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205-31290 viewsKoodaideri, drive cut into side, early exploration, drive was dug by Umberto Favero, a long time Hancock employee and worker and caretaker of the Wittenoom mine and settlement, drive location is 22 31'48.36" S 118 59'58.08" E.
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207-27290 viewsHardie Siding, BHP unit 5669 'Builen' serial 8412-02 / 95-160 is the highest numbered CM40-8MEFI rebuild by Goninan in the BHP roster, leading an empty train as it takes the passing track to effect a cross.
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211-25290 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point railway workshops, 3/4 LHS or driver's side view of Comalco R 1001 loco Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 72-752 while is sits at the fuel point, items of note are the second 'tropical roof' and the five chime horn cut into the nose. Also noticeable, the units don't have dynamic brakes fitted so there is no brake 'blister' in the middle of the hood like the WAGR L or VR C classes which are also GT26C models.
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220-15290 viewsJust west of the 104.6 km crossing on the Yarrie line, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuilt ALCo C636 5431 into a C36-7M unit 5507 serial number 4839-03 / 87-072 seen here leading its loaded train through the curves.
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030407 120204290 viewsPoochera, trio of former Australian National locomotives with rebuilt former AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class ex 839 serial 83730 by Port Augusta Workshops to DA class DA 4 leading two AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class units 842 serial 84140 and 851 serial 84137, 851 having been on the Eyre Peninsula since delivered in 1962, as they run round the loaded ones to take south. 7th April 2003.
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030409 153937290 viewsMoody Tank, a loaded grain train storms around the curve behind 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt DA class unit DA 4.
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060113 2416290 viewsCeduna, loaded gypsum train 6DD2 powers along the grades outside of town behind the triple 1600 / NJ class combination of 1604, NJ 3 and 1601 at 08:10 AM on the Friday the 13th January 2006.
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070527 9172290 viewsParkeston, WFCS 30303 originally built as an WFX type flat waggon by Tomlinson Steel in a batch of one hundred and sixty one in 1969-70. Recoded to WOCX in 1980, in 1993 to WFCS. Fitted with bulkheads in Loongana Limestone traffic.
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100609 09954290 viewsMidland, AQWY 31020 container waggon, one of thirty five built by Centrecon Ltd WA in 1981 as WFA type, recoded in 1987 to WQCY, then RHQY in 1994 and back to WQCY in 1996, then to AQCY.
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222-11290 viewsBHP access road, the Toy Titan has suffered another flat tyre.
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160101 9768290 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Joffre Creek, Fourth Crossing Pool view of the western wall gorge, via Bolitho Road. Geodata: -22.2804483 118.3212850
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160101 9772290 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Gorge Mine area, asbestos mining remains, concrete slab for former building. Geodata.
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160101 9793290 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Gorge Mine area, asbestos mining remains, concrete slab of former building located along the mine railway, adit 3 is behind the pile of rubble. Geodata.
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150523 8265290 viewsFinucane Island, empty train heading back to Boodarie behind Progress Rail EMD SD70ACe unit 4379 serial 20108424-006 and a newly arrived and named sibling 4474 'Raymond White' serial 20148001-007. Geodata: -20.3341700 118.5504083 .
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160526 5206290 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, 4PM6 intermodal train, RQAY 21891 container waggon, one of a hundred waggons built in 1981 by EPT NSW as class NQAY, recoded to RQAY in 1994.
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160523 2714290 viewsParkeston, view of the end of articulated 5-pack centre well waggon set RQLY 1007, one of fourteen built by AN Rail Islington Workshops 1991 as AQLY, coupled to RZEY 2, train 1PM5.
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160522 2129290 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, RQJW 21990 container waggon built by Mittagong Engineering NSW as part of a batch of twenty five NQJW type waggons in 1981, loaded with blue Railroad Transport container RWTU 9510994 and a flatrack with a tarped load.
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160522 2131290 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, RQSY 34969 container waggon, one of one hundred built in 1975 by A Goninan in NSW, loaded with Air Liquide WA ALJU 500361 argon refrigerated liquid container and Jayde JAYD 4009 curtainsider.
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160522 2156290 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, RQJW 60026 container waggon, one of fifty built by EPT NSW as NQJW type in 1984-85, with a Blue Star Logistics 48' container PNXC 4481.
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160522 2182290 viewsParkeston, 6MP4 intermodal train, RRAY 7232 platform 3 of 5-pack articulated skel waggon set, 1 of 100 built by ABB Engineering NSW 1996-2000, 48' Pacific National curtainsider PNXM 5203.
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