side door container SCFU 200555.

160524 3820399 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 2PM6 intermodal train, RQZY 7041 platform 4 of 5-pack well waggon set, one of thirty two sets built by Goninan NSW in 1995-96 for National Rail loaded with a RAND Refrigerated Logistics 46' 6" MPR1 Type reefer RAND 135 double stacked with an ARLS 46' 6" RFRG type reefer ARLS 491.

160524 4295399 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, NQTY 20322, totally unrecognisable from original build by EPT NSW 1979-81 as part of a batch of two hundred BDY type 14.20 metre open waggons, had several recoding's prior to its current guise, loaded with two Royal Wolf 22G1 type 20' boxes RWLU 815002 and RWLU 815047.

160524 4306399 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RKAX 13, 2-pack rail transport waggon, Platform 1, this waggon was converted by Port Augusta Workshops from two original FBX type waggons built in 1968-69 by Islington Workshops in a batch of twenty later coded AFCX. AFCX 13 & AKAX 5 where the donors for this waggon. Loaded with a full load of rail strings.

160601 10108399 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 2MP5 intermodal train, RRZY 7019 platform 3 of 5-pack well waggon set of twenty six waggon sets built by Goninan in 1995-96 for National Rail as RQZY, later rebuilt and recoded as RRZY, double stacked with an FCL 48' box FBGU 480308[5] and Linfox 46' 6" MFR3 type reefer FCAD 9106119.

110710 7421 PD399 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQAY 2273, this orphan waggon started life as a Comeng Vic built GOX type open waggon for Commonwealth Railways in 1970, then coded AOOX. Under AWR ownership is was reduced to this 3 TEU unit container skeletal waggon. Peter Donaghy image.

051101 6470399 viewsParkeston, South Spur Rail AVDP type crew accommodation coach AVDP 277, built for the Commonwealth Railways by Comeng NSW as a brake van with sleeping accommodation as HRD type HRD 277 in 1971, modified for relay working in 1977, recoded to AVDY in 1983, then in 2002 leased for MurrayLander service before being sold to South Spur Rail and in this livery from mid 2005.

051103 6728399 viewsSpencer Junction yard, ECA 162 built by Comeng NSW in 1964 for Commonwealth Railways as a BRE type second class, air conditioned, twin berth staggered corridor steel sleeping car BRE 162. Converted to ECA type crew car in 1991. Seen here under GWA ownership on loan to Pacific National and in use on East-West freighters. Finally it was scrapped at Dry Creek in December 2014.

160530 9190399 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0084 Greater Freighter, built by CSR Meishan Rolling Stock Co China in 2014 without the Greater Freighter signage.

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