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112-05646 viewsViolet Town broad gauge track view, station platform, looking north, March 1994.
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160101 9762646 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Joffre Creek, Fourth Crossing Pool view of the western wall gorge, via Bolitho Road. Geodata: -22.2804483 118.3212850
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150523 8218646 viewsNelson Point Yard, BHP Billiton diesel fuel tank waggon 0021, total capacity of 117 m3 for a nominal capacity of 113 m3 built in China by CNR - QRRS.
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160525 4862646 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Aurizon intermodal train 2MP1, crew accommodation coach QCBY 10, started life as Victorian Railways Newport Workshops 1952 build as AS class no. 15, first class air conditioned corridor car, then AS 210, BS 210 and BS 10. Sold to West Coast Railway, then RTS / Gemco and finally to Aurizon.
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180616 1847646 viewsMaitland Siding, a loaded Mesa A train runs along the mainline behind the standard double General Electric ES44ACi units that operate the Robe Valley trains, Rio Tinto loco 9113 with serial 62544 a GE Erie built GE model ES44ACi from the 2nd order in Rio Tinto Stripes livery leads sister unit 9114 serial 62545 at the 96 km. 19th June 2018. GeoData.
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109-23645 viewsViolet Town station yard overview, looking north, 169 km, semaphore signal post 4, standard gauge line on the right.
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198-06645 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, line up of two Mancha locomotives and the Gemco, then an English Electric unit. The compressor and water treatment plant is beside the locos, In the distance is the demolished locomotive changing and maintenance shed and underground offices and lamp room.
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030414 154420645 viewsPenong station shelter shed. , last train in March 1997.
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150522 8167645 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal yard, the first batch of BHP Billiton Dash 8 locos to be scrapped, 5646 serial 8244-11/92-135 and 5647 serial 8244-12/92-136 were a pair of new Goninan WA CM40-8 model built in 1992 with a Goninan ALCo rebuild 5657 beside them.
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160525 4946645 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Aurizon intermodal train 2MP1. Inline fuelling waggon QQFY 4271, originally built for Commonwealth Railways in 1976 by Perry Engineering SA as type RMX, recoded to AQMX, 70 tonne bogies became AQMY, then RQMY, to QR National in 2007. Seen here with two 30' diesel fuel tanktainers from Nantong Tank Container Company, NTTU 330006 and NTTU 330001 each with a 30800 litre capacity, and fuel transfer or pump unit QRIP 06.
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Nominated Loading Days Folder 1945-09-01645 viewsNominated Loading Days Folder 1945, complete 31 page PDF download, 14.6 MB.
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129-2-26644 viewsLeongatha V/Line P class P 11 Clyde Engineering EMD model G18HBR serial 84-1205 rebuilt from T 336 Clyde Engineering EMD model G8B serial 56-110, and H set, stabled pass.
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190-15644 viewsCootamundra, NSW Main South, departmental waggon W 1195, a loaded NHWF type bogie ballast waggon NHWF 1195.
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198-01644 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, rear view of battery box and battery locomotive GEMCO Hauler serial 12304-05/10/65, motor H.P. 2/11, volts 80, drawbar pull (lbs.) 1250 built by George Moss Pty Ltd Leederville, WA.
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211-17644 viewsEast Weipa Mine Centre, Komatsu HD1400.
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030409 083158644 viewsKyancutta, station located at the 203.1 km and originally opened in March 1916, yard overview looking north, grain loop, mainline and goods / grain loop, Ascom silo complex on the left and SACBH concrete silo complex on the right.
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160101 9763644 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Joffre Creek, Fourth Crossing Pool view of the western wall gorge, via Bolitho Road. Geodata: -22.2804483 118.3212850
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242-22644 viewsPort Hedland, Don Rhodes Mining Museum, preserved Goldsworthy Mining B class unit #2 serial number A-105, these units of Bo-Bo design with a 6CSRKT 640 kW prime mover were built at the English Electric Rocklea Qld plant in 1965 and primarily used for the construction of the Mt Goldsworthy to Finucane Island railway. May 2002.
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240328 3100644 viewsHampton Ballast Siding, Watco's 5WS4 loaded acid transfer train lead by Rai First lease GL locomotive GL 103, a Goninan / GE rebuild CM30-Mmi model of an old ALCo 442 class locomotive with new serial number 84040-06 / 03-335. March 28, 2024.
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123-2-04643 viewsMaffra, broad gauge V/Line RT class rail tractor RT 49, has a very long rest between tasks out here! RT 49 started out as I waggon 7507 built by Victorian Railways 21-02-1905, converted to IA in 1936, then K 85 in April 1955 and in 1969 to the underframe of RT 49 by Ballarat North Workshops.
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