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232-13450 viewsYandi One backtrack, following a cyclone shutdown of the mainline and severe flooding around Yandi a 'mixed' freight train was operated to Yandi to deliver food, mail and diesel fuel to the mine and camp. Here BHP Iron Ore 50 ton waggon 6703, one of three 'special' waggons converted from Magor USA built ore waggons by the Mt Newman Workshops. February 1997. GeoData.
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160523 2925450 viewsParkeston, 7SP3 intermodal train, a pair of Goninan built GE model Cv40-9i NR class units NR 12 serial 7250-02/97-214 and NR 51 serial 7250-08/97-253 lead the train 'elephant style' out of the dip and along the mainline at the 1776 km. The PN local is in the car at the gantry performing a roll-by, the track on the left is the Engineers Siding.
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160522 2106450 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, platform 5 of 5-pack RRRY 7014 well waggon set, one of nineteen built in China at Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works for Goninan in 2005, RAND Refrigerated Logistics reefer RAND 323 and half height side door red Linfox LSDU 6940086 container.
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160522 2239450 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, PBGY type PBGY 0009 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.
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160525 4569450 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 which operates from Perth to Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction), Gemco WA built PQIY type 80' container flat PQIY 0029 loaded with an SCT 40' RFRA type reefer SCTR 143 and an SCT 40' container SCT 40205.
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170727 9516450 viewsNelson Point, BHP empty fuel train sits in the middle yard waiting to shunt the waggons across to the gantry to be reloaded for their next run to the mine, behind Progress Rail Muncie USA built EMD unit SD70ACe/LCi 4468 serial 20148001-001 and eleven 100,000 litre tank waggons. 27th July 2017.
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170915 0715450 viewsAt the 18.2 km as part of the empty Roy Hill fuel train, TA type diesel fuel tank waggon TA 1005 built by CSR Yangtze Rolling Stock Co China with a capacity of 96000 litres. 15th September 2017. View map here.
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150619 9159450 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine Tamper 3 a Plasser Australia unit model 09-3X serial M480. 19th June 2015.
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151206 9656450 viewsBoodarie, on a Gavin Transport Drake float, BHP's new track recording vehicle which is a Mermec ROGER 800 imported from Italy. Underbody detail of the testing units.
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200914 7773450 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, former ALCo built demonstrator locomotive model C-415 serial 3449-1 built April 1966, currently carrying number 1000, it was originally numbered 008 when Hamersley Iron purchased the unit in 1968. It was retired from service on the 24th February 1982. It then spent some time carrying number 2000 while building the Marandoo railway line from Sept 1991. 14th September 2020.
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200914 7811450 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, the Locotrol 'cab' from Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8ML unit 5663 Newcastle, one of three units built without a driving cab in 1994 but with a Locotrol equipment cabinet to do away with the Locotrol waggons that were in use at the time. Eventually the three locomotives had driving cabs fitted. Donated to the Society around 1998? 14th September 2020.
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041014 142558450 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, view along the passenger carriages, closest is the 'Conference Car' with SV 4 still visible, originally built by Clyde Engineering at Granville NSW in 1935 for the NSWGR as a second class railway carriage FS type FS 2010. In 1975 it was purchased by Hamersley Iron and converted to an inspection vehicle SV 4. When donated to the Society it was repurposed as a conference car. 14th October 2004.
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119-08449 viewsNorth Geelong yard, V/Line broad gauge locos G class G 540 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 89-1273 and another G class waiting for shunters to couple up to empty grain rake to form down grain train 9125, ground dwarf signal 20.
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122-04449 viewsMorwell Shire Sidings, track view, looking towards Traralgon.
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169-33449 viewsSeymour, station yard view, V/Line broad gauge locomotive X class X 38 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 70-701 stabled for the Sunday night down Cobram service.
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173-09449 viewsMurchison East, V/Line broad gauge track machine, asset no. 6-52-021, which is a Plasser 08-16B track tamper, silo complex and horizontal grain bin behind machine.
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175-13449 viewsShepparton, rail served industry, Australian Cement, truck loading bay with weighbridge, block control room and ATCO ablution block.
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177-15449 viewsNewport, V/Line broad gauge down goods train to Adelaide 9169 with the impressive quad combo of a pair of Australian National BL class locomotives BL 27 Clyde Engineering EMD model JT26C-2SS serial 83-1011 and class leader BL 26 'Bob Hawke' serial 83-1010 and V/Line S class S 313 'Alfred Deakin' Clyde Engineering EMD model A7 serial 61-230 and V/Line X class loco X 53 with serial 75-800 a Clyde Engineering Rosewater SA built EMD model G26C round the curve on the Geelong line with the workshops in the background.
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179-28449 viewsGheringhap, Siding C, V/Line broad gauge X class X 51 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 75-798 sits awaiting some light engines from Geelong Loco to come and retrieve it, semaphore signal post controls up trains on the Ballarat line, while the disc is for Siding C.
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180-14449 viewsWangaratta, yard view looking south from the southern footbridge, shows the Car Dock at left, with the standard gauge line and platform in the cutting at the far left, semaphore signal post 12, a VTQF type bogie fuel waggon in the oil company siding, with pipe gantry bridge over the SG line.
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