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160522 2241469 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, ABSY type ABSY 2454 covered van, originally built by Mechanical Handling Ltd SA in 1971 for Commonwealth Railways as VFX type recoded to ABFX and then RBFX to SCT as ABFY before being converted by Gemco WA to ABSY type in 2004/05.
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160522 2249469 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0061 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.
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160522 2250469 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0006 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.
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160524 3655469 viewsKalgoorlie, SCT train 2PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0075 Greater Freighter, built by CSR Meishan Rolling Stock Co China in 2014.
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160524 3702469 viewsKalgoorlie, SCT train 2PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne, ARFY type ARFY 2181 refrigerated van with New Zealand built Fairfax body mounted on an original Commonwealth Railways ROX container waggon built by Comeng Quds in 1970, recoded to AFQX, then AQOX and RQOY before being fitted with the refrigerated body for SCT service circa 1998.
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160527 5530469 viewsBlamey crossing loop at the 1692 km, SCT train 5PM9 operating from Perth to Melbourne, PBHY type covered van PBHY 0080 Greater Freighter, built by CSR Meishan Rolling Stock Co China in 2014 without the Greater Freighter signage.
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160529 8876469 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, 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 8885469 viewsParkeston, SCT train 6MP9 operating from Melbourne to Perth, PWWY type PWWY 0032 one of forty well waggons built by Bradken NSW for SCT, loaded with an SCT 48' reefer unit SCTR 309 and a 48' MFG1 Rail Containers unit SCFU 411198 with SCT decals.
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040627 080053469 viewsNelson Point, fuel tank waggon 0020 82 kL capacity, built by Comeng NSW for BP as RTD 2, last of two such tanks, used on Mt Newman line, unsure when converted to 0020.
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040408 162730469 viewsMooka Siding north backtrack, view of the driving cab end of BHP's mainline Tamper 1, Plasser Australia 09-32 CAT model with serial 306. 8th April 2004.
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23713469 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, Mt Newman Mining's AE Goodwin built ALCo model M636 unit 5473 serial G6047-5 being scrapped to frame level, cab section on truck. December 1992.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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030415 135257469 viewsKingoonya, located at the 426.5 km on the Trans Australian Railway, interlocking hut with solar panel, searchlight signal and local indicator. Eastern end looking south. GeoData location.
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150619 9100469 viewsFlash Butt yard, Speno owned and operated rail grinder RG2 for BHP, overview of entire unit, from the left is the driving and grinding module, then two grinding modules and the power and driving unit.
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200914 7798469 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, view looking north with locomotives from the left; former Mt Newman Mining EMD F7A 5450, former Mt Newman Mining / BHP ALCo M636 5502, former Cliffs Robe River ALCo RSC3 4002, a glimpse of former Goldsworthy Mining English Electric ST95B 1 and former Hamersley Iron ALCo C-415 1000. 14th September 2020.
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250-01469 viewsPelican Siding on the Hamersley Iron Tom Price line about the 208 km with an empty train behind the standard pairing of two General Electric built 9-44CW units 7068 serial 47747 and 7067 serial 47746 stand on the loop or passing track for a meet with a loaded train. 21st October 2000.
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250-33469 viewsCape Lambert South Yard and Robe River's 9426 a Comeng WA rebuild from ALCo Schenectady NY model C636 serial 3499-3 originally built in January 1968 for Pennsylvania as #6332, Penn Central 6332 and finally Conrail 6782. Purchased in 1986 and rebuilt by Comeng WA into C636R before delivery to Robe in November 1986. This loco also went on to become DR 8401 for construction of FMG's railway in 2007-08. Seen here in the South Yard dragging a loaded rake down to the car dumper. 22nd October 2000.
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130710 1050469 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3PG1, 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.
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105-21468 viewsWallan, station platform 2 waiting room, window detail with you know who…….'there's a Toad in there'.
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120-17468 viewsBenalla yard, V/Line broad gauge loco X class X 43 Clyde Engineering EMD model G26C serial 70-706, stabled down empty steel train, rationalisation has started, goods shed at right.
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172-02468 viewsSunshine, broad gauge Melbourne metropolitan electric service operated by 'The Met', this up Hitachi 6 car 'spark' or electric train rounds the curve east of Sunshine as it heads to Tottenham, signal post 49 controls up trains on the Sunshine - Newport Loop Line, with the disc controlling access to the GEB sidings, the points facing the camera leads to the main running lines and the Sunshine yard or what remained of it.
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