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060530 4917429 viewsParkeston, AHBY 0003 one of sixty five AHBY class ballast hoppers built by EDI Rail at their Port Augusta Workshops for ARG in 2001-02 for the Darwin line, also the FMG construction in 2008, here in limestone quarry products service.
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060530 4919429 viewsParkeston, AHQF 31429 seen here in Loongana Limestone service, originally built by Goninan WA for Western Quarries as a batch of twenty coded WHA type in 1995. Purchased by Westrail in 1998.
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060530 4923429 viewsParkeston, AHLY 0022 one of sixty five AHBY class ballast hoppers built by EDI Rail at their Port Augusta Workshops for ARG in 2001-02 for the Darwin line construction, now in limestone quarry products service.
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060603 5263 ATJY531J429 viewsMidland, ATJY 531 diesel fuel tank waggon built by Comeng NSW in 1971 for AMPOL, the same as a sister tank built at the same time for Caltex both as WJJ type two compartment two dome. Seen here in service with Caltex. 91,000 litres now single compartment.
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060603 5264 ATKY541U429 viewsMidland, ATKY 541 fuel tank waggon originally built for H C Sleigh (Golden Fleece) in 1975 by Tulloch Ltd NSW as WJK type. Capacity now of 73000 litres in service with Caltex.
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070529 9418429 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATPF 579 fuel tank waggon built by WAGR Midland Workshops 1974 for Shell as WJP type 80.66 kL one compartment one dome, fitted with type F InterLock couplers.
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070609 0184429 viewsMidland, AQCY 30239 container flat waggon built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1974 part of a batch of forty five WFX type container flat waggons, in 1979 recoded to WQCX with two 30' CSBP tanktainers CPVU 010101 and CPVU 010099 for liquefied ammonia anhydrous.
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100609 09973429 viewsMidland, AQRY 1021 two-pack platform B loaded with two 20' Interpool and Mediterranean Shipping 22G1 type containers containing lead, IPXU 396241 and MSCU 645985. The AQRY are a bar-coupled pair and were used for rail transport as the AFRF type on the Darwin line and are originally former ANR-CR waggons.
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100611 0316429 viewsMidland, AQHY 30109 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0053, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 at WF type flat waggons, then following several codes and modifications in 1997 seventy five were converted to WQH to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.
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100611 0331429 viewsMidland, AQHY 30016 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0006, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 at WF type flat waggons, then following several codes and modifications in 1997 seventy five were converted to WQH to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.
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100731 3233429 viewsBinduli, AQHY 30020 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0075, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 at WF type flat waggons, then following several codes and modifications in 1997 seventy five were converted to WQH to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana.
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222-35429 viewsSomewhere on the original single line section between Gull and Rosella a pair of Hamersley Iron General Electric Dash 9-44CW's built by GE at Erie power a loaded train towards Dampier from the passing track back onto the mainline following a crew change.
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225-01429 viewsWalla siding area, the East Turner River is in flood, flowing with the bridge at the 55.5 km in the background.
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227-32429 views25 km signal location on the BHP Newman mainline. 25 S for south bound trains, the other signal is 25 N. GeoData.
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227-34429 views25 km signal location on the BHP Newman mainline. 25 S for south bound trains, the other signal is 25 N. Toyota tray back. GeoData.
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229-14429 viewsYandi Two loadout, looking through the tunnel and the CM40-8M profile of 5650 can be just made out, the massive pile of ore is gravity fed into the waggons via two sets of hydraulic chutes, Yandi Two features to loadout vaults for extra capacity, in later years it allowed two different products, fines and lumps to be stacked. GeoData.
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230-20429 viewsYandi Two load-out tunnel exit side portal, Goninan rebuild GE CM40-8M model 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11/93-145 leads a loading train 1.2 km/h. The ore stockpile and pedestal stacker are visible. The livery is the marigold version of the BHP Australia logo. Geodata -22.718338, 119.039909 .
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230-24429 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, view of the stockpile area and pedestal stacker, train being loaded at 1.2 km/h behind two Goninan GE CM40-8M rebuilds from different ALCo builders. 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11/93-145 is from Comeng ALCo M636 unit 5493 while 5637 'De Grey' serial 8181-01/92-123 is from an AE Goodwin ALCo C636 unit 5456. Geodata -22.718338, 119.039909 .
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151111 9543429 viewsAn empty train led by General Electric ES44DCi units 8162 serial 60226 and 8167 serial 60231 both in the Rio Tinto tiger strip livery leading Dash 9-44CW 7093 serial 47772, the last of the original build of Dash 9 units crossing Lake Poongkaliyarra.
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231-33429 viewsYandi Two balloon loop 316.2 km grade crossing, BHP Iron Ore 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 an Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8M GE unit loads a train at 1.2 km/h with second unit 5650. GeoData.
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