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190107 0478419 viewsParkeston, Mineral Resources MRL class loco MRL 002 'Spirit of Yilgarn' with serial R-0113-03/14-505 a UGL Rail Broadmeadow NSW built GE model C44ACi in 2014 is pushed back along the loop to as the power consist of Pacific National NR 60 and NR 8 runs around the waggon rake while Aurizon Q 4006 looks on.
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190107 0525419 viewsBinduli, following a crew change Mineral Resources empty iron ore train 2034 with Mineral Resources MRL class loco MRL 003 'Southern Cross' with serial R-0113-03/14-506 a UGL Rail Broadmeadow NSW built GE model C44ACi model leads two Pacific National NR class units NR 43 and NR 78 with 53 pairs of MHPYs and 2 single MHLY bottom discharge hopper waggons for 1293 metres and 2258 tonnes.
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190109 1594419 viewsBinduli, Mineral Resources Ltd empty iron ore train 4030 with MRL's MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00176 built by CSR Yangtze Co China serial 2014/382-176 in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.
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243-13419 viewsNelson Point departure yard, BHP Billiton's CM40-8M unit 5634 'Boodarie' a Goninan WA GE rebuild unit serial 8151-07 / 91-120 in the new 'earth' or 'bubble' livery as it heads up an empty train waiting departure time. August 2003.
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251-04419 viewsNelson Point, BHP's recently retired Goninan WA ALCo C636 to GE C36-7M rebuild unit 5512 awaits its fate. Rebuilt in 1988 at Goninan's Welshpool factory from 1970 AE Goodwin built ALCo C636 with serial number G6041-1 and road number 5465 and assigned new serial number 4839-01 / 88-077. It was delivered in Mt Newman Mining orange and was named Hesta. 22nd April 2000.
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252-12419 viewsCockatoo Siding 273 km on the Hamersley Iron line to Yandi, General Electric built 9-44CW unit 7087 with serial number 47766 from the original 1994 build idles away on the western end of the ballast train as it is loaded and slowly progresses into the back track siding Ballast plough BP 01 is behind the locomotive. Location is roughly here. 24th November 2001.
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140601 4447419 viewsWoodbridge, empty Carina bound iron ore train #1035, CFCLA leased CHEY type waggon CHEY 8039-1 part of a pair of 120 sets built by Bluebird Rail Operations SA in 2011-12. 1st June 2014.
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140601 4620419 viewsMidland, loaded iron ore train #1030 heading to Kwinana, CFCLA leased CHEY type waggon CHEY 8048 one pair of 120 bar coupled pairs built by Bluebird Rail Operations SA in 2011-12. 1st June 2014.
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140601 4648419 viewsMidland, loaded iron ore train #1030 heading to Kwinana, CFCLA leased CHCH type waggon CHCH 7674 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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283-13419 viewsHarding Siding on the Robe River line at the 42 kilometre post looking in the down direction towards Deepdale. Recently extended north end of the siding to accommodate the soon to be West Angelas traffic and longer trains. 22nd of May 2002.
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8410 Goninan 110620 1965419 viewsWalla Siding, comparison between two BHP ore waggons loaded with Yandi fines of the Golynx design type, 8410 was built in November 2001 for bottom discharge on the Goldsworthy system with serial number 950088-340, while 6834 was built in 2008. The burn or weld marks are still visible on 8410 from when it was in GML service, now converted for rotary service, noticed the filled in end and the angle section along the top edge for support. June 20, 2011.
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9026 Comeng 030712 143315419 viewsNelson Point, empty BHP ore waggon 9026 with drop belly floor, originally built by Comeng in Mittagong NSW as a part of seven prototype ore waggons made from low carbon 301 stainless steel with an higher volume and aerodynamic flat sides and were bogieless with four independent radial wheel sets. Of the seven waggon, the first four had a flat floor and final three had a drop belly floor. The radial wheel sets were later replaced with conventional bogies. July 12, 2003.
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240401 4967419 viewsKalgoorlie, Aurizon's 1029 Malcolm Freighter runs north out of Kalgoorlie beside St Albans Rd behind double Q class locomotives with the second unit Q 4015 a former Westrail unit numbered Q 315. It is a Clyde EMD GT46C model with serial number 98-1468. The load is 32 waggons for 536.2 metres and 2414 tonnes. 1st of April 2024.
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131-2-12418 viewsCaldwell yard overview, Ascom silo complex, track view.
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146-27418 viewsBroadford, buffer stop located near station on up Refuge Siding looking south standard gauge line on the left, up platform in the distance.
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201-28418 viewsMidland, the first Perth built NR class NR 61 Goninan GE model Cv40-9i serial 7250-11/96-263 shunts at Midland with brand new NR unit NR 101.
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202-23418 viewsMeckering, warning sign affixed to the goods crane.
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206-36418 viewsThe fridge at 42 Kingsmill Street.
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070529 9383418 viewsWOC type iron ore waggon WOC 31348 is one of a batch of thirty built by Goninan WA between October 1997 to January 1998 with fleet number 408 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity and lettered for KIPL, Koolyanobbing Iron Pty Ltd, seen here at West Kalgoorlie, 29th May 2006.
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100602 8584418 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33299 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Goninan WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-004 and fleet number 798 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, now with reduced load to 82.5 tonnes and PORTMAN painted out, Binduli 2nd June 2010.
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