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060110 2181419 viewsNear the 73 km and Cockaleechie Road grade crossing, empty grain train with 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.
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060110 2205419 viewsYeelanna, 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 stands on the mainline as the second person restores the point for the main, a rake of waggons in grain siding await loading, with the 5 ton crane also visible. Approx. location of image.
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160523 3598419 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQHY 30109 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0088, originally built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 as a WF type flat waggon, then in 1997, following several recodes and modifications, was one of seventy five waggons converted to the WQH type to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana, part of loaded acid train 2406 arriving back in the yard. CSA 0088 is the lowest numbered CSA of forty nine tanks built by VCare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions in 2015.
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160523 3614419 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQHY 30031 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0107, originally built by WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 as a WF type flat waggon, then in 1997, following several recodes and modifications, was one of seventy five waggons converted to the WQH type to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana, part of loaded acid train 2406 arriving back in the yard. CSA 0107 was built by VCare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions in 2015.
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160524 4307419 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RKAX 13, 2-pack rail transport waggon, 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.
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060528 4253419 viewsParkeston, SCT PDAY type crew accommodation car PDAY 001 'Robert Mervin Yates', built by SAR Islington Workshops as a 250 type Bluebird second class railcar number 253 and named 'Pelican' in 1955, written off in 1995 and sold and eventually converted to a crew car by Bluebird Rail Services in 2005.
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060530 4897419 viewsParkeston, Pacific National RZAY type crew accommodation car RZAY 940 on train 2PM6 was built by Comeng NSW as an ARJ type stainless steel air conditioned first class roomette sleeping car ARJ 240 in 1968, allocated to the Indian Pacific Joint Stock in 1970, renumbered to ARJ 940 in 1974 and sold to National Rail and converted to crew car in 1997.
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161109 1917419 viewsMoule, originally built by Kinki Sharyo as the NH type for the NAR in 1968, sent to Port Lincoln in 1978, then rebuilt and recoded ENH type in 1984, ENH 23, refurbished and wearing current owner Genesee & Wyoming orange with small decal with matching hungry boards loaded with gypsum.
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161112 3018419 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, loaded Malcolm sulphur train 6029, trailing view as it splits signals 8 and 10 and leaves the mainline to enter the yard.
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161112 3449419 viewsBinduli, loaded Hampton acid train 7406 with AQHY 30011 with sulphuric acid tank CSA 0134, originally built by the WAGR Midland Workshops in 1964/66 as a WF type flat waggon, then in 1997, following several recodes and modifications, was one of seventy five waggons converted to the WQH type to carry CSA sulphuric acid tanks between Hampton/Kalgoorlie and Perth/Kwinana. CSA 0134 was built by VCare Engineering, India for Access Petrotec & Mining Solutions.
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161116 5558419 viewsBinduli, empty Shell fuel train 4443, tank waggon NTAY 6131, built by Indeng Qld 1979 for Shell as SCA type SCA 282 fitted with conventional couplers.
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0567 BHP OCRS 060618 6220419 viewsFlash Butt yard, modified original Magor USA built Oroville waggon 567, cut down and covered for use as indexing waggons at Finucane Island car dumpers, note the original ODCX marking visible.
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0576 BHP OCRS 060713 6546419 viewsBoodarie Yard, modified original Magor USA built Oroville waggon 576, cut down and covered and in use as indexing waggons on the front of each rake for Finucane Island car dumpers, note the original ODCX marking visible.
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050412 0812419 viewsAbydos Siding backtrack, view of the rear of BHP's Mainline Tamper 1, a Plasser Australia 09-32 CAT model tamper serial 306 built in 1986. 12th April 2005.
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050414 0951419 viewsFlash Butt yard, Speno Australia's 24 stone rail grinder before they had id stickers fitted, this front unit was later stickered as RG 2, rear view of the driving cab and generator module with the first grinding module. 14th April 2005.
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050421 1616419 viewsHesta Siding backtrack, Speno Australia's RR24 model 24 stone rail grinder serial M20 before they had id stickers fitted, this rear unit was later stickered as RG 1. 21st April 2005.
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050801 4720419 viewsNelson Point yard, ballast plough waggon 538, modified by the Mt Newman workshops from an Magor USA built Oroville Dam ore waggon and originally coded ODCX 82160 which is still visible. 1st August 2005.
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0035 CNR - QRRS China 150523 8205419 viewsNelson Point, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0035, one of a second batch delivered in 2015 with safety slogan 'Take time to work safely' coupled to Comeng WA built tank waggon 0013 from 1974-75.
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030404 082817419 viewsPort Germein, Perth bound steel and intermodal hurries through on the main behind National Rail's Goninan built GE Cv40-9i model NR class units NR 30 serial 7250-06 / 97-236 and a sister unit. 4th April 2003.
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9006 070909 0655419 viewsRobe River compressor waggon 9006 on the lead of a Deepdale rake going through the car dumper at Cape Lambert. Fitted with an Atlas Copco XAS 85 compressor, fuel tank and air receiver. This waggon is a modified Tomlinson Steel built ore waggon. September 9, 2007.
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