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195-22502 viewsWittenoom, view from above the Devil's Staircase of Colonial Mill and Mine with piles of tailings, milling site overview, looking south, railway workshops and underground offices are the higher buildings, then the primary crushing shed, holding silo, down to the mill and then the bag house and associated sheds, tailings line the gorge side.
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201-16502 viewsMidland, two brand Goninan WA built GE Cv40-9i model NR class units NR 102 serial 7250-07/97-302 and NR 101 serial 7250-07/97-303 lead the original Perth built NR 61 serial 7250-11/96-263 as the shunt around the yard.
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208-1-20502 viewsEast Perth Passenger Terminal, a four car Prospector set awaits departure time to Kalgoorlie, a WCA class is closest to the camera.
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219-16502 viewsMunjina Gorge, looking east from vantage point.
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030407 120522502 viewsPoochera, the loaded train prepares to depart behind 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, 851 has spent its entire operating career on the Eyre Peninsula, it leads fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt unit DA 4, rebuilt from 830 class unit 839 by Port Augusta Workshops, retains original serial 83730 and model DL531.
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030409 140747502 viewsWharminda, former Australian National DA class locomotive DA 4 is a rebuilt former AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class ex 839, serial 83730, it was rebuilt by Port Augusta Workshops to DA class.
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221-11502 viewsHardie Siding, with the switch now set for the siding, the empty train is reversing out back onto the mainline, the ore cars are Tomlinson Steel built bottom discharge units. Note the end of train device are two flashing red lights, and no digitair.
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191-14502 viewsSeymour station, rationalised yard, VZCA type Sleeper Discharge Transport waggon VZCA 1 with sleeper kicker trolley on rails, recoded from QD type QD 1 in 1988, originally a TT type TT 3 built in 1890. Part of sleeper discharge train behind B class B 65.
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150505 7990502 viewsFMG Solomon Line, bank engines Progress Rail EMD SD70ACe/LCi unit 716 serial 20118693-008 and EMD SD90MAC unit 901 serial 976833-1, this unit has been repowered with an 16-710G3 prime mover, at the 227 km as they bank the loaded train upgrade into the cutting, the train speed is now increasing as the front of the train has topped the grade. Geodata: -22.0187117 118.5850933 .
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160522 2031502 viewsParkeston, 5MP2 steel train, RKCX type open waggon RKCX 1075, built by Victorian Railways Bendigo Workshops in 1977 as a member of the ELX type open waggons, recoded to VOCX in 1980, in 1995 to the NRC as ROBX and then current code in 1995.
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160522 2165502 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, RQGY 14996 container waggon, one of fifty built by Tulloch Ltd NSW as type OCY in 1974-75 with a Toll 48' MFG1 type box TDDS 486120.
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160522 2275502 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, ARBY type ARBY 3094 refrigerated van, originally built by Comeng WA in 1977 as a VFX type covered van for Commonwealth Railways, recoded to ABFX, RBFX and finally converted from ABFY by Gemco WA in 2004/05 to ARBY.
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160524 3649502 viewsKalgoorlie, SCT train 2PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne, SCT crew accommodation coach PDAY 002 'Peter Terence Mason' converted from former Bluebird 250 class power car #260 'Corella' originally built by SAR Islington Workshops in 1959 and seated 56 second class passengers, converted to crew car in 2005.
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160525 4563502 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1 which operates from Perth to Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction), PBHY type covered van PBHY 0015 Greater Freighter, one of thirty five units built by Gemco WA in 2005 without the Greater Freighter signage.
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160529 8886502 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, PWWY type PWWY 0010 one of forty well waggons built by Bradken NSW for SCT, loaded with a 40' RFRA type SCT reefer SCTR 132 and a 48' MFG1 Rail Containers unit SCFU 912321 with SCT decals.
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170726 9434502 viewsKanyirri yard, a short FMG shunt train departs the yard and heads to the car dumper balloons behind Progress Rail built SD70ACe/LCi unit 702 serial 20118611-002 and ten pairs of ore waggons. 26th July 2017.
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200914 7779502 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society museum, former Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates RSC-3 model ALCo locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in 1951 for NSWGR as the 40 class 4002 serial 77733, purchased by CRRIA in 1971 and numbered 261.002, then 1705 and finally 9405. 4002 is preserved in an operational state and another claim to fame is it run the Royal Train in NSW February 1954. Donated to the Society in 1979. 14th September 2020.
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210510 1117502 viewsNear Gull on the Rio Tinto Dampier - Tom Price line at the 101.5 km, RTS type straddle crane carrying rail waggon RTS 003 on Rio Tinto's Gemco Rail built rail train consist. 10th May 2021. Location.
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120-10501 viewsSeymour loco depot, V/Line standard gauge T class T 411 Clyde Engineering EMD model G18B serial 68-627, elevated view.
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122-04501 viewsMorwell Shire Sidings, track view, looking towards Traralgon.
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