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245-17426 viewsWudinna, empty grain train shunts back into the grain siding with a trio of former Australian National Co-Co locomotives with rebuilt former AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class ex 839, serial no. 83730, rebuilt by Port Augusta Workshops to DA class, DA 4 leading two AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class units 842, serial no. 84140 and 851 serial no. 84137, 851 having been on the Eyre Peninsula since delivered in 1962. 7th April, 2003.
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140601 4464426 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7762 these waggons were rebuilt between 2010 and 2012 by Bluebird Rail Operations SA from former Goldsworthy Mining hopper waggons originally built by Tomlinson WA and Scotts of Ipswich Qld back in the 60's to early 80's. 1st June 2014.
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267-12426 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, BHP's 1230 empty departure mid-train unit Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE units 5651 'Tobata' serial number 8412-08 / 93-142 104 waggons from the lead passes the Goldsworthy Junction relay room as Pope reads the newspaper. 1247 hrs Friday 12th of April 2002.
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267-32426 viewsAt the 39 km, Goninan rebuild CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 stands with the Sundowner Special alongside the AEI reader at the 39 km detector site on the Newman mainline. This was a special for the 25 years of the Alstom / BHP service agreement. Friday 12th of April 2002.
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268-31426 viewsAt the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year special, the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star, 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. 12th of April 2002.
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160711 iPh5S 2827426 viewsNatural spring or soak just north east of the old Wittenoom pump station bubbling water at the surface. Location is here.
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160409 IMG 7113426 viewsParkeston, Aurizon rail grinder MMY type MMY 034, built in the USA by Loram as RG331 ~2004, imported into Australia by Queensland Rail, now Aurizon, in April 2009, detail picture. Peter Donaghy image.
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210407 9894426 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, CQWY type well waggon CQWY 5060 well 2, the final set of well waggon pairs were built by Bluebird Rail Operations SA in a batch of sixty pairs in 2008 for CFCLA. Loaded with a 40' Lindsay Transport reefer LTCD 401806.
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210407 9906426 viewsParkeston, 2MP5 intermodal train, RRQY type articulated five-unit container waggon set RRQY 8316 platform 3, built by Qiqihar Rollingstock Works in China as part of a forty one unit order in 2005/06 for Pacific National. Loaded with an FCL 40' container FCDU 324657.
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1354 Comeng 040804 155856426 viewsNelson Point, empty BHP ore waggon 1354 is a Comeng WA build from a batch of two hundred and twenty-six in 1973/74. Waggon has been resheeted with new side walls. August 4, 2004.
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231020 8161426 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57899 one of five hundred ordered by Aurizon and built by CRRC Yangtze Group of China in 2022. In service with two loaded 20' half height hard top 'rotainers' lettered CRM, for Cristal Mining before they were absorbed into Tronox, CRM 000261 with Cristal decal and CRM 000729 with Cristal decal, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.
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100603 9016426 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0045 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.
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123-2-30425 viewsSpencer Street Station yard view, night shot, signal box no. 1.
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131-2-10425 viewsMoulamein Ascom style silo complex overview, loading spouts.
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146-28425 viewsBroadford station overview looking south from the pedestrian crossing, shows rodding and signals pulled off as station is switched out.
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148-34425 viewsWangaratta yard looking south (Up direction) from footbridge, from extreme left, Siding 'A', Signal Post 20 pulled off, Main Line or No. 1 Road, No. 2 Road, No. 3 Road, No. 4 Road and No. 5 Road, goods shed and platform and water tower with Freight Gate awning behind, point rodding and signal wires visible.
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139-21425 viewsBallarat station, Australian National broad gauge BL class BL 32 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 83-1016 leading a down Adelaide bound goods train departs the station, crossing Lydiard Street in front of Ballarat B signal box, through the interlocked gates and under the semaphore signal gantry, with triple track to double track junction, point rodding, interlocking in the foreground.
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100602 8562425 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33281 is one of a batch of thirty five built by United Goninan WA between January and April 2005 with serial number 950104-021 and fleet number 780 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a revised load of 82.5 tonnes and PORTMAN painted out, seen here west of Binduli, 2nd June 2010.
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100602 8682425 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31470 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-042 and fleet number 533 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, PORTMAN has been painted out, West Kalgoorlie loaded with fines, 2nd June 2010.
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100602 8699425 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31284 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 164 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, loaded with fines, West Kalgoorlie 2nd June 2010. This unit was converted to WOC for coal in 1986 till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO.
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