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190108 1303386 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, ATPY 588 fuel tank waggon, built by Westrail Midland Workshops in 1979 for Mobil as WJP type 80,000 litre single compartment and dome, recoded to WJPY, sold to BP Oil in 1985. Gemco WA refurbished November 2016, and now a 80,375 litre maximum capacity.

140413 IMG 1956386 viewsSulphuric Acid placard on CSA 0057 acid tank which was built by Acid Plant Management Services, WA in 2015. Peter Donaghy image.

160409 IMG 7160386 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.

283-30386 viewsNear Woodbrook as quad Robe River CM40-8M units 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9525 work a loaded 202 waggons bound for Cape Lambert as they power through the cutting up a short grade at the 37.5 km pipe bridge. 9414 with serial number 8206-11 / 91-124 was rebuilt by Goninan in 1991 from AE Goodwin built M636 ALCo model with original serial number G-6060-5 from 1971. 22nd of May 2002.

231020 8164386 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57737 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 00098 with Tronox decal and CRM 001135 with Cristal decal, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.

231020 8189386 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57793 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 001486 with Tronox decal and CRM 000001 with Cristal decal, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.

231020 8246386 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57925 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 000633 with Cristal decal and yellow corner posts and CRM 001163 with Tronox decal and yellow corner posts, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.

240701 2765386 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Australian built by Comeng NSW an MLW ALCo M636 unit formerly operated by Mt Newman Mining and BHP Iron Ore 5502 serial number C6096-7 built July 1976, retired in 1994 and donated to the Society in 1995. July 1, 2024.

240328 3226386 viewsLamington, on the outskirts of Kalgoorlie, 5472 nickel train from Leonora with Watco leased CQPY type container waggon CQPY 1881, the CQPY waggons were built new by Rail First for lease in a batch of two hundred at Islington Workshops in 2021 with fifty being leased to Watco, carrying position 1 QUBU 300709[8] 20' Qube half height rotatable container, position 2 QUBU 300774[0] 20' Qube half height rotatable container. March 28, 2024.

250501 0314386 viewsAt the 88.448 km, just south of HPPL crossing loop on the Roy Hill line, loaded Roy Hill waggon pair GA 3181 - GA 3182, built in China by CSR Yangtze as an CCK138 model ore waggon. May 1, 2025.

060528 4449385 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, in the foreground is WQTY type flat waggon WQTY 30337 with freshly white painted side sills, built by Tomlinson Steel in 1970 in a batch of one hundred and sixty one WFX type container waggons, it went to narrow gauge at QWF in 1970 for two years, then WQCX in 1980 and WQTY in 1996, then behind that are AOPY waggons 32401 fleet number 929 and 34095 with fleet number 961 and of the drop floor type, two 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.

100731 02332385 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33321 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 950142-026 and fleet number 820 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02333385 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33267 is one of a batch of thirty five built by Goninan WA between January and April 2005 with serial number 950104-007 and fleet number 766 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02339385 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 31088 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-078 and fleet number 673 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02360385 viewsWOA type iron ore waggon WOA 31335 is one of a batch of thirty nine built by WAGR Midland Workshops between 1970 and 1971 with fleet number 215 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02443385 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33500 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 950211-040 and fleet number 8995 and ARG decal for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02515385 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33582 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 950211-122 and fleet number 9076 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02528385 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31214 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-002 and fleet number 110 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, and is a Goninan built replacement WO type waggon that replaces the original WAGR built WO type waggon with a WOD type with square features opposed to the curved ones as on the original WO, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02530385 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31472 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-044 and fleet number 535 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, now with PORTMAN painted out, on empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02537385 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31388 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 313 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 empty train 6418 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

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