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2899 Comeng 110620 2040399 viewsWalla Siding, empty BHP ore waggon 2899, originally built in 1971 by Comeng WA as part of a batch of four hundred waggons. The steel panels in the ribs have been resheeted, but not the end panels. June 20, 2011.

240328 2934399 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33507 is one of a batch of one hundred and twenty eight built by United Group Rail WA between August 2008 and March 2009 with serial number 950211-047 and fleet number 9021, in Mineral Resources traffic 5040 empty Mount Walton iron ore train. March 28, 2024.

060528 4451398 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 red-carded at West Kalgoorlie, 28th May 2006.

060528 4496398 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOPY 32407, fleet number 936, one of seventy ex ANR coal waggons rebuilt from AOKF type by Bluebird Engineering SA in service with ARG on Koolyanobbing iron ore trains. They used to be three metres longer and originally built by Metropolitan Cammell Britain as GB type in 1952-55, 28th May 2006.

060528 4504398 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AOPY 34101, fleet number 968, one of seventy ex ANR coal waggons rebuilt from AOKF type by Bluebird Engineering SA in service with ARG on Koolyanobbing iron ore trains. They used to be three metres longer and originally built by Metropolitan Cammell Britain as GB type in 1952-55, 28th May 2006.

100602 8582398 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33369 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 950142-074 and fleet number 868 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, build date 02/2006 with a revised load of 82.5 tonnes and PORTMAN painted out, seen here west of Binduli, 2nd June 2010.

100605 9367398 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31243 is one of a batch of eighty six built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1967 and March 1968 with fleet number 134 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, Binduli Triangle, loaded with fines, 5th June 2010. This unit was converted to WOS superphosphate in the late 1980s till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO.

100729 01519398 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33380 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Group Rail WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-085 and fleet number 879 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with PORTMAN painted out and load revised down to 82.5 tonnes. Binduli Triangle 29th July 2010.

100731 02356398 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31397 is one of a batch of twenty five built by Comeng WA between 1974 and 1975 and converted from Mt Newman high sided waggons by WAGR Midland Workshops with a capacity of 67 tons with fleet number 321 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations. This waggon was also converted to a WSM type ballast hopper by re-fitting the cut down top section and having bottom discharge doors fitted, converted back to WOB in 1998, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02467398 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33463 is one of a batch of one hundred and twenty eight built by United Group Rail WA between August 2008 and March 2009 with serial number 950211-005 and fleet number 8952 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02490398 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33306 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 950142-011 and fleet number 805 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02909398 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33387 is one of a batch of one hundred and forty one built by United Group Rail WA between November 2005 and April 2006 with serial number 950142-092 and fleet number 886 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 03098398 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33372 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 950142-077 and fleet number 871 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, empty train arriving at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100822 5924398 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33255 is one of a batch of twenty seven built by Goninan WA between September and October 2002 with serial number 950103-022 and fleet number 754 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, Binduli Triangle 22nd August 2010.

100822 5931398 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31299 is one of a batch of fifteen built by WAGR Midland Workshops between July and October 1968 with fleet number 178 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, Binduli Triangle 22nd August 2010. This unit was converted to WOS superphosphate in the late 1980s till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO.

060111 2353398 viewsKyancutta, this shot shows three of the types of waggon used, former Australian National narrow gauge ENHG type bogie grain waggon ENHG 3, originally built by Moore Road Ind, Victoria as NB type NB 1398 ballast hopper for the NAR, then to standard gauge in 1975 as BA type BA 1540, recoded to AHTY in 1980, to EP April 1984, recoded to NHG type NHG 6 in May 1984, then again to ENHT type ENHT 6 in March 1985 and further rebuilt forming one half of ENHG type grain waggon in August 1986. The conversion involved splicing two AHTY-ENHT type waggons together at Port Lincoln workshops, an HCN type HCN 4, was modified at Islington Workshops in 1978-80 and started life as a Tulloch built NHB type iron ore hopper for the CR on the North Australia Railway in 1968-69, and an SAR built HAN type as they are shunted back into the grain siding for loading. 11th January 2006.

130703 0271398 viewsKaldow, HCN type bogie grain hopper waggon HCN 22, originally an NHB type hopper built by Tulloch Ltd for the Commonwealth Railways North Australia Railway. One of forty rebuilt by Islington Workshops 1978-79 to the HCN type with a 36 ton rating, increased to 40 tonnes in 1984. Seen here loaded with grain with a Moose Metalworks roll-top cover.

130703 0296398 viewsKaldow, HCN type bogie grain hopper waggon HCN 31, originally an NHB type hopper built by Tulloch Ltd for the Commonwealth Railways North Australia Railway. One of forty rebuilt by Islington Workshops 1978-79 to the HCN type with a 36 ton rating, increased to 40 tonnes in 1984. Seen here loaded with grain with a Moose Metalworks roll-top cover.

130704 0397398 viewsKyancutta, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon class leader HAN 1, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN type for the Eyre Peninsula system.

130704 0425398 viewsKyancutta, south bound loaded grain train has stopped here to collect a loaded rack of grain waggons, seen here testing the brake after rejoining the train, with the original goods siding closest to the camera, behind EMD 1204 and twin ALCo 830 units 873 and 851. 4th July 2013.

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