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160529 8760411 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, on the mainline behind Goninan built GE model Cv40-9i NR class unit NR 89 serial 7250-05/97-292.

160529 8762411 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, on the mainline behind Goninan NSW built GE model Cv40-9i NR class unit NR 4 serial 7250-11 / 96-206.

160531 9909411 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, container waggon RQHY 7078, the final one of seventy eight built in 2005 by Qiqihar Rollingstock Works in China, with two 20' steel coil 'butter boxes'.

160531 9915411 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RKLY 20332 container waggon, originally built by EPT NSW in 1979-81 as an BDY / NODY open waggon before being heavily modified by ANI Engineering in 1998

160531 9926411 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 1MP2 steel train, RKYY type wide steel plate tilt waggon RKYY 7108, one of twenty seven units built by AN Rail Islington Workshops in 1995-96. Loaded with steel plate.

160601 10093411 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 2MP5 intermodal train, RQJW 21964, jumbo container waggon, one of twenty five built by Mittagong Engineering NSW as NQJW type in 1980-81. Eurotainer 20' 22T8 ISO tank EURU 920001[5], 40' flatrack FCCU 401075 with timber products and Eurotainer 20' 22T8 ISO tank EURU 920002[0].

160522 2281411 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, ABSY type ABSY 2662 covered van, originally built by Comeng NSW in 1973 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type, recoded to ABFX and RBFX to SCT as ABFY before conversion by Gemco WA to ABSY in 2004/05.

160523 2828411 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0099 Greater Freighter, built by CSR Meishan Rolling Stock Co China in 2014.

160526 5368411 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, SCT train 3MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, ABSY type ABSY 4460 covered van, originally built by Comeng WA in 1977 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type, recoded to ABFX and RBFX to SCT as ABFY before conversion by Gemco WA to ABSY in 2004/05.

160529 8874411 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, CFCLA leased crew accommodation coach CDBY type CDBY 255 'Curlew', originally built by SAR Islington Workshops in 1956 as a Bluebird railcar 'Curlew', later numbered 802 in National Rail service, then to CDBY 255 when converted to crew coach in 2007.

160530 9223411 viewsParkeston, SCT train 7GP1 which operates from Parkes NSW (Goobang Junction) to Perth, Gemco WA built PQIY type 80' container flat PQIY 0003 loaded with an SCT 40' RFRA type reefer SCTR 138, a half height open top 20' WH 28 and a 20' 2EG1 type Cronos box CXSU 111413.

161109 1892411 viewsMoule, train 4DD4 rumbles along the mainline behind Genesee & Wyoming locomotives Clyde Engineering EMD model JL22C units 1601 serial 71-728 and 1603 serial 71-730 and a pair of AE Goodwin ALCo model DE531 units 859 serial 84705 and 850 serial 84136 with 62 loaded waggons.

040502 085548411 viewsMooka Siding, trailing view of the 'Pony' heading south, 50 ton waggon 6703, one of three 'special' waggons converted from Magor USA built ore waggons, loaded with concrete sleepers is closet to camera.

19798411 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, former BHP Iron Ore Goninan GE rebuild C36-7M unit 5509, seen here stripped down to being an engine test bed, close up of front pilot. Sept 2003.
Jim Bisdee photo.

030415 135353411 viewsKingoonya, located at the 426.5 km on the Trans Australian Railway, dual control point machine at eastern end of loop with manual lever and indicator opposite. GeoData location.

180616 1773411 viewsAt the 81 km on the Tom Price West mainline, Rio Tinto loco 7047 with serial 57098 a GE Erie built GE model Dash 9-44CW from the 10th order in HI Pilbara Iron livery with heavy rust on the visor, was built in August 2006. 16th June 2018.

190107 0426411 viewsParkeston, Mineral Resources Ltd MHPY type iron ore waggon MHPY 00270 built by CSR Yangtze Co China in 2014 as a batch of 382 units, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs.

080621 2792411 viewsWalla back track, BHP track machine TM04 a Plasser Australia unit model 09-3X serial M489. 21st June 2008.

200914 7775411 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, the cab from Mt Newman Mining / BHP scrapped Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5495 serial number C6084-11 next to the office building. The shade uprights are re-purposed crank shafts and cam shafts. 14th September 2020.